Overview
- U.S. District Judge Jeanette Vargas approved attorney’s-eyes-only review of the UMG–Kendrick Lamar agreement, which was produced in redacted form.
- She ruled the contract will remain sealed from public view because protecting confidential business details outweighs the presumption of public access.
- Drake’s lawsuit alleges UMG had contractual authority over Kendrick Lamar’s music and intentionally released and promoted the diss track “Not Like Us.”
- Drake’s legal team argued UMG’s heavy redactions left the 22-page document “unreadable and incomprehensible,” prompting their motion for access.
- UMG CEO Lucian Grainge submitted a declaration denying any role in the track’s content or rollout and criticizing Drake’s discovery demands.