After filing a petition against UMG in Bexar county, Texas, the music conglomerate has filed a motion to dismiss the petition.

Drake filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming the music giant defamed him by promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

Drake's legal team said Universal Music Group used its resources to "elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake’s character."

Drake sued his longtime label on Wednesday, accusing Universal Music Group of defamation for promoting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," saying the song's false accusation that the Canadian rapper is a pedophile has put him and his family in danger.

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.

Universal Music Group is again clapping back at Drake in the legal fight over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” UMG Files Motion to Dismiss Texas Pre-Action Petition On Thursday (Jan. 23), lawyers for UMG filed a 144-page motion requesting the dismissal of Drake’s pre-action petition filed in Texas last November,

Univeral Music Group (UMG) has filed a counterclaim against its biggest star, Drake, seeking to dismiss Drizzy's pre-suit deposition in Texas.

Drake filed two headline-making legal petitions last year, one against both Universal Music Group and Spotify, and a second, filed in Texas, solely against UMG. While Drizzy dropped the first petition to make way for a full-blown lawsuit,