On Sunday, February 9, Kendrick Lamar delivered an electrifying performance of his Grammy-winning track, “Not Like Us,” featuring Drake’s exes Serena Williams and SZA.
Drake’s team accused UMG of “masquerading as a champion of artistic freedom by calling its actions merely ‘entertainment,’ but there is nothing entertaining about paedophilia or child abuse in the real world.”
The statement further read, “We are confident that the evidence we will ultimately present at trial—including information we’ve already learned and continue to receive since filing the lawsuit—will expose UMG’s gross prioritization of its own corporate profits and executive bonuses over its exclusively signed artists’ well-being and the truth.”
Drake is involved in a legal battle with UMG, which Lamar is also signed to, over claims the label has “illegally inflated” streaming figures for the diss track.
At the 2025 Grammy Awards, Kendrick won a total of five awards for “Not Like Us,” including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Music.
