The Canadian musician filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing the company of defamation by allowing the song to be published, claiming it had spread the "false and malicious narrative" that he is a paedophile.

Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a Kendrick Lamar track dissing him amounted to defamation and harassment.

Drake has filed a federal lawsuit against his record label, Universal Music Group, accusing the company of defaming and harassing him by releasing Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” One day after withdrawing a petition that accused UMG of artificially inflating the song’s popularity,