How Can Drake Release an Album While He’s Suing His Record Label?

Drake is currently in a legal battle with his record label, Universal Music Group (UMG), despite suing them. This is possible because the ongoing lawsuit does not prevent him from continuing his professional activities, including releasing new music. Artists can still fulfill their contractual obligations and release music under their existing contracts, even if they are involved in litigation with their music labels.

In Drake’s case, he filed a defamation lawsuit against UMG over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” which he claims contains harmful and false allegations about him. Despite this legal dispute, Drake can release music, either through UMG (if contractually bound) or potentially through other means if his contract allows or under a new arrangement depending on the specific terms and outcomes of the legal actions.

Drake’s lawsuit centers around his allegations that UMG mismanaged the situation by promoting the track which he claims falsely accuses him of serious criminal behavior and thereby endangers his personal safety and reputation​

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. This case highlights the complexities of artist-label relationships, especially when disputes over content and contract terms arise.