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Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone lead American Music Awards nominations

Kendrick Lamar earned a leading 10 nominations for the American Music Awards on Wednesday, including nods for artist of the year and song of the year.

Kendrick Lamar performs during the halftime show at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - February 9, 2025, REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Drake attacks Lamar’s Super Bowl performance in lawsuit against record label

Drake expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a pedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed “Not Like Us” during the Super Bowl.

Rapper Drake arrives on the red carpet for the film "The Carter Effect" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), in Toronto, Canada, September 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

Drake’s label says lawsuit over Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ should be dismissed

Universal Music Group sought a dismissal of his defamation lawsuit over its promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning single “Not Like Us.”

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES/File Photo

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

Taylor Swift has been named global recording artist of the year for 2024 by the IFPI, the fifth time she has won the honour from the organisation that represents the recorded music industry.

Beyonce receives the Best Country Album award for "Cowboy Carter" during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Beyonce wins top Grammys prize for first time with ‘Cowboy Carter’

Beyonce scored the top prize at music’s Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking album of the year for the first time in her career with her country record “Cowboy Carter.”

B| US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-UNIVERSAL A view of the Universal Music Group (UMG) headquarters is seen on February 9, 2021 in Santa Monica, California. - UMG and TikTok announced on February 8, 2021 a global agreement that "significantly expands and enhances the companies existing relationship" and will allow TikTok users "to incorporate clips from UMG's full catalog of music". (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) F| Trump Issues Executive Orders Barring Transactions With TikTok And WeChat WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on August 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans any transactions between the parent company of TikTok, ByteDance, and U.S. citizens due to national security reasons. The president signed a separate executive order banning transactions with China-based tech company Tencent, which owns the app WeChat. Both orders are set to take effect in 45 days. (Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

TikTok Reaches Deal With Universal Music Group Settling Royalty Dispute

TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have reached a new license agreement, ending a dispute that resulted in music being removed from the social media platform.