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Drake has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, alleging that the two businesses collaborated to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." Drake watches on as the Sacramento Kings play the Toronto Raptors during the second half of their basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on November 2 , 2024. Mark Blinch/Getty Images In a petition Monday, November 25, in Manhattan court, Drake's Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG of starting an unlawful "scheme" including bots, payola, and other ways to boost Lamar's song - a single that severely attacked Drake amid the two singers' continuing spat. "UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices," Drake's attorneys claim. "It instead launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves." Drake's lawyers accuse UMG of breaking the federal "RICO" act, which is ...

Two words that properly describe director Rohit Shetty's forthcoming action picture "Singham Again" — classy and massy. The film is the fifth part of the director's shared universe, also known as The Cop Universe, which features stories about larger-than-life cops. The film, directed by Bollywood legend Ajay Devgn and starring Kareen Kapoor Khan, has released an approximately 5-minute video that reveals several of the cameos and a good portion of the plot. ' Singham Again. ' Rohit Shetty Pictures The trailer reintroduces Devgn as fan favorite cop Bajirao Singham, and because the film is a Diwali aka festive release, a Ramayan theme is introduced when Singham's wife Avin (Khan) is kidnapped by terrorist Danger Lanka. To save her, Singham, like Lord Ram, gathers the entire cop gang, who play Hanuman, Laxman, Jatayu, and other characters. While there is a mythical element, Shetty continues his run of popcorn films, with plenty of action and amusin...

Devara: Part 1 is ambitious, exhausting, and so loud that when it's over, nearly three hours later, you may need to pause and reorient to reality. This is both a positive and negative thing. ' Devara : Part 1 ' . NTR Arts In interviews, writer-director Koratala Siva stated that the plot takes place in the 1980s and 1990s. However, there is little in the picture, which was shot in Telugu and dubbed in four languages, including Hindi and Tamil, to support this. Devara's universe appears to be wholly imaginary, with flexible rules. The story takes us to a secluded seaside location where four clans compete in a yearly conflict, battling each other like gladiators. The winning village keeps the weapon altar until the next tournament. The people carry lanterns and rifles, but there are no schools or hospitals. This is a warrior's area, and the sea is frequently covered in blood, earning the nickname Laal Samundar (red sea). These groups worship weaponry, and t...