Universal Music Group acquired Young Money catalog for over $100m in June (says Lil Wayne’s ex-manager, who’s suing him for $20m)

Lawsuit claims that Ronald Sweeney missed out on promised 10% cut of Young Money sale price
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US album sales race turns ugly as Nicki Minaj accuses Spotify of ‘taking away my promotion’

Artist also hits out at Billboard’s chart rules, and Travis Scott’s merch tactics
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Lil Wayne receives backing from artist finance firm Sound Royalties

Artist locked in a legal dispute with Cash Money and Universal Music
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Drake’s More Life tops 250m streams across Apple Music and Spotify in two-and-a-half days

Playlist reaches nearly 600m streams over two days

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