Drake is hoping to revive his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) that a federal judge threw out earlier this month. The musician and his legal team filed a notice of appeal today (October 29) in a New York federal court.

When reached by Pitchfork, a spokesperson for Drake said, “This confirms our intent to appeal, and we look forward to the Court of Appeals reviewing that filing in the coming weeks.” Representatives for Universal Music Group did not immediately respond to Pitchfork’s request for comment.

Drake filed his lawsuit against UMG in January, alleging that the music corporation “waged an unrelenting campaign” to promote “ Not Like Us ,” Kendrick Lamar’s famous diss song that he believed to be defamatory. UMG had asked for the complaint’s dismissal, arguing that D

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