Kendrick Lamar has won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
The GNX rapper’s Drake diss track, “Not Like Us,” ended up victorious against some other big-name competitors: The Beatles’ “Now and Then,” Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em,” Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!,” Charli xcx’s “360,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight.”
This is the first time Lamar has won Record of the Year despite being nominated multiple times in the past: in 2018 for “HUMBLE.,” 2019 for “All the Stars” and 2023 for “The Heart Part 5.” Tonight, Kendrick also took home trophies for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video.
“Not Like Us,” which was released during Lamar and Drake’s memorable feud from last year, essentially led to the GNX rapper being declared winner of the beef.
The track’s blow to the Canadian rapper has resulted in him suing his parent label, Universal Music Group, alleging that its promotion of “Not Like Us” not only defamed him but put his life in danger. Lamar is also part of UMG, thanks to his connections to Interscope Records, which is under UMG. His company, pgLang, is licensed through Interscope; the label also serves as a distributor for Top Dawg Entertainment, which Lamar was a part of.
UMG has denied the claims, saying in a statement, per NPR: "Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical. We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success."
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