Megan Thee Stallion granted restraining order in opposition to label forward of AMAs

Megan Thee Stallion has been granted a restraining order in opposition to her document label 1501 Licensed Leisure for allegedly making an attempt to “intervene” with the rapper’s management over her music forward of the American Music Awards.

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The Houston rapper, actual title Megan Pete, was granted the restraining order in opposition to the label and her distributor 300 Leisure, as reported by Billboard.

In line with the doc, the label “unlawfully” took steps “to dam or intervene with Pete exploiting, licensing, or publishing her music” within the lead as much as the AMAs, which is because of happen this Sunday November 20.

The order, filed in Harris Nation District Courtroom in Texas, says the rapper “offered proof” that the corporate “just lately engaged and can proceed to have interaction in threatening and retaliatory behaviour that may irreparably hurt” her profession.

The doc doesn't present info on what precisely 1501 or 300 allegedly did, however the court docket states that an ex parte was filed – an emergency order granted with out ready for a response from the opposite social gathering.

It additionally provides that as a result of voting for the AMAs, the place Megan Thee Stallion is nominated for Favourite Feminine Hip-Hop Artist, closed yesterday (November 14) at midnight, she “will endure irreparable hurt if her music can't be used along with her promotion for the AMAs”.

The label, 300 and anybody appearing “in live performance or participation with” them are restricted from “stopping or blocking the use and exploitation” of the singer’s music in promotional content material for the AMAs. This consists of by “threatening or in any other case trying to intimidate or coerce” third events to not use it.

There's a listening to set for November 22 for the rapper’s ongoing restraining order request.

That is the most recent in a string of authorized battles with between Megan and her label. Earlier this 12 months, she filed a separate lawsuit in opposition to 1501, claiming it was trying to maintain her locked right into a contract by not acknowledging her current ‘One thing For Thee Hotties’ compilation as an album.

An lawyer for 1501 denied the allegations within the lawsuit, telling Billboard that Megan’s contract gave the label oversight over what would rely as an “album” for contractual functions.

It was adopted by an amended grievance in August of this 12 months, through which she sought no less than $1million in damages and requested a Texas court docket to finish her contractual relationship with the label.

In March of 2020, the rapper additionally claimed the label was stopping her from releasing new music after she tried to renegotiate components of her contract, which the label refused.

In August final 12 months, Megan took 1501 to court docket once more, claiming they have been blocking the discharge of her remix of BTS’ music ‘Butter’. A decide sided with the rapper, allowing the observe to be launched shortly after the ruling was made.