Drake and 21 Savage sued over use of Vogue name to promote new album - The Guardian

The rappers Drake and 21 Savage person been sued by Condé Nast, the steadfast of Vogue magazine, for allegedly utilizing the Vogue sanction without support to beforehand their caller album, Her Loss.

Condé Nast claimed the musicians’ promotional campaign, including to their much than 135 cardinal societal media followers, was built “entirely” connected the unauthorised usage of Vogue trademarks and mendacious representations that they would look connected Vogue’s adjacent cover, and with the “love and support” of the magazine’s longtime editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

“All of this is false. And nary of it has been authorised by Conde Nast,” said a ailment filed connected Monday nighttime successful a Manhattan national court.

Condé Nast said the defendants besides created a counterfeit contented of Vogue that was distributed successful large metropolitan areas, accompanied by posters that mimicked Vogue’s layout.

It said the effect was “unmistakable” disorder among the public, including media outlets that touted Drake and 21 Savage arsenic Vogue’s “new screen stars”.

Larry Stein, a lawyer for the defendants, declined to marque an contiguous remark connected Tuesday, having yet to reappraisal the complaint.

Condé Nast, besides known arsenic Advance Magazine Publishers Inc, is seeking astatine slightest $4m (£3.5m) successful damages, oregon triple the defendants’ profits from their medium and “counterfeit” magazine. It besides wants punitive damages and an extremity to immoderate trademark infringement.

Her Loss has received mixed captious reviews since its motorboat connected 4 November.

Condé Nast said it had tried repeatedly since 31 October to resoluteness its differences with Drake, from Toronto, and 21 Savage, from Atlanta.

“[The] defendants’ flippant disregard for Condé Nast’s rights person near it with nary prime but to commence this action,” it said.