The Houston rapper, born Megan Pete, is signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment and was recently granted a restraining order against the entity, along with her distributor, 300 Entertainment. This course of action comes after the artist claimed 1501 “unlawfully” took steps “to block or interfere with Pete exploiting, licensing, or publishing her music” ahead of the upcoming 2022 American Music Awards. According to court documents obtained by Billboard, the 27-year-old “provided evidence” that the company “recently engaged and will continue to engage in threatening and retaliatory behavior that will irreparably harm” her music career. While the document does not provide information on what steps the label or distributor took to interfere with the AMAs broadcast, the court states that it filed an ex-parte order, which is granted for the benefit of one party without waiting for the other party to be heard. The order details that due to AMAs voting ending on Nov. 14, Megan “will suffer irreparable harm if her music cannot be used in conjunction with her promotion for the AMAs.” A hearing is set for Nov. 22 to determine the outcome of the rapper’s official restraining order request. Pete has publicly spoken about her struggles to exit the contract she initially signed at the start of her career with the independent label owned by ex-professional baseball player Carl Crawford, and has been in the midst of the legal woes dating back to 2020 when she claimed Crawford tricked her into signing a deal far beneath industry standards. Megan Thee Stallion is among this year’s “Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist” AMA nominees, which explains her desire to have this situation rectified before the award show’s scheduled Nov. 20 airing. More News:
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