Drake is making some progress as a judge allows him to request Kendrick Lamar‘s Universal Music Group (UMG) record deal in his “Not Like Us” defamation lawsuit while denying UMG’s request to delay discovery.

UMG was denied its request to delay discovery in the lawsuit after the company said Drake's document requests put an "undue burden" on the company.

The potentially impactful decision came during a pretrial conference where Judge Jeanette Vargas denied Universal Music Group’s request to halt the discovery process. As we reported, this allows Drake’s attorneys to proceed with gathering evidence, including deposing company executives and reviewing internal records.