NEW YORK, Feb 17 — Drake and 21 Savage have settled a lawsuit by Conde Nast accusing the rappers of using the Vogue name and creating a fake Vogue magazine without permission to...
NEW YORK, Feb 17 — Drake and 21 Savage have settled a lawsuit by Conde Nast accusing the rappers of using themagazine without permission to promote their recent No. 1 albumIn an internal memo on Thursday, Conde Nast general counsel Will Bowes said the settlement with the rappers includes an unspecified monetary payment that will “bolster our ongoing creative output, including Vogue editorial.”’s trademarks.
A lawyer for Drake had no immediate comment, while a lawyer for 21 Savage declined to comment. Reuters obtained Bowes’ memo. Conde Nast, also known as Advance Magazine Publishers Inc, had sought at least US$4 million in its Nov. 7 lawsuit against the rappers.cover featuring the pair, and a suggestion they had longtimeConde Nast said the campaign was also directed to Drake’s and 21 Savage’s more than 135 million social media followers.
A federal judge concluded on Nov. 9 that the campaign was causing confusion, and Conde Nast would likely succeed on its trademark infringement and false advertising claims. Drake, a Toronto native, and 21 Savage, from Atlanta, then voluntarily halted the campaign without conceding wrongdoing.’s name is often referenced elsewhere, “it was clear to us that Drake and 21 Savage leveraged’s reputation for their own commercial purposes and, in the process, confused audiences who trustwas released on Nov. 4, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It ranks No. 8 for the week ending Feb. 18.
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