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

Condé Nast files complaint in Manhattan federal court after rappers allegedly use trademark without permission

The rappers Drake and 21 Savage have been sued by Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue magazine, for allegedly using the Vogue name without permission to promote their new album, Her Loss.

Condé Nast claimed the musicians’ promotional campaign, including to their more than 135 million social media followers, was built “entirely” on the unauthorised use of Vogue trademarks and false representations that they would appear on Vogue’s next cover, and with the “love and support” of the magazine’s longtime editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

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Rapper 21 Savage did not talk about being British for fear of US deportation

  • Star tells ABC mother brought him to the US when he was seven
  • Lawyers say application for new visa filed in 2017

The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage did not talk about his British citizenship before because he didn’t want to get deported.

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21 Savage: Cardi B backs campaign to free rapper

‘We will take action,’ says Cardi B as stars and Black Lives Matter movement support musician detained by US immigration officials

Stars from the US rap scene including Cardi B, Quavo and Metro Boomin have thrown their support behind a campaign created by the Black Lives Matter movement to free rapper 21 Savage.

21 Savage, real name Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is accused of being a British national living in the US under an expired visa, and has been detained by US immigration officials. A birth certificate obtained by Mail Online suggests he was born in Newham, east London. Bryan Cox, of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said: “He is unlawfully present in the US and also a convicted felon.”

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