LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: Megan Thee Stallion attends the premiere of STARZ season 2 of "P-Valley" at Avalon Hollywood & Bardot on June 02, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
<p>A Texas judge has granted <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/?s=Megan+thee+stallion&;post_type=post" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Megan Thee Stallion</strong></a> a temporary restraining order against her label 1501 Certified Entertainment ahead of this weekend&#8217;s American Music Awards.</p>
<p>The protection order comes amidst ongoing legal battles between the artist and her record label.</p>
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<p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m ">According to court documents obtained by <a href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/megan-thee-stallion-amas-restraining-order-record-label/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Billboard</strong></a>, the “Savage” rapper- born Megan Pete &#8211; was granted the restraining order against 1501 and her distributor 300 Entertainment, claiming the label &#8220;unlawfully&#8221; took steps &#8220;to block or interfere with Pete exploiting, licensing or publishing her music&#8221; ahead of the upcoming AMAs on Sunday.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Restraining Order Granted After Rapper Provided Evidence That The Companies Engaged In Threatening, Retaliatory Behavior</h3>
<p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m ">The order states Megan “provided evidence” that the company “recently engaged and will continue to engage in threatening and retaliatory behavior that will irreparably harm” her music career.</p>
<p>The court filed an ex parte order, a kind of emergency order granted without needing a response from the other side, “because there was not enough time to give notice to Defendants, hold a hearing, and issue a restraining order before the irreparable injury, loss, or damage would occur.”</p>
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<p>The restraining order did not provide more details on what her label and distributor reportedly did.</p>
<p>The order goes on to say that voting for the AMAs, of which Megan is nominated for favorite female hip-hop artist, closed Monday night (November 14), causing the artist to &#8220;suffer irreparable harm if her music cannot be used in conjunction with her promotion for the AMAs.&#8221;</p>
<p>Per the restraining order, 1501 and 300 &#8220;in concert or participation with&#8221; them are restricted from &#8220;preventing or blocking the use and exploitation&#8221; of Megan&#8217;s music for use during the AMAs.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Restraining Order Is the Latest Move In Prolonged Legal Battle Between Meg And Her Record Label</h3>
<p>It includes &#8220;threatening or otherwise attempting to intimidate or coerce&#8221; third parties not to use her music through November 20.</p>
<p>A hearing on Megan’s restraining order request is currently scheduled for November 22, according to Billboard.</p>
<p>The restraining order is the latest legal move in a prolonged, two-year battle that started in 2020 when Megan filed a lawsuit against 1501 founder Carl Crawford.</p>
<p>The lawsuit claims Crawford tricked her into signing an &#8220;unconscionable&#8221; record deal back in 2018, described as being well below the industry standard.</p>
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<p>She went on to allege that after signing a management deal with Jay-Z&#8217;s Roc Nation a year later, she hired &#8220;real lawyers&#8221; who explained to her that the 1501 contract was &#8220;crazy.&#8221;</p>
<p>She filed a separate lawsuit in February accusing 1501 of refusing to acknowledge her 2021 <em>Something for Thee Hotties</em> release as an album, meaning it did not count towards her three-album deal with the company to fulfill her contractual obligations.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Meg Thee Stallion Files Lawsuits, Record Label Countersues Amidst Issues With Royalties, Album Obligations</h3>
<p>Meanwhile, 1501 promptly countersued, arguing that the release included just 29 minutes of original material and therefore didn’t qualify.</p>
<p>Meg filed another lawsuit in September, where she sought over $1 million in damages while alleging 1501 &#8220;systematically failed&#8221; to pay her the total amount of royalties she was owed and &#8220;wrongfully allowed for excessive marketing and promotion charges,&#8221; Billboard reports.</p>
<figure id="attachment_96174" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-96174" style="width: 1140px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-96174" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1402560393-scaled.jpg" alt="Megan Thee Stallion releases the the new music video for her latest single ";Her,"; off of her latest album ";Traumazine.";" width="1140" height="760" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-96174" class="wp-caption-text">Megan Thee Stallion releases the new music video for her latest single, &#8220;Her,&#8221; off of her latest album &#8220;Traumazine.&#8221; (Photo by Burak Cingi/Redferns)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Allegations were also levied at the label, accusing them of leaking her most recent album <em>Traumazine</em>.</p>
<p>Attorneys for the record label countered that Megan failed to pay 1501 its share of the money she earned from partnerships, endorsements, and other business deals, alongside contentions regarding publishing royalties.</p>
<p>The company added that any claims of unpaid royalties should be redirected to 300 Entertainment.</p>
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