A Texas judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Megan Thee Stallion’s label 1501 Certified Entertainment ahead of this weekend’s American Music Awards.
The protection order is issued as the singer and her record label are engaged in continuing legal disputes.
According to court documents obtained by Billboard, the “Savage” rapper, real name Megan Pete, was given a restraining order against 1501 and her distributor 300 Entertainment, saying the company was responsible for the rapper’s harassment. She is also claiming the label “unlawfully” took steps “to block or interfere with Pete exploiting, licensing or publishing her music” ahead of the upcoming AMAs on Sunday.
The order states Megan Thee Stallion “provided evidence” that the company “recently engaged and will continue to engage in threatening and retaliatory behavior that will irreparably harm” her music career.
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.”
The restraining order did not provide more details on what her label and distributor reportedly did.
The order goes on to say that voting for the AMAs, of which Megan Thee Stallion is nominated for favorite female hip-hop artist, closed Monday night (November 14), causing the artist to “suffer irreparable harm if her music cannot be used in conjunction with her promotion for the AMAs.”
Per the restraining order, 1501 and 300 “in concert or participation with” them are restricted from “preventing or blocking the use and exploitation” of Megan’s music for use during the AMAs.