Megan Thee Stallion has gained an early victory in her bitter legal battle with her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment.

A Texas judge sided with the Houston rap star on Wednesday (December 28) by rejecting 1501’s request to rule that her 2021 project Something For The Hotties doesn’t qualify as an album under her contract The judge denied the motion for the pre-trial ruling in a one-page decision, meaning Megan’s 1 million lawsuit against the label

can go to trial. If successful, the “Savage” rapper will have fulfilled her deal and be granted her sought-after release from the label.

1501, founded by former professional baseball player Carl Crawford, had filed its request in September, urging the court to forego a trial and declare that Something For Thee Hotties doesn’t meet the legal criteria of an “album.”

It argued the 45-minute project included material that was previously made available and “failed to follow the proper approval procedures.”

In her response filed on December 19, Megan Thee Stallion claimed she fully complied with the terms of her deal when recording and releasing Something For Thee Hotties and deserved to argue her case at trial.

The 27-year-old argued the freestyles and skits included on the album don’t count as previously released material because they were never commercially distributed to the public.