Spotify also criticized Drake for the way in which he brought his claims to court — not as a full-fledged lawsuit, but as an unusual “pre-action” petition aimed at demanding information.

“Spotify has no economic incentive for users to stream ‘Not Like Us” over any of Drake’s tracks. Only one of Spotify for Artists’ tools, Marquee, was purchased on behalf of the ...

As revealed by Billboard on Friday (Dec. 20), Spotify fired back at Drake’s accusations of collusion with Universal Music Group (UMG) to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us ...

Read the full story here: Our earlier story: Drake has dropped his legal action accusing Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify of artificially inflating the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss ...

just one day after the dismissal of Drake’s state court filings aimed at obtaining information from Spotify, iHeart Media and UMG. Some press (and perhaps UMG) at first took the dismissals as a ...

Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track ...

Drake is facing criticism online after pulling a petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify. The petition, which alleged that the companies conspired to inflate streaming figures for ...

Lamar’s hit song Not Like Us, a diss track aimed at Drake, saw a massive 430% increase in streams on Spotify after his Super Bowl performance. The track, which has earned Lamar five Grammy ...

Drake has officially withdrawn his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify following a reported agreement between the parties. According to court documents filed in New York ...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar recently became the first two rappers in 2025 to earn a billion streams on Spotify. According to a report by Billboard dated January 17, 2025, Lamar's diss track Not Like ...