Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit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 “Not Like Us.

Drake will not continue legal action against Spotify and Universal Music Group following his public spat with Kendrick Lamar. The Canadian rapper sued the music streamer and the record label last year, accusing them of scheming with each other to uplift one of Lamar's songs over his.

Back in November 2024, Drake shocked the hip-hop community after be filed a pre-action case against UMG and Spotify. Drake’s accusation of payola and colluding to “artificially inflate” the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “ Not Like Us ” was not taken lightly. Both UMG and Spotify released statement denying Drake’s claims.

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” According to documents filed with the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday,

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake's Texas petition claiming the company conspired to inflate Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.'

In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the music industry, Drake has unexpectedly withdrawn his high-profile legal action against industry

Was it a smart litigation strategy to wait eight months from when UMG released Kendrick Lamar’s "Not Like Us" to sue the label for defamation?

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Drake alleges UMG knowingly damaged his reputation and endangered his life through Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us.’

Universal Music Group claims that Drake has a "lack of evidence" to support his claim that the company botch "Not Like Us" streams.

Bjork has been doing press interviews to promote today’s livestream of her new Apple TV+ concert film “Cornucopia,” but a comment she made about Spotify during an interview with the Swedish outlet Dagens Nyheter is grabbing headlines on Friday: “Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians.