Drake has withdrawn his LEGAL petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing them of using payola and bots to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”
The case is now over.
In his petition, Drake also claimed that UMG paid Apple “to have its voice-activated digital assistant, Siri, purposely misdirect users to Not Like Us” and that the company had “been taking steps in an apparent effort to conceal its schemes, including, but not limited to, by terminating employees associated with or perceived as having loyalty to Drake.”
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JULY 24: Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during day three of Rolling Loud Miami 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium on July 24, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
UMG slammed the allegations.
“The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue.” At the same time, Spotify said that they had “no economic incentive for users to stream Not Like Us over any of Drake’s tracks.”
There was some speculation that Drake may have filed the lawsuit to prevent K.Dot from performing the song in his Super Bowl Halftime show next month.
