Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit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

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 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.

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.”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,

Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

Drake filed petitions against Universal Music with courts in New York and Texas, accusing it of employing dodgy tactics when promoting Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’. The New York petition was replaced by the big defamation lawsuit,

Drake has officially upped the ante in his battle over Kendrick ... November when he filed petitions in New York and Texas that accused Universal Music Group, Spotify and iHeartRadio of being part of a "scheme to ensure" Lamar's "Not Like Us," "broke ...

In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the music industry, Drake has unexpectedly withdrawn his high-profile legal action against industry

The summer single, one of several to come from a feud with fellow rapper Drake, was one of the biggest songs of 2024, hitting the top of Billboard’s Hot 100.

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?