Drake withdraws petition and case against UMG and Spotify

Drake withdraws accusation that UMG and Spotify illegally boosted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track
Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.”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 Withdraws Legal Action Accusing UMG and Spotify Of Boosting Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’
Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."
Drake Withdraws Spotify, UMG lawsuit over diss track
But when Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track went viral and topped music charts globally, Drake reacted by alleging Spotify and UMG came up with an illegal scheme to boost the song.
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The star filed legal actions against his record label and the streamer alleging that they made us listen to “Not Like Us” more than we would.
Drake Drops Legal Case Against UMG and Spotify in New York, Texas Case Still Pending
Drake has withdrawn his legal case against Universal Music Group and Spotify in New York Supreme Court. On Tuesday (Jan. 14), Drake's lawyers filed a motion to drop the case against the music giants, who he accused of colluding to artificially inflate Kendrick Lamar's diss song "Not Like Us" in a pre-action petition filed in November.
Drake withdraws first of two “Not Like Us” petitions against UMG and Spotify
Variety revealed that Drake and his Frozen Moments company withdrew one of two highly publicized legal petitions against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify. The filing, which took place in November 2024,
Drake Drops UMG, Spotify Legal Action Over ‘Not Like Us’
Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."
Drake Has ‘Voluntarily Withdrawn’ His Pre-Action Filing Against UMG And Spotify
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 withdraws legal petition accusing Universal Music and Spotify of ‘artificially inflating’ Kendrick Lamar diss track
The notice also notes that Drake’s representatives “met and conferred” with the respondents to the legal action in January. Spotify, which filed an opposition to the petition, responded that it had no objection to the withdrawal. Meanwhile, UMG, which had not filed an opposition to the petition, “reserved its position.”
Drake Withdraws Legal Petition Against UMG & Spotify
In a shocking move, Drake has filed to withdraw his New York legal petition against his Universal Music Group and Spotify.
Drake Withdraws UMG, Spotify Legal Action Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’
The scuffle between rap icons Drake and Kendrick Lamar has taken another turn after the former dropped the case against Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) over Lamar’s highly controversial single,
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