Drake Withdraws Legal Petition Against Spotify And UMG Over Claims Of Artificially Inflating Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Spotify and UMG over allegations of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Not Like Us’. This whole situation has been wild! For those who don’t know, Drake had filed a lawsuit claiming that Spotify and UMG were manipulating the streaming numbers of Kendrick’s song which sort of accuse him of being a pedophile. But things have taken a turn because Drake has decided to drop the case. There’s been a lot of speculation. Some people say that he realized the legal battle was just going to be too expensive and time-consuming. Others think there may have been some behind-the-scenes negotiations or settlements happening. Who knows? In a New York filing on Tuesday reviewed by Variety, Drake and his Frozen Moments company withdrew its order to show cause seeking pre-action disclosure and preservation of certain documents and communications from both companies. The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position. Drake made waves in Nov. 2024 when he first accused UMG — which distributes both his and Lamar’s...