Drake, Spotify and UMG

Drake Withdraws Spotify, UMG lawsuit over diss track
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 withdraws accusation that UMG and Spotify illegally boosted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track
A second action against UMG and iHeartRadio is still active, alleging that the ‘Not Like Us’ track is defamatory.
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Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."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 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Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."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 Withdraws Legal Petition Accusing Spotify and Universal Music of Artificially Inflating Kendrick Lamar's ‘Not Like Us'
Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit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 v Kendrick: Canadian rapper drops legal suit against UMG and Spotify over Not Like Us
Drake has dropped a legal petition against UMG and Spotify after accusing them of inflating streams for Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” The withdrawn filings claimed bots and payola were used to boost the song’s popularity, with UMG allegedly complicit in defamation.
Drake withdraws lawsuit against UMG and Spotify after reaching agreement
Drake voluntarily withdraws his lawsuit against UMG and Spotify, citing an agreement reached with both parties.
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 drops legal action over Kendrick Lamar song
Drake has scrapped a legal case against Universal Music and Spotify, in which he accused the companies of conspiring to boost the streams of Kendrick Lamar's diss track against him, Not Like Us. The Canadian star took action last November,
Drake subtly responds to backlash after withdrawing petition against UMG and Spotify
Drake faces online backlash after withdrawing petition against UMG and Spotify, opting to share cryptic posts instead.
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