Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit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 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 The withdrawn filings claimed bots and payola were used to boost the song’s popularity, with UMG allegedly complicit in defamation.

Canadian rapper Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against music streaming giant Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG). The artist had earlier accused both of running an illegal scheme to inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar 's diss track Not Like Us.

The rapper previously accused UMG and Spotify of working together to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us"

The rapper previously accused companies of working together to artificially boost popularity of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us"

Drake Withdraws Legal Petition Against UMG & Spotify Drake’s legal battle against UMG (Universal Music Group) and Spotify has been making waves, with the rapper accusing the two giants of manipulating streaming numbers to boost Kendrick Lamar’s diss track,