Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.”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Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit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 filed a shocking legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, accusing both companies of using a “scheme” involving bots and payola, all set up to boost the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s hugely successful Drake diss “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.

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.

Drake is calling off the legal dogs in pursuit of legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegedly amplifying Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” streams.

Drake surprises fans by withdrawing his legal petition against UMG and Spotify over chart manipulation allegations—but the fight isn’t over yet.

Rapper Drake has withdrawn his legal petition accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us".

Drake has dropped his legal case against UMG and Spotify, in which he accused them of colluding to reduce streaming rates for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ to increase its visibility. Drake’s company,