Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

A second action against UMG and iHeartRadio is still active, alleging that the ‘Not Like Us’ track is defamatory.

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.

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.

As detailed in court docs filed in Manhattan on Tuesday, per the outlet, reps for the Toronto rapper's Frozen Moments, LLC said it had met with UMG and Spotify prior to making the

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group of using illegal methods to boost streaming numbers of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."

Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."

Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Spotify and UMG after claiming they artificially inflated Kendrick Lamar's 'Not LIke Us.'

Drake has withdrawn his LEGAL petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing them of using payola and bots to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” The case is now over.

Drake withdraws legal petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group. Get the details on the latest development in this ongoing saga.

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