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Drake accuses Spotify, UMG of artificially inflating streams of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" in court filing

The petition alleges UMG used bots to drive up streams on "Not Like Us," paid radio promoters to increase air play and paid Apple to have Siri misdirect users to Kendrick Lamar's hit song.

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In court filing, Drake alleges UMG and Spotify artificially inflated popularity of diss track ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has filed a court petition against Spotify and UMG, alleging that they artificially inflated popularity of diss track 'not like us'.

The Verge on MSN · 5d

Drake says UMG and Spotify used bots and payola to make ‘Not Like Us’ seem popular

Musically speaking, I’d say Drake lost the tit-for-tat feud this year between himself and Kendrick Lamar, which culminated in Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us.” But Drake (real name: Aubrey Graham) doesn’t seem to want to accept defeat that easily.

Shocking revelations from Drake’s legal battle with UMG and Spotify

In a turn of events that feels ripped from a Netflix drama, Drake has lobbed a legal grenade at Universal Music Group (UMG) ...

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Drake Accuses Spotify, UMG of ‘Artificially Inflating’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Numbers

Drake takes legal action against Spotify and Universal Music Group, alleging they artificially inflated numbers for Kendrick ...

Spotify paid Warner Music Group $1.16bn in FY 2024. (That’s around the same amount the streamer’s execs have cashed out in stock this year.)

Financial filings reveal the full package of royalties that Spotify handed over to Warner Music Group in 12 months to end of ...

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