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, alleging that the music companies had used bots, payola and other methods to promote Lamar’s song, which accused him of paedophilia.
“The record-shattering spread of Not Like Us on streaming, sales, and radio play was deliberate and appears to have relied upon irregular and inappropriate business practices,” court documents alleged.
However, on Tuesday, Drake’s lawyers voluntarily withdrew a pre-action filing, effectively ending the case.
According to court documents filed in New York, the star met with representatives of Spotify and Universal on Tuesday to discuss the case.
Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance. Universal, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.
A related case, filed against Universal and radio network iHeartRadio in Texas, is still active.
Source: BBC
