Drake Withdraws Not Like Us Lawsuit

Last year Canadian rapper, Drake, made history as the first rapper to file a lawsuit blaming his record label for losing a rap battle, after accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating the streams for Kendrick Lamar's infamous Drake diss track "Not Like Us [click here if you missed that]."

This week Drake withdrew the lawsuit...

From Variety

Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit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.”

In a New York filing on Tuesday reviewed by Variety, Drake and his Frozen Moments company withdrew its order to show cause seeking pre-action disclosure and preservation of certain documents and communications from both companies. The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.