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

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Musically speaking, I’d accidental Drake mislaid the tit-for-tat feud this twelvemonth betwixt himself and Kendrick Lamar, which culminated successful Lamar’s deed opus “Not Like Us.” But Drake (real name: Aubrey Graham) doesn’t look to privation to judge decision that easily. In a petition filed successful New York’s authorities Supreme Court connected Monday, Drake is accusing Universal Music Group — the statement that’s represented him for his full vocation and besides represents Lamar — and Spotify of shady concern practices aimed astatine making “Not Like Us” much of a deed than it already was:

In 2024, UMG did not trust connected chance, oregon adjacent mean concern practices, to “break done the noise” connected Spotify, and apt different euphony platforms. It alternatively launched a run to manipulate and...

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