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.

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” According to documents filed with the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday,

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.