Drake slaughters ‘Not Like Us’ diss track petitions for UMG and Spotify.

Drake has withdrawn his petition accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’. The pre-action case was discontinued without financial cost to any party involved, according to documents filed Tuesday in New York Supreme Court.

A petition, or “pre-action case,” is not a full-fledged lawsuit. This refers to the litigation phase that seeks information from each party and allows time for issues to be resolved before the dispute escalates to court.

A legal petition filed by Drake (real name Aubrey Graham) last November claimed that Spotify and UMG, the parent label that represents him and Lamar, were artificially inflated using “bots,” discounted licensing fees and pay-to-play deals. . Streaming numbers for Lamar songs. This diss track aimed at Drake became a viral hit after garnering a lot of attention last year due to the feud between the two artists.

A second legal petition was also filed by Drake in November, accusing UMG of financing iHeartRadio to promote Lamar’s diss track. Drake’s lawyers say the song, which describes Drake as a “certified pedophile,” a “predator” and someone who should be a “registered neighborhood watch,” constitutes defamation and the damage to Drake’s reputation should have hindered UMG. claimed to have done so. From making it public.

The initial pre-action lawsuit against Spotify and UMG has now been resolved, but the second petition against UMG and iHeartRadio is still ongoing. Spotify previously contested the first petition and did not object to Drake withdrawing his pre-action suit. UMG, which did not object, “reserved its position.”