Drake, Spotify and Not Like Us

Spotify hits back at Drake's claims about Kendrick Lamar 'Not Like Us' streaming scheme
A month after Drake accused Universal Music Group of inflating "Not Like Us" steams through a deal with Spotify, the music service fired back.
Spotify Hits Back Against Drake’s Claim it Inflated Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Streams
Spotify addressed Drake’s allegations that it “artificially inflated” streaming numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” in a statement Friday. Last month, the Canadian rapper accused Spotify and Universal Music Group,
Spotify Fires Back at Drake’s Claim That It Illegally Boosted Streams of “Not Like Us”
In a new filing, Spotify says it "found no evidence to substantiate" Drake's claim that the streamer and UMG inflated the streams of Lamar’s diss song aimed at him.
According to Spotify, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ racked up nearly a billion streams the old fashioned way — by being a bop
OPINION: In a top tier colonizer move, Drake filed a legal action alleging that Spotify and UMG inflated the streams of the Compton MC’s seminal diss record.
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