Drake withdraws accusation that UMG and Spotify illegally boosted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track

/ A second action against UMG and iHeartRadio is still active, alleging that the ‘Not Like Us’ track is defamatory.

By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

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Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.”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, the pre-action case is being discontinued with no financial cost to any of the parties involved.

The petition, or “pre-action case,” isn’t a full lawsuit —

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