The story takes an unexpected turn! A few months ago, following the famous clash between Drake and Kendrick Lamarwho ignited US rap throughout 2024, Drake had taken a radical decision: to file a complaint against Universal et Spotify. The reason? According to him, the figures of the diss track of Kendrick Lamar“Not Like Us“, would have been faked.
This complaint created an earthquake in the music industry. Indeed, far from harming Kendrick Lamar, the affair had been at the origin of a spectacular rise of the title in the chartsfurther boosting his popularity and putting Drake’s credibility in difficulty. Universal and Spotify, for their part, quickly refuted accusations of manipulating streaming figures.
No trial, end of complaint!
But here is one unexpected event just closed this case. The Canadian rapper, known for his numerous titles which have exceeded milliard de streamsfinally decided to drop his complaint. This decision has the effect of a bombshell, especially when we know that Drake demanded no less than $2 billion in damages.
The question everyone is asking: Drake did he reach an out-of-court settlement with Universal and Spotify? For the moment, no details of the discussions leading to this abandonment have been disclosed. However, observers expect additional information to emerge in the coming days.
