Drake claims Universal Music Group charged Spotify significantly less to license 'Not Like Us,' in exchange to feature the song prominently on the app.
Drake claims Universal Music Group charged Spotify significantly less to license"Not Like Us," in exchange to feature the song prominently on the app.Drake has filed a petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group, accusing the companies of conspiring to inflate the streaming and radio numbers of Kendrick Lamar's"Not Like Us" amid the rappers' monthslong feud.
He references the companies' multi-year licensing agreement, and says they have"a long-standing, symbiotic business relationship" in which UMG charged Spotify a licensing fee 30% less than usual for"Not Like Us." In exchange, Spotify frequently recommended the song to users, he says.Drake and Lamar are two of the biggest names in the rap genre, with several number one hits and Grammys between them.
It is unclear what provoked the conflict between the two, but earlier this year they both released several songs filled with jabs and insults aimed at the other. The pinnacle of the exchanges was Lamar's"Not Like Us," which spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has more than 900,000 streams on Spotify.
"Every time a song 'breaks through,' it means another artist does not," he says in the petition."UMG's choice to saturate the music market with 'Not Like Us' comes at the expense of its other artists, like Drake."
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