Drake says that UMG falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify amid a bitter feud FOX 5 NY's Ryan Kristopher has the latest details.
Drake , 38, filed a pre-action petition in a Manhattan court Monday against Universal Music Group and Spotify and alleged they created a “scheme” to boost the success of Lamar’sIn court documents obtained by The Post, Drake ’s Frozen Moments LLC said that UMG — which distributes both rappers’ music — used “bots” to “artificially inflate” the song’s streams, which “deceived consumers” into thinking Lamar’s track was more popular than it was in reality.
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