Drake's company, Frozen Moments, has voluntarily withdrawn its pre-action filings against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify. The filings, which sought pre-action disclosure and preservation of documents, stemmed from allegations that UMG worked with Spotify and iHeartRadio to artificially boost the popularity of a diss track aimed at Drake by Kendrick Lamar. Drake's attorneys had claimed that bots and payola were used to inflate the song's streams and that Universal was complicit in defamation by supporting the track.
, Drake ’s company Frozen Moments voluntarily withdrew his pre-action filings against UMG and Spotify, which included an “Order to Show Cause seeking pre-action disclosure and preservation of certain documents and communications” from UMG and “pre-action disclosure of certain documents and communications” from Spotify.
Representatives for Drake, UMG, and Spotify did not immediately respond to inquires regarding the rapper’s recent filing. Drake’s attorneys made a pair of legal filings in November stating their intent to investigate if UMG worked with Spotify and iHeartRadio to artificially boosted the popularity of Lamar’s Drake-aimed diss-track. The filings also claimed on “information and belief” that bots and other forms of payola were utilized to inflate the song’s streams and that Universal was complicit in “defamation” by supporting a song that accused Drake of being a “certified pedophile.
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