Drake's Legal Actions Against His Labels

Drake has taken significant legal actions against major entities in the music industry, including Universal Music Group and Spotify, concerning alleged inflated streaming numbers and payola practices. In New York, he filed a petition through his LLC, Frozen Moments, claiming that these companies colluded to boost Kendrick Lamar's song 'Not Like Us' through artificial manipulation, such as botting, which affects the authenticity of streaming counts. This legal move is seen as a step to gather information rather than a complete lawsuit, aimed at holding the parties accountable for what Drake believes to be damaging to his reputation. In Texas, Drake himself filed a suit over payola practices that allegedly involved iHeart Media, accusing UMG of knowingly facilitating these actions while amplifying defaming claims made in Lamar's song.