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UMG, Drake and Spotify

The Verge on MSN · 4d

Drake says UMG and Spotify used bots and payola to make ‘Not Like Us’ seem popular

Musically speaking, I’d say Drake lost the tit-for-tat feud this year between himself and Kendrick Lamar, which culminated in Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us.” But Drake (real name: Aubrey Graham) doesn’t seem to want to accept defeat that easily.

TechCrunch · 3d

In court filing, Drake alleges UMG and Spotify artificially inflated popularity of diss track ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has filed a court petition against Spotify and UMG, alleging that they artificially inflated popularity of diss track 'not like us'.

Drake accuses Spotify, UMG of artificially inflating streams of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" in court filing

The petition alleges UMG used bots to drive up streams on "Not Like Us," paid radio promoters to increase air play and paid Apple to have Siri misdirect users to Kendrick Lamar's hit song.

From Drake’s legal action to Spotify execs’ big cash-out… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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The Express Tribune1d

DJ Akademiks exposes Spotify-UMG deal behind Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ in search results

DJ Akademiks exposes a Spotify-UMG controversy, alleging the manipulation of search results to promote Not Like Us.

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