Again in November 2024, Drake shocked the hip-hop group after be filed a pre-action case towards UMG and Spotify. Drake’s accusation of payola and colluding to “artificially inflate” the recognition of Kendrick Lamar’s diss observe “Not Like Us” was not taken flippantly. Each UMG and Spotify launched assertion denying Drake’s claims.
Shortly after, the “Household Issues” rapper issued a separate case towards the giants for defamation over strains made by Lamar on the observe. Nonetheless, in a weird flip of occasions, as we speak (January 14), Drake has voluntarily withdrawn his pre-action submitting.
In paperwork filed with the New York Supreme Court docket (viewable right here), Drake’s authorized staff revealed which might be placing their pre-action disclosure paperwork pursuit to relaxation. The identical can’t but be mentioned of the pending defamation case.
Drake’s withdrawal has customers on-line confused because the events had been anticipated to make an look on January 16 concerning the matter. Along with that, Drake’s attorneys lately doubled down on their allegations towards the events.
Learn the complete assertion listed within the submitting beneath.
Please take discover that petitioner and movant Frozen Moments, LLC, By its attorneys Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, hereby withdraws its order to point out trigger searching for pre-action disclosure and preservation of sure paperwork and communications from respondent UMG Recordings, Inc. and pre-action disclosure of sure paperwork and communications from respondent Spotify USA Inc., with reveals initially filed in New York Supreme Court docket On November 25, 2024.
Please take additional discover that petitioner hereby voluntarily discontinues. This particular continuing as to all respondents with out prices to any occasion. Plaintiffs met and Conferred with respondents on January 14, 2025, concerning this submitting. Respondent Spotify, which has filed an opposition to the order to point out trigger, responded that Spotify has no objection to the Withdrawal and discontinuance. Respondent UMG, which has not but filed an opposition to the Order to point out trigger, has reserved its place.
Representatives for UMG nor Spotify have issued a public response concerning the submitting.
