Drake, who is one of the biggest rappers in the world, has filed a complaint in a court. He says that Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify adopted unfair methods so that Kendrick Lamar’s song Not Like Us could become more popular.
What did Drake say?
Drake’s team says that:
- The song was shown to be listened to more times: UMG used some “bots” (computer programs). These bots made it look as if a lot of people were listening to the song repeatedly. But in reality it was not so.
- Promotion done on social media by paying money: UMG paid big social media accounts (called “influencers”) so that they promote this song everywhere.
- The song was played more on the radio by paying money: Radio stations were paid so that they play this song repeatedly every day.
- Cheap deal with Spotify: UMG gave Spotify a deal for this song at a very low price so that the song is heard again and again and its count increases.
Drake’s team also said that UMG fired those employees (staff) who stood with Drake.
UMG’s Reply
UMG called all these allegations false. They said, We always work honestly. Drake’s allegations have been made just to spread lies. All our work is correct and according to the rules.
What does Spotify have to say?
Spotify has not said anything in this matter. They have maintained silence.
Success of the song
The song Not Like Us has become popular everywhere. Some of its big records are, 900 million listens: It became the most listened diss track on Spotify.
Daily and weekly records
- 1.28 crore listens in a day.
- 8.12 crore listens in a week.
These figures show how big a hit this song is.
Drake and Kendrick feud
Drake and Kendrick used to be friends earlier. In 2013, both of them also made songs together. But in the same year, Kendrick started speaking against Drake.
Since then, the feud between the two has been going on. Now this feud has become bigger as big companies like UMG and Spotify have also joined it.
This matter has now reached the court. People are keeping an eye on how far this feud will go and what will be the decision.
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