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  • Canadian rap superstar Drake has initiated legal proceedings against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, alleging an orchestrated scheme to artificially inflate the success of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us. The allegations, filed by Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC in a New York court, claim the companies used unethical tactics such as payola,…

  • Spotify Sued Over Millions In Allegedly Unpaid Music Royalties

    Spotify faces a lawsuit in New York federal court, accusing the streaming giant of underpaying songwriting royalties for tens of millions of songs. The royalty-gathering nonprofit Mechanical Licensing Collective filed the lawsuit late Thursday, alleging that Spotify underreported its revenue by nearly half to avoid paying millions of dollars owed to the group. The complaint…