Overview
- Apple Music’s official ’25 Replay names Drake the platform’s most-streamed artist of 2025.
- Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is the most-streamed rap song worldwide on Apple Music for 2025, the first rap track to top the category two years in a row.
- Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” is cited as Apple Music’s overall top song of 2025, while “Not Like Us” leads the rap chart.
- Drake’s amended lawsuit against UMG references Kendrick’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance and alleges threats toward him increased afterward; the show was reported at 133.5 million viewers.
- Both sides have asked to move key briefs to early 2026, proposing an initial filing on January 21 and a reply from Kendrick’s side by March 27, pending court approval and citing holiday timing and other legal commitments.