Overview
- Drake made the quip during a BenDaDonnn stream while previewing tracks from his in-progress ICEMAN project, which has no release date yet.
- He previously sued Universal Music Group alleging bots and payola boosted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a case Complex reports was dismissed in October.
- Rapper RBX has filed a class-action suit against Spotify claiming it ignored billions of fraudulent streams that allegedly inflated Drake’s totals, citing abnormal VPN activity.
- Spotify has said it does not benefit from artificial streaming and points to systems that remove fake plays and protect artist payouts.
- Despite the disputes, outlets report Drake logged more than 17 billion Spotify streams in 2025 and surpassed 125 billion career streams on the platform.