Overview
- RBX filed the federal class action in the Central District of California, alleging “billions” of bot-generated plays for Drake on Spotify from January 2022 through September 2025.
- The suit argues Spotify failed to stop artificial streaming under a pro‑rata model that reduces payments to other artists, estimating losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Drake is not accused of criminal conduct and is not named as a defendant, though the complaint says his songs benefited from the alleged fraud.
- The filing cites data analysis but does not include the underlying appendix or identify who conducted it, and reporters say they could not independently verify the findings.
- Spotify said it cannot comment on pending litigation, asserted it does not benefit from artificial streaming, and cited systems that remove fake plays, withhold royalties, and levy penalties, pointing to a prior case where it said only $60,000 of $10 million in alleged fraud touched its platform.