Overview
- The 28-page lawsuit was filed Nov. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by RBX on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of rights-holders dating back to 2018.
- Plaintiffs allege “billions” of inauthentic plays tied to Drake’s catalog from January 2022 through September 2025, citing abnormal VPN activity, accounts listening 23 hours a day, and about 250,000 streams routed from Turkey to appear in the U.K.
- Drake is cited as an example in the complaint but is not accused of wrongdoing and is not a defendant, with Spotify the sole named defendant.
- The suit seeks damages, restitution, and court-ordered disclosure to identify and repay affected rights-holders, estimating losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Spotify declined to discuss the case’s specifics but said it invests in systems that remove fake streams, withhold royalties, and levy penalties, while reporters note the complaint’s underlying analysis is not publicly appended for independent verification.