Drake ‘s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the Kendrick Lamar song “Not Like Us” has been dismissed by the judge.

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that the diss track did not defame Drake .

Back in November 2024, Drake filed a petition in New York alleging his record label UMG and Spotify inflated “Not Like Us” streams, and that they “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves” with “Not Like Us,” using bots and pay-for-play agreements. The petition accused UMG of licensing “Not Like Us” to Spotify at a 30% discount in return for boosting recommendations of the track. A spokesperson for UMG calls the allegation “offensive and untrue.”

The next day, Drake filed a second petition against UMG, this one being for defam

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