Drake’s lawyers are firing back at Spotify after issuing a statement criticizing the Toronto rapper’s claims in a legal battle against the DSP and its major record client Universal Music Group (UMG).
On Friday (December 20), Drake’s legal counsel fired back at Spotify. The statement comes after the streaming giant filed court documents in New York Supreme Court denying claims from OVO Sound’s co-founder that the company used bots to record 30,000 streams around the time of its debut single’s release. Streaming media.
In addition to rebutting claims that the company received undisclosed payments in connection with the scheme, Spotify claimed that Drake’s case was a “subversion of the normal course of justice.” In response, Drake’s team seemed to call Spotify’s bluff while also encouraging them to go through the proper legal process to prove they were wrong.
The statement, obtained by Variety, reads in part: “It is not surprising that Spotify has attempted to distance itself from UMG’s alleged manipulation to artificially inflate streaming numbers on behalf of its other artists.” “If Spotify and UMG have nothing to hide , then they should be able to fully meet this basic discovery requirement.”
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Before Drake’s legal team pushed back against Spotify, independent artist Russ chimed in on the subject, sharing his own theory. In essence, the CHOMP album architect seems to indicate that Drake’s claims about using bots to enhance streaming are not unfounded.
However, in doing so, he also appeared to criticize the industry’s pay issues, while also revealing his thoughts on why it’s bad for streaming companies to publicly acknowledge alleged illegal behavior by major labels.
“Spotify knows who is faking their streams lol, but they will never (in my opinion) publicly expose any major labels due to the potential consequences,” Russ said in the lengthy tweet. “Major labels may retaliate by pulling top artists’ music from Spotify. This would obviously reduce Spotify’s value and appeal to subscribers.
In another tweet added to the post, he concluded: “I know everyone loves to hate rich companies or rich things, but let’s be honest, in this case Spotify was low-key and the victims were… The major record labels are being held hostage.
See the tweet Russ shared in the post below.
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