Drake became the object of scorn and ridicule when he filed legal petitions against Universal Music Group and Spotify after losing to Kendrick Lamar

Drake has withdrawn his legal case against Universal Music Group and Spotify in New York Supreme Court. On Tuesday (Jan. 14), Drake's lawyers filed a motion to drop the case against the music giants, who he accused of colluding to artificially inflate Kendrick Lamar's diss song "Not Like Us" in a pre-action petition filed in November.

Drake withdraws legal petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group. Get the details on the latest development in this ongoing saga.

UMG’s motion to dismiss argues that Drake’s lack of direct evidence towards his “Not Like Us” defamation and payola claims warrant a dismissal of the petition. “Because [Drake’s] petition is related to and was filed in response to UMG’s protected free speech,

Univeral Music Group (UMG) has filed a counterclaim against its biggest star, Drake, seeking to dismiss Drizzy's pre-suit deposition in Texas.