Drake has filed a court petition against Spotify and UMG, alleging that they artificially inflated popularity of diss track 'not like us'.

Drake's attorneys claim UMG fired employees who had "loyalty" to Drake, and that influencers were paid to promote "Not Like Us" without "disclosing."

Musician Drake alleges that Universal Music Group “conspired” to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s searing diss track “Not Like Us” on Spotify, according to a pre-action petition submitted to a New York court on Monday.

Drake filed a petition accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of a ‘scheme’ to inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake filed a petition alleging Universal Music “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services … in order to make that song go viral.”

The rapper says Universal Music and Spotify conspired to boost the popularity of Lamar’s diss track.

Drake appears to be looking to take his feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar to court. On Monday, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, filed a petition in New York accusing music giants Spotify and Universal Music Group of an illegal “scheme” using bots,

Drake alleges Universal Music Group and Spotify schemed to "artificially inflate the popularity" of Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us."

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”