"Spotify profits off fake Drake streams that rob other artists of perhaps hundreds of millions in revenue shares, a lawsuit filed Sunday alleged-hoping to force Spotify to reimburse every artist impacted. The lawsuit was filed by an American rapper known as RBX, who may be best known for cameos on two of the 1990s' biggest hip-hop records, Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoop Doggystyl e. The problem goes beyond Drake, RBX alleged."
"Drake's account is a prime example of the kinds of fake streams Spotify is inclined to overlook, RBX alleged, since Drake is "the most streamed artist of all time on the platform," in September becoming "the first artist to nominally achieve 120 billion total streams." Watching Drake hit this milestone, the platform chose to ignore a "substantial" amount of inauthentic activity that contributed to about 37 billion streams."
RBX filed a proposed class action claiming Spotify profits from widespread streaming fraud that diverts revenue from artists. The complaint alleges billions of fraudulent streams monthly generated by bot networks that inflate user metrics and ad revenue. Drake's account is cited as a prominent example, with irregular long-term stream upticks and an asserted 37 billion inauthentic streams between January 2022 and September 2025 tied to milestone activity. The filing describes suspicious listening patterns such as accounts listening exclusively to one artist for extended periods. The suit seeks reimbursement for every artist harmed and aims to hold Spotify accountable for detecting and stopping bot activity.
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