Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group and Spotify conspired to “artificially inflate” Lamar’s summer hit “Not Like Us” by using bots, payola, and other tactics. (UMG, a Dutch American-owned company, has no relation to NBC Universal, the parent company of NBC News.) Both Drake and Lamar are signed to UMG, under different different divisions — Drake under Republic Records and Lamar under Interscope. The filing alleged that UMG violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, and engaged in deceptive business practices ad false advertising. “I speak for EVERYONE when i say we stand with UMG Drake acting like a spoilt brat who lost,” one X user said.

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Persons: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, it's, UMG, “ Siri ”, Siri, Lamar, — Drake, “ UMG, “, ”, “ Drake, UMG Drake Organizations: Universal Music Group, Spotify, New York Supreme, NBC Universal, NBC, Apple, Interscope, Republic Records, Lamar Locations: New York, American, Lamar