Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."

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 surprises fans by withdrawing his legal petition against UMG and Spotify over chart manipulation allegations—but the fight isn’t over yet.

Filed in Bexar County, Tx. on Thursday (Jan. 23), 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.

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has responded to Drake’s lawsuit with a motion of their own. The music and entertainment company — that signed Drake in 2009 via Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment — is

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