Spotify Faces Lawsuit Allegedly Ignoring Billions Of Fake Streams Claimed To Be From Drake

Spotify is being sued over claims that it failed to address “billions of fraudulent streams” of Drake’s music. Filing documents lodged on Sunday (Nov. 2) by Snoop Dogg’s cousin and rapper RBX (formerly known as Eric Dwayne Collins) allege that the prominent streaming service deliberately ignored the presence of bots.

The legal documents, as reported by NBC News, reveal a “mass scale” fraud that has caused “massive financial harm” to legitimate artists, songwriters, producers, and other rightsholders. Collins’ lawyers stated that billions of fake streams have been created for the songs of Aubrey Drake Graham, also known as Drake, who is the most-streamed artist of all time.

The streaming fraud involving Drake’s songs is just one instance, yet it is not singular in occurrence. Notably, however, he is the sole example explicitly referenced throughout the document.

“We are unable to provide a statement on ongoing legal proceedings.” According to a spokesperson for the streaming service, Spotify does not derive any benefits from the widespread problem of artificial streaming. “We heavily invest in top-tier systems that continuously improve to combat the issue and protect artist earnings with robust safeguards such as eliminating counterfeit streams, withholding payments, and imposing fines.”

A company highlighted a “one bad actor” who was charged with stealing $10 million from streaming services, allegedly Michael Smith, with $60,000 of the money being connected to Spotify. The lawsuit also claimed that Drake had accumulated significantly more total streams than other artists, with substantially more users, but it failed to provide any supporting data or evidence.

According to the complaint, the alleged “fraudulent streaming” took place from January 2022 to as late as September 2025. According to Rolling Stone, the lawsuit is seeking in excess of $5 million and is asking a federal judge to certify it as a class action, have Spotify disclose the identities of those allegedly affected, and preside over a jury trial for both compensatory and punitive damages.

It’s worth noting that although Drake is frequently mentioned in the lawsuit and is clearly a key issue, he is not listed as a defendant. Contrary to expectations, the Canadian celebrity himself took legal action against Universal Music Group regarding Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” earlier this year, but a judge eventually threw out the case.

In a prior legal petition, he claimed that Spotify artificially inflated the diss track’s streams and licensed it at “drastically reduced rates”.