Drake’s position as one of Spotify’s top artists has come under scrutiny as a new class action lawsuit accuses the platform of ignoring widespread streaming fraud.
The lawsuit, initiated by rapper RBX — a cousin of Snoop Dogg and known for his work with Dr. Dre and Eminem — alleges that Drake has significantly benefited from “mass-scale fraudulent streaming” practices.
The suit claims that a sizable portion of Drake’s record-breaking 122 billion streams on Spotify were generated through artificial means, such as bots. According to the filing, this alleged misconduct causes extensive financial harm to legitimate artists, songwriters, producers, and other stakeholders in the music industry.
Despite Drake being named in the allegations, he is not a defendant in the lawsuit. The legal action only targets Spotify, accusing the platform of failing to address or prevent the artificial inflation of streams.
RBX claims to have analyzed data proving that a substantial number of Drake’s streams were unnatural, citing irregular VPN usage to mask bot activity.
Between January 2022 and September 2025, streams attributed to Drake reportedly showed signs of manipulation, including abnormal geographic patterns. For instance, over 250,000 streams of his song “No Face” in 2024 allegedly originated from Turkey but were rerouted via VPNs to appear as if they came from the UK.
Evidence presented in the lawsuit further alleges that many streams came from regions where the population or infrastructure couldn’t realistically support such high streaming numbers. Some streams were even said to originate from areas with no registered residential addresses.
Spotify has countered these claims, with a spokesperson stating: “We cannot comment on pending litigation. However, Spotify in no way benefits from the industry-wide challenge of artificial streaming. We heavily invest in always-improving, best-in-class systems to combat it and safeguard artist payouts with strong protections like removing fake streams, withholding royalties, and charging penalties.”
The statement added that Spotify’s monitoring systems are highly effective, referencing a case last year in which an individual was prosecuted for siphoning $10 million across streaming services — of which only $60,000 came from Spotify — demonstrating the platform’s ability to limit such impacts.
As of now, Drake has not addressed the allegations or the larger controversy surrounding the lawsuit.
