Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Claiming Spotify Allowed Fake Streams of Drake’s Music
A judge permanently dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by RBX that alleged Spotify ignored bots boosting Drake's plays.
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 98% |
| 29 Oct, 15:30 UTC | 98% |
| 25 Oct, 21:31 UTC | 94% |
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 26 Oct 2026. Billboard published first, on 26 October at 18:52 UTC; Rolling Stone followed 2h 39m later. The most recent article, from Billboard, appeared on 27 October at 18:41 UTC.
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- Above 27.0B — the market puts it at 98%, with $19 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Drake accumulates more than 27.0 billion worldwide streams between January 1 and December 31, 2026. It resolves to No if his total falls at or below that threshold during this period. Readers often mistake the dismissal of a lawsuit for an impact on stream counts, but only actual streaming data determines the outcome.
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How it unfolded
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- BillboardSpotify Streaming Fraud Lawsuit That Claimed Drake Gets Billions of Fake Plays Dismissed by Judge94%
- Rolling StoneJudge Dismisses Lawsuit Claiming Spotify Allowed Billions of Fake Streams of Drake’s Music94%
- Rolling StoneDrake ‘Janice STFU’ Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed94%
- BillboardDrake Lawsuit Over ‘Janice STFU’ Dropped By Accuser Less Than Two Weeks Later94%
- Current odds98%
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- Drake Lawsuit Over ‘Janice STFU’ Dropped By Accuser Less Than Two Weeks Later Billboard
- Drake ‘Janice STFU’ Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed Rolling Stone
- Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Claiming Spotify Allowed Billions of Fake Streams of Drake’s Music Rolling Stone
- Spotify Streaming Fraud Lawsuit That Claimed Drake Gets Billions of Fake Plays Dismissed by Judge Billboard
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- Spotify
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