Spotify Lawsuit, Streaming Giant Battles $150M Royalty Cut and “Billions” of Fraudulent Drake Streams
Spotify won a pivotal federal lawsuit in January 2025 when Judge Analisa Torres ruled the company could legally slash songwriter payments by reclassifying its Premium service as a bundle—potentially cutting royalties by $150 million annually. Days later, rapper RBX filed a class-action lawsuit claiming Spotify ignored “billions” of fraudulent Drake streams generated by bots between…
