Rapper RBX sues Spotify over alleged streaming fraud

Rapper RBX accused streaming giant Spotify of turning a blind eye to fraud he alleges boosted the streams of songs performed by superstar Drake, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed Sunday

Rapper RBX accused streaming giant Spotify of turning a blind eye to fraud he alleges boosted the streams of songs performed by superstar Drake, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed Sunday.

The suit names as plaintiffs RBX as an individual and "on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated." The plaintiff alleges that from January 2022 through September 2025, Drake’s songs have benefited from “billions of fraudulent streams” generated by fake users, or bots, on Spotify, according to the suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

"The more users (including fake users) Spotify has, the more advertisements it can sell, the more profits the company can report, all of which serves to increase the purported value delivered to shareholders” the suit says.

“This mass-scale fraudulent streaming causes massive financial harm to legitimate artists, songwriters, producers and other rightsholders whose proportional share is decreased as a result of fraudulent stream inflation on Spotify’s platform,” it adds.

The lawsuit does not allege that Drake did anything criminal. Representatives for Drake and Spotify did not immediately respond to requests for comment early Monday.