Real humans don’t stream Drake songs 23 hours a day, rapper suing Spotify says

A lawsuit has been filed against Spotify by American rapper RBX, who claims that the music streaming giant profits from fraudulent streams, potentially depriving artists of significant revenue. RBX, known for his contributions to iconic 1990s hip-hop albums, asserts that Spotify is turning a blind eye to a staggering volume of fake streams, which he estimates could amount to hundreds of millions in lost earnings for artists. The lawsuit alleges that Spotify routinely overlooks what RBX describes as 'billions of fraudulent streams' every month, benefiting from bot networks that artificially inflate the number of streams. This practice allows Spotify to attract higher advertising revenue by showcasing inflated user engagement. RBX points to Drake as a primary example, noting that he is the most streamed artist on the platform, having recently hit the milestone of 120 billion total streams. According to the legal complaint, RBX argues that Spotify has ignored a significant amount of suspicious activity, particularly with Drake’s streams, which allegedly included around 37 billion streams from January 2022 to September 2025 that could be linked to bot accounts. He claims that while most artists experience a typical surge in streams upon release, followed by a decline, Drake’s streaming patterns have been irregular and inexplicable, with some songs seeing notable spikes months or even years after their release. Most concerning to RBX are reports that certain accounts were streaming Drake’s music almost exclusively for 23 hours a day—behavior that seems alarmingly artificial and should have been flagged by Spotify’s monitoring systems. Although the specifics of how RBX's team analyzed the data remain unclear, they maintain that their claims are grounded in 'information and belief' and expect to uncover substantial evidence during the discovery phase of the lawsuit.