Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this June 18, 2026 filing, Spotify isn't arguing the merits of RBX's case yet. Instead, it's asking the judge to pause all discovery until the court rules on Spotify's already-argued motion to dismiss and motion to strike. Spotify's position is basically: "Why spend time and money exchanging documents, emails, and other evidence if the judge might throw out all or part of the lawsuit first?"
Spotify argues that no discovery has happened since the case was filed in November 2025, that a ruling on the dismissal motion could potentially end the case altogether or at least narrow what discovery would be relevant, and that RBX won't be meaningfully harmed by waiting a little longer.
The filing also lays out a timeline of back-and-forth between the lawyers, with Spotify claiming it repeatedly warned RBX's attorneys that it might seek a stay after the motion hearing and that RBX refused to agree voluntarily. In short, this is a procedural move by Spotify to freeze the evidence-gathering phase until Judge Staton decides whether the lawsuit survives the current motions.
BACKGROUND
Filed on November 2, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, this proposed class-action lawsuit was brought by rapper Eric “RBX” Collins against Spotify USA, Spotify Technology S.A., and Spotify AB. RBX alleges that Spotify knowingly or negligently allowed widespread streaming fraud on its platform, particularly through bot-generated plays, which artificially inflated stream counts for certain artists and unfairly diverted royalty money away from legitimate rights holders.
The complaint focuses heavily on Drake, alleging that billions of his Spotify streams between 2022 and 2025 show statistical indicators of bot activity, including unusual geographic patterns, suspicious listener behavior, and stream growth inconsistent with normal consumption trends. RBX argues that because Spotify distributes royalties from a finite revenue pool based on each artist’s share of total streams, fraudulent streams increase payouts to some artists while reducing payments to everyone else.
The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of rights holders nationwide, claims Spotify failed to enforce its own anti-fraud policies while benefiting from inflated user and stream metrics, and requests damages, restitution, disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, and punitive damages.
#drake #rbx #spotify
In this June 18, 2026 filing, Spotify isn't arguing the merits of RBX's case yet. Instead, it's asking the judge to pause all discovery until the court rules on Spotify's already-argued motion to dismiss and motion to strike. Spotify's position is basically: "Why spend time and money exchanging documents, emails, and other evidence if the judge might throw out all or part of the lawsuit first?"
Spotify argues that no discovery has happened since the case was filed in November 2025, that a ruling on the dismissal motion could potentially end the case altogether or at least narrow what discovery would be relevant, and that RBX won't be meaningfully harmed by waiting a little longer.
The filing also lays out a timeline of back-and-forth between the lawyers, with Spotify claiming it repeatedly warned RBX's attorneys that it might seek a stay after the motion hearing and that RBX refused to agree voluntarily. In short, this is a procedural move by Spotify to freeze the evidence-gathering phase until Judge Staton decides whether the lawsuit survives the current motions.
BACKGROUND
Filed on November 2, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, this proposed class-action lawsuit was brought by rapper Eric “RBX” Collins against Spotify USA, Spotify Technology S.A., and Spotify AB. RBX alleges that Spotify knowingly or negligently allowed widespread streaming fraud on its platform, particularly through bot-generated plays, which artificially inflated stream counts for certain artists and unfairly diverted royalty money away from legitimate rights holders.
The complaint focuses heavily on Drake, alleging that billions of his Spotify streams between 2022 and 2025 show statistical indicators of bot activity, including unusual geographic patterns, suspicious listener behavior, and stream growth inconsistent with normal consumption trends. RBX argues that because Spotify distributes royalties from a finite revenue pool based on each artist’s share of total streams, fraudulent streams increase payouts to some artists while reducing payments to everyone else.
The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of rights holders nationwide, claims Spotify failed to enforce its own anti-fraud policies while benefiting from inflated user and stream metrics, and requests damages, restitution, disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, and punitive damages.
#drake #rbx #spotify
