Drake faces US class-action lawsuit over alleged gambling links, scheme to inflate streams
Summary
Canadian rapper Drake has been named in a proposed U.S. class-action lawsuit accusing him of involvement in a scheme to artificially inflate music streaming numbers using funds from the online gambling platform Stake.us. The lawsuit alleges that Drake and Adin Ross promoted Stake.us and manipulated streaming counts, misleading streaming algorithms and playlists. Plaintiffs are seeking at least USD 5 million in damages, though the allegations remain unproven in court. The case centers around claims of fraudulent music streams facilitated through the gambling site.
(Source:Moneycontrol)