October 27, 2026
A producer accusing Drake of ripping off an unpublished hook and using it in a hit song "word-for-word, note-for-note" is dropping his lawsuit against the rapper, according to a filing in California federal court Tuesday.
October 19, 2026
Drake has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit in California federal court by a songwriter who alleges the catchy chorus in the rapper and singer's Billboard-topping song "Janice STFU" ripped off a hook the songwriter wrote, "word-for-word, note-for-note."