India, Nov. 6 -- A new class action lawsuit has raised questions around the legitimacy of some of the most-streamed music on Spotify, placing Drake's streaming figures at the centre of the discussion.

The suit, filed in a California District Court, names Spotify as the sole defendant. Drake is not accused of wrongdoing, but the filing claims the platform allegedly allowed "mass-scale fraudulent streaming" to occur, benefiting his catalog, among others.

The lead plaintiff is rapper RBX (Eric Dwayne Collins), known for his contributions to the West Coast rap scene and his association with Snoop Dogg. Collins argues that Spotify has "turned a blind eye" to bot-driven streams that inflate play counts, per Rolling Stone.

According to the co...