Lawyers for Drake are also pushing forward a separate case in Texas, alleging ‘payola’ payments by UMG for playing ‘Not Like Us.’

"In exchange for documents that showed iHeart did nothing wrong, Drake agreed to drop his petition. No payments were made — by either one of us," iHeart said.

Drake’s legal team argued that any further delays to litigation will have a detrimental effect on his reputation.

Drake is dialing back some of his legal claims against UMG in a battle over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us takes."

Drake’s lawyers cited Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over "Not Like Us."

The rapper, who settled with iHeartMedia, suspects that the major label made secret payments and offered reduced licensing rates to third parties to promote the song.