Accuser Withdraws Drake’s ‘Janice STFU’ Copyright Suit Within Two Weeks

WHO:

AllHipHop - The accuser was songwriter GoodbyeCalev.

The Source - The plaintiff was producer Aviel Hirschfield.

Billboard - Drake was the artist whose hit was the subject of the copyright lawsuit.

Billboard - A songwriter accused Drake of using material that was “literally identical” to his work.

Rolling Stone Music - An Oregon producer claimed he wrote the song’s chorus.

Billboard - Drake called the claims “manufactured and baseless.”

WHAT:

Billboard - The accuser dropped his copyright lawsuit over Drake’s “Janice STFU.”

Rolling Stone Music - The lawsuit was withdrawn and was “dead for now.”

Billboard - The suit alleged that Drake’s hit was “literally identical” to the accuser’s work.

Rolling Stone Music - The accuser claimed he wrote the chorus of one of the year’s biggest hits.

WHEN:

The Source - Hirschfield’s copyright case lasted 10 days.

Billboard - The accuser dropped the case less than two weeks after filing it.

Rolling Stone Music - The lawsuit was withdrawn less than two weeks after the producer made his claim.

WHY:

AllHipHop - GoodbyeCalev withdrew the lawsuit after Drake’s team denied his claims.

Billboard - The lawsuit concerned claims that Drake’s hit copied the accuser’s work; Drake characterized those claims as “manufactured and baseless.”

HOW:

Billboard - The accuser ended the case by dropping it.

Rolling Stone Music - The accuser withdrew the lawsuit.

(UPDATED October 28, 2026 02:02 UTC)

A songwriter who said he wrote the chorus of Drake’s “Janice STFU” has dropped his copyright lawsuit, ending the case less than two weeks after filing it. The accuser, identified as GoodbyeCalev and also described as producer Aviel Hirschfield, claimed the song was “literally identical” to his work. He withdrew the suit after Drake’s team denied the claims, which Drake called “manufactured and baseless.”

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(UPDATED October 28, 2026 00:10 UTC)

Producer Aviel Hirschfield has withdrawn his copyright lawsuit accusing Drake of copying material for the hit “Janice STFU,” including a chorus Hirschfield said he wrote. The case, which lasted 10 days, was dropped less than two weeks after it was filed and is now “dead for now.” Drake called the claims “manufactured and baseless.”

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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 19:09 UTC)

An Oregon producer has dropped his copyright lawsuit accusing Drake of using material in “Janice STFU” that was “literally identical” to his work. He claimed he wrote the song’s chorus, while Drake called the allegations “manufactured and baseless.” The producer withdrew the case less than two weeks after filing it, and the lawsuit is now “dead for now.”