Frank Ocean’s Album Is the Straw That Broke Universal Music’s Back
Dan Rys, writing at Billboard, about how Frank Ocean’s latest release is causing all kinds of headaches over at Universal: After an interminable wait (in music industry standards, at least), Ocean fulfilled his contractual obligations, sources tell Billboard, and increased his potential profit share from 14 percent to 70 percent of total revenues from Blond […]
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Stereogum — Frank Ocean released about as much music over the past week or so as he had in his entire career up to that point. In doing so, he may have pulled a fast one on Universal... more info
Chorus.fm — Dan Rys, writing at Billboard, about how Frank Ocean’s latest release is causing all kinds of headaches over at Universal: After an interminable wait (in music industry... more info
New York Times — The album’s release, through an exclusive deal with Apple, surfaced long-simmering tensions between record labels, streaming services and artists. more info