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01:07 on August 26 2016

Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Amplifies Discord in the Music Business

New York TimesThe album’s release, through an exclusive deal with Apple, surfaced long-simmering tensions between record labels, streaming services and artists. more info
09:05 on August 24 2016

Universal Music to ban streaming exclusives after Frank Ocean ‘duped’ them

NMEOcean’s Apple Music exclusive ‘Endless’ meant he could release ‘proper’ album ‘Blonde’ on his own more info
23:42 on August 24 2016

Will Frank Ocean’s Blonde Switcheroo Get Him Sued By Universal?

StereogumFrank 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
15:11 on August 25 2016

Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Is Now On Pandora (Still No Spotify, Though)

IdolatorLooks like Apple’s exclusivity window is up. more info
12:21 on August 26 2016

Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' album has been illegally downloaded over 750,000 times

NMEApple Music exclusive has been streaming via platform for less than a week more info
21:11 on August 26 2016

Frank Ocean’s New Album Was Pirated 750,000 Times

IdolatorOne of the downsides to exclusives. more info
00:30 on August 24 2016

Report: Universal to ban streaming exclusives after being spurned by Frank Ocean

Consequence of SoundR&B crooner released Blonde independently after fulfilling his contract with Endless. more info
20:15 on August 26 2016

Frank Ocean’s Blonde illegally downloaded over 750,000 times in its first week of release

Consequence of SoundThe double-edged sword of streaming exclusivity strikes again. more info
12:00 on August 25 2016

Frank Ocean’s Album Is the Straw That Broke Universal Music’s Back

Chorus.fmDan 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

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