Frank Ocean Causes Possible Setbacks for Gaga

[Guest]

I don't think the contract between Apple and Gaga's team will be affected by this incident. It just seems hard to believe that a cleverly designed contract, which was signed over a year ago, whose undercover-implentation is highly probable in its final stages can be put to ashes by UMG within a few days just because another artist outsmarted them. Obviously such act is truly ingenious and needs a lot of preparation and organisation beforehand. 
The only reasonable influence of this drama about Frank Ocean could be that Gaga's team is forced to let UMG have complete insight into the contracts between Apple and them and to be transparent with their upcoming plans and collaborations to make sure Gaga doesn't trick UMG as well, so they can have assurance.
Furthermore Apple is a powerful company and it's not in their interest to lose an artist from their music platform, whose comeback is highly anticipated - globally. Surely, they will fight against UMG's intention to get Gaga out of the contract because they will lose a lot of money otherwise. 
Also it is riskier at this point to destroy a perfectly arranged promo-campaign weeks before the lead single release than to keep everything at place and let the Gaga X Apple collab happen. 

[davidmonster 1,292]

“We’re learning as we go. This is uncharted territory,” a source familiar with the label’s thinking told BuzzFeed News late Tuesday, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. “But our view is that giving exclusives to individual streaming platforms for long periods of time is not good for the artist, it’s not good for the fans, and it limits the commercial opportunity for everybody involved.”

Contrary to some reports, UMG’s turn against exclusives does not amount to a “blanket ban,” the source said. He cautioned that the label group’s chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge is continuously re-evaluating UMG’s digital strategy, and that only exclusivity agreements of a week or more are currently being targeted. Shorter exclusivity periods, such as the two-day window granted to Apple Music for the release of UMG/Def Jam rapper YG’s Still Brazy in June, may continue on a case-by-case basis.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/frank-ocean-def-jam-apple-streaming-exclusives?utm_term=.myJZa9dEP#.ry5j5LeaM

[KARMA 1,022]

1 hour ago, Kworbney said:

A MESS. I knew that I hated Frank Ocean for a reason. His album is also trash by the way.

Ahhhh Bobby, come through, save this era before it even starts 

[TeenIdle 126,591]

30 minutes ago, Slayer said:

What a bunch of little meltdowners. Low key loving this. 

I haven't kept up with all 19 pages. Could someone please tell me whether or not I need to sign up to Apple Music's free trial and then delete it a week later? 

I think I wasted mine on Taylor Swift 

[Slayer 9,227]

25 minutes ago, MONSTERBABY said:

Who are you? 

[Slayer 9,227]

3 minutes ago, TeenIdle said:

I think I wasted mine on Taylor Swift 

Could you use a different email account or do they not let you do that? 

 

[TeenIdle 126,591]

15 minutes ago, Slayer said:

Could you use a different email account or do they not let you do that? 

 

Haven't tried yet. But if PI is really an exclusive Imma be like..

[Impostor 4,114]

Since the beginning Gaga has shown a very down-to-earth personality. Through her craziness she has stated many times that she's not about the money, that she doesn't care about the money, that she won't let corporations control her work. Why do we believe that she would make her new album an exclusive? This is the same person who sold Born This Way for 1 dollar on Amazon!

[Slayer 9,227]

2 minutes ago, TeenIdle said:

Haven't tried yet. But if PI is really an exclusive Imma be like..

Pull out all the stops, hanny.  But make sure to delete after the music goes onto other platforms. We can't let Apple know they've won. 

[Jay.P 2,336]

So they stopped allowing deals because of Frank Ocean? 

[PSYCHOSHTICK 2,845]

Gaga, stop trying to make Apple Music happen. It's not going to happen.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, davidmonster said:

“We’re learning as we go. This is uncharted territory,” a source familiar with the label’s thinking told BuzzFeed News late Tuesday, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. “But our view is that giving exclusives to individual streaming platforms for long periods of time is not good for the artist, it’s not good for the fans, and it limits the commercial opportunity for everybody involved.”

Contrary to some reports, UMG’s turn against exclusives does not amount to a “blanket ban,” the source said. He cautioned that the label group’s chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge is continuously re-evaluating UMG’s digital strategy, and that only exclusivity agreements of a week or more are currently being targeted. Shorter exclusivity periods, such as the two-day window granted to Apple Music for the release of UMG/Def Jam rapper YG’s Still Brazy in June, may continue on a case-by-case basis.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/frank-ocean-def-jam-apple-streaming-exclusives?utm_term=.myJZa9dEP#.ry5j5LeaM

So? There is the chance that Gagz is actually releasing it via AppleMusic?

[davidmonster 1,292]

1 minute ago, RF said:

So? There is the chance that Gagz is actually releasing it via AppleMusic?

Yes there is a chance, we will have to wait and see  

I trust Bobby

[The Surrealist 27,470]

[elijahfan 26,239]

11 hours ago, TeenIdle said:

Just be traditional, Gags. Release it on good ol' itunes 

This... **** those bloody useless exclusives, who cares about this