DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Wow, interesting read. Funny how the industry works. via Hits Daily Double: In retrospect, Frank Ocean may be second-guessing his bold move of self-releasing Blonde immediately after fulfilling his Def Jam contract with the visual album Endless. It turns out that no label would agree to handle the physical version of Blonde that Ocean had planned to release a week after the initial digital release, the reasoning being that doing so would send a bad signal to other artists. Nor, for the same reason, did any label want rights for distribution to all physical and digital platforms worldwide. In fact, manager Mark Gillespie was turned down by all other labels that he approached. Marketing, as well as distribution, is a needed component, but to quote one label head, “We are not doing second-week releases.” The album has now come and gone, and rights owners are using Ocean’s failed DIY experiment as a case study illustrating why artists still need record companies. Source: http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=303660 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Trump 3,508 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I thought it was successful though Ma ma pa pa pa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJ 8,008 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 cheeky ***** slagging frank off. Who the fuc* are they. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Why tho? He must feel so Def in the Jam another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 1 minute ago, Ma Ma Pa Pa Pa said: I thought it was successful though It's streaming well, but not selling well since its first week or two Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyboi12 2,125 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 People are not buying music or supporting artist these days... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhettoFabulous 18,501 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 He can still marry me though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daenerys 6,120 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Sad, it had momentum, and he was extremely bold to do what he did but he should have known the bridges it would burn when it comes to trying a play a record company the way he did. Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelganger 3,933 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Record companies doesn't innovate and it won't be long before the physical album is completely displaced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway 27,876 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Kii at karma coming to bite his pretentious ass back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggyZiggs 30,062 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 1 minute ago, Runway said: Kii at karma coming to bite his pretentious ass back Why what did he do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,084 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 What was he expecting? This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway 27,876 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, ZiggyZiggs said: Why what did he do? I find "visual" albums post-Beyonce to be pretentious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXPE 924 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I would say he doesn't deserve this but he released two boring albums one after the other after it was hyped for like 5 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobtank 9,090 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, Runway said: I find "visual" albums post-Beyonce to be pretentious She can't be the only person to make visual albums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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