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VIEWS FROM THE BANK: Drake’s latest surprise is an album containing 20 newly recorded tracks that will drop on 3/18. The new album will probably have its premiere on Beats 1, but will it be an Apple exclusive? Apple Music is at 20m subscribers, 10m in the U.S., still far below Spotify’s 50m paid, with 15m in the U.S., according to rights holders. While that is likely a non-issue for Drake, who is guaranteed a #1 album no matter what, it surely matters to Apple. Chatter has it that the Views two-week exclusive was responsible for 1m new Apple Music subscribers. If that’s true, Apple recoups that $20m they reportedly gave Drake in just 60 days—a win-win for all—making those big paydays to artists look like easy money.