EddieDoyers
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The first time I listed to Nostalgia Ultra, I knew I was listening to something great.
The first time I listened to Sweet Life and Super Rich Kids, I knew I was listening to something great.
Listening to these two albums has been a real struggle.
You shouldn't have to work hard or be "in the know" to be able to tell if something is great.
These two albums don't do it for me at all... and I probably won't be listening to them again.
Finally found it!
If anyone is still looking for it let me know.
where can I hear that version of nikesNikes without the screwed down voice >>>
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PM'd you
where can I hear that version of nikes
The first time I listed to Nostalgia Ultra, I knew I was listening to something great.
The first time I listened to Sweet Life and Super Rich Kids, I knew I was listening to something great.
Listening to these two albums has been a real struggle.
You need to think about heart break and relationships to play this thing [emoji]128514[/emoji] will have you in your feelings
Frank fulfilled his Def Jam contract by releasing Endless making Blonde an independent release
http://www.thefader.com/2016/08/23/frank-ocean-def-jam-blond-blonde-independent-release
Bruh really trolled Def Jam by giving them a woodworking video
Universal Ending Streaming Exclusives After Frank Ocean’s Self-Released Blonde
Frank Ocean’s new Endless visual album, available exclusively via Apple Music, may be the last release of its kind for Universal Music Group. Yesterday, a source familiar with the situation told Pitchfork that Endless, which came out on August 19, fulfilled Ocean’s obligation to Universal and Def Jam. Ocean’s other new album, Blonde, which arrived on August 20, was self-released, the source said. Endless was released only as a video stream; Blonde is a 17-song album available as a stream or paid download exclusively from Apple. Now, Billboard reports that UMG chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge followed Ocean’s moves by telling his label executives that Universal would no longer do single-platform, global streaming exclusives. It was unclear whether Ocean’s actions directly precipitated Grainge’s decision. A source also told Billboard that UMG could potentially have a legal case against Ocean.
I don't get how they can sue Frank if they greenlighted the release in the first place lmao these execs are in their feelingsI'm curious about the legal action. I don't know what deal Frank had. If it was two albums, then he did it. No reason why he can't release another album. Def Jam should get the physical out ASAP before Frank does. The hype is so high, get it out quick and it's gonna fly off the shelves. Get the CD in the store now, vinyl in a few weeks.
In July, Billboard reported that Def Jam had spent as much as $2 million on recording costs for Ocean's album, at the time thought to be called Boys Don't Cry. Now it appears that Ocean, perhaps through an advance via his new deal with Apple (though one source suggests a separate, private benefactor), paid that amount back to Def Jam, absolving him of any recoupable claims from Def Jam/UMG and essentially buying Ocean his own recordings back. Ocean delivered Endless instead, fulfilling his deal and severing his contractual ties to the major.
But to release another full-length, fully-realized album outside the label's purview just 24-hours later is controversial, to say the least, and a source tells Billboard that while UMG hasn’t taken any legal action against Ocean or his team — yet — the label group may have grounds to do so.
For one, many record contracts are based on minimum-delivery clauses, meaning that if Ocean's deal was just for two albums, he typically would have had to deliver them within a set time frame, and at a label-acceptable level of quality, in order to fulfill his contract. In addition, most recording contracts stipulate that a window of time during which an artist can't release music on any other label, so as not to compete with the current project — in this case, DefJam's Endless. By delivering Blond within just 24 hours, it raises the question of whether Universal even knew it was coming -- and what they could have done about it regardless.
I will be honest, I wasn't devastatedKeep a plaaaaaaace for me
Godspeed.....man....
he finessed the hell outta themthe Billboard piece delves a bit deeper:In July, Billboard reported that Def Jam had spent as much as $2 million on recording costs for Ocean's album, at the time thought to be called Boys Don't Cry. Now it appears that Ocean, perhaps through an advance via his new deal with Apple (though one source suggests a separate, private benefactor), paid that amount back to Def Jam, absolving him of any recoupable claims from Def Jam/UMG and essentially buying Ocean his own recordings back. Ocean delivered Endless instead, fulfilling his deal and severing his contractual ties to the major.
But to release another full-length, fully-realized album outside the label's purview just 24-hours later is controversial, to say the least, and a source tells Billboard that while UMG hasn’t taken any legal action against Ocean or his team — yet — the label group may have grounds to do so.
For one, many record contracts are based on minimum-delivery clauses, meaning that if Ocean's deal was just for two albums, he typically would have had to deliver them within a set time frame, and at a label-acceptable level of quality, in order to fulfill his contract. In addition, most recording contracts stipulate that a window of time during which an artist can't release music on any other label, so as not to compete with the current project — in this case, DefJam's Endless. By delivering Blond within just 24 hours, it raises the question of whether Universal even knew it was coming -- and what they could have done about it regardless.