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Frank Ocean

Financial platform Stem, which counts Frank Ocean and Childish Gambino as clients, raises $8m

Total money raised so far by royalties software tops $12.5m

Apple Music’s growth is getting faster… but it can’t quite keep up with Spotify

Apple added 7m subs in the prior 6 months - but Spotify added 10m

Frank Ocean lets rip at The Grammys. And really, who can blame him?

'I bought all my masters back last year in the prime of my career, that’s successful.'

Frank Ocean’s Blonde arrives on Spotify – and gets little promotion

Is the Apple exclusive album receiving any promo?

The biggest album launches in the US this year are streaming exclusives

Views, Lemonade and now Blonde are the US's biggest week-ones this year

Frank Ocean’s Blonde has been illegally downloaded 750,000 times in less than a week

MUSO data shows popularity of Apple exclusive on torrenting sites

Yes, Lucian Grainge has ‘banned’ streaming exclusives at UMG. No, it’s not all about Frank Ocean.

UMG doesn't think exclusives work for its business - and they're not suing Frank

Universal just lost Frank Ocean. Apple did not.

Blonde is not affiliated with UMG - it's a self- release

Frank Ocean… brought to you by Apple Music

After Drake, it appears Apple has nailed another monster exclusive