Frank Ocean’s hotly-anticipated album, Blonde, racked up close to a million illegal downloads in the UK alone less than one week after its exclusive release on Apple Music.
The record, which was launched on 20 August, was illegally downloaded more than 750,000 times by Brits in the six days that followed; a figure that shines a spotlight on the pitfalls faced by labels and artists when it comes to exclusive streaming.
According to Music Business Worldwide, Blonde had sold about 250,000 copies on Apple Music for $9.99, less than one third of those obtained on illegal torrent and download sites. Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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