The new Frank Ocean album everyone's been waiting for is going to be an Apple Music exclusive

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The new Frank Ocean album everyone's been waiting for is going to be an Apple Music exclusive for the first two weeks of its release, according to The New York Time's Ben Sisario and Joe Coscarelli, who cite "a person with knowledge of the release plans."

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The album will be released this Friday and be called "Boys Don't Cry." According to the Times, it will also include a "major video" and a "printed publication" of the same name, which will be "distributed at Apple stores."

After that two-week window is up, the album will get a wide release. But this window is a win for Apple, who has been competing with rivals like Jay Z's Tidal for exclusive content. The window is also longer than the one week Apple got for Drake's lastest album, after signing a reportedly $19 million contract with him.

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That makes you wonder how big of a check they wrote to Frank Ocean.

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