Iyalwiwa impi yamalungelo okusakaza okukhethekile kokuqukethwe komculo, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwezinsizakalo ze-Apple Music nezakwaTidal. I-Universal Music Group, kepha kubonakala sengathi ayivumelani nokukhishwa okukhethekile kwama-albhamu amasha akhiqizwe yinkampani. Njengoba kubike inhloko yenkampani ye-Universal Music, uLucian Grainge, kubo bonke abaphathi, kusukela kulo mzuzu kuqhubeke, ngeke kusaba khona noma yiluphi uhlobo lwezivumelwano ezikhethekile nanoma iyiphi ingxenyekazi yomculo yokusakaza, ebhekise ekwethulweni okukhethekile kwe-albhamu entsha kaFrank Ocean ku I-Apple Music ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule.
UFrank ukhiphe i-albhamu yakhe ethi "Channel Orange" ne-albhamu yakhe ebonakalayo "Endless" ngaphansi kweDef Jam Records, enye yezinkampani eziningi zokuqopha ezingaphansi kwesambulela se-Universal Music. Ngokwalolu lwazi i-albhamu ethi "Endless" yagcwalisa isivumelwano sikaFrank noDef Jam ngakho-ke ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu yakhe yakamuva ethi "Blond" kuphela ne-Apple Music wukukhishwa okuzimele.
Yize i-Universal Music ingabeka yonke imishini esemthethweni ukuze ichithe lesi sivumelwano sokukhetha, akunakwenzeka ukuthi yenze kanjalo njengoba ibisivele isifezile isivumelwano sayo samadiski amabili ne-Def Jam. Ngokunikezela ngokuzimela i-albhamu yakamuva "Blond" uFrank uzothola ama-70% wemali ephelele, isibalo esikude kakhulu ne-17% obuzosithola ukube besishicilelwe ngelebula le-Def Jam. I-Universal ne-Def Jam zibone ukuthi i-albhamu ebukwayo ethi "Endless", ebingahloselwe ukuthengiswa, iyifeze kanjani inkontileka esayinwe yibo bobabili noFrank.
Yize kungekho okuqinisekisiwe, mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthi ukukhishwa kwe- "Blond" ngokuzimela nangokukhethekile kwe-Apple Music kuvimbela ubudlelwano be-Universal Music ngezinsizakalo zokusakaza umculo. Umqondo wokufinyelela ezivumelwaneni ezikhethekile ngalolu hlobo lwensizakalo yomculo bekulokhu kugxekwa phambilini, kepha noma kunjalo, izinkampani eziqopha umlando ziye zaqhubeka nokuthola izivumelwano nazo.
I-Apple Music ithole inani elikhulu lokukhishwa eminyakeni yamuva kubandakanya uDrake, uKate Perry, uTaylor Swift ... UBritney Spears kulindeleke ukuthi akhiphe i-albhamu yakhe entsha ethi Glory kungekudala ngenkonzo yomculo yokusakaza ka-Apple. Kuzoba mnandi ukubona ukuthi amanye amalebula amakhulu alandela ezinyathelweni ze-Universal Music kude nalezi zinhlobo zokukhetha. Lezi zinhlobo zokunikezwayo ziyisikhuthazo bobabili i-Apple Music neSpotify abanikela ngaso ukuthola ithonya komunye nomunye.