In an online article for Vice’s pop culture magazine, the musician and photographer discuss Hampton’s new book, Last Call: Vol. 1—a collection of portraits captured at parties around New York City between 2016 and 2018.
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The French zine Society posted Frank Ocean on the front cover of its issue dated July 16–29, edition #285, using a 2021 photo by Andras Ladocsi. The cover story, titled “Sentiment Océanique” (Oceanic Feeling) by Victor Jezequel, examines what Ocean has been up to in the decade since releasing his 2016 albums Endless and Blonde.
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Ms. Breaux opens up about parenthood and her son’s passion for music in a new podcast with Samson Shulman of Connection Is Magic. Throughout the 44-minute discussion, she offers unique insight into Ocean’s growth as a person and musician, as well as her own life’s journey.
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The recording artist is directing his first feature film, which he is currently shooting in Mexico City. According to Variety, the movie stars British actor David Jonsson as its lead. Despite initial reports referencing A24 and 2AM, it appears to be an independent production.
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The magazine has unveiled its inaugural “300 Greatest Albums of All Time” list, and two of Frank Ocean’s records are ranked among the best of the best.
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Blonde is the fifth greatest album ever made, according to the music platform.
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“There is some beauty in chaos.” Frank Ocean headlines weekend 1 of Coachella on the main stage at the Empire Polo Club, delivering an array of new remixes in perhaps his most unique and controversial concert to date. We examine the event and its aftermath, with exclusive reporting from blonded.blog’s Odysseus.
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An undergraduate trio from the College of William & Mary beat over 16,000 university-level teams at COMAP’s 2021 International Mathematical Contest in Modeling by designing a quantitative way to evaluate any musician’s influence in both their own and other genres. Their math model ranked Frank Ocean above all his peers in this millennium.
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Frank Ocean’s albums debut on the entertainment magazine’s revised list of classics.
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Frank Ocean’s 2016 studio album takes bronze in the “100 Best Albums” of the decade, voted on by contributors to the world’s largest collection of lyrics and musical knowledge. His 2012 studio album is not far behind.
Read MoreThe French electro-house producer contributed production and arrangement to both Endless and Blonde, but is perhaps best known to Frank Ocean fans as the narrator of “Facebook Story.”
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After a decade filled with incredible records, “the most trusted voice in music” places Frank Ocean above all others.
Read MoreThe interview covers Frank’s interest in the nightlife at clubs, his childhood, themes in his new music, how he collaborates, his fashion sense, and more.
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The “Lens” singer roamed the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC with a Contax T3 35mm camera in hand, snapping candid shots of fellow attendees. Vogue has published his photo diary, which features many notable faces in extravagant attire. Ocean wore an outfit he jokingly described as “the valet wears Prada.” The theme of this year’s event was “Camp: Notes on Fashion.”
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The publishing battle between Frank Ocean and past collaborator Om’Mas Keith has drawn to a close this week following a joint stipulation for dismissal from both’s legal teams.
Read MoreFrank has responded to reporting on the matter by way of his Tumblr account.
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The course will cover the artistic history, upbringing, background, musical influences, artist identity, and the ways Frank challenges dominant social concepts such as toxic masculinity and gender politics.
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In the written testimony given to the courts this week, Keith claims that negotiations began in 2014 for his contributions to an upcoming Frank Ocean project (Blonde) and that he traveled alongside Frank up through August of 2016.
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During an interview, Durbin acknowledged how he came into contact with Frank Ocean, a meeting that would lead to his contribution of “You’ve Been Flirting Again” in issue 1 of Boys Don’t Cry.
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“FRANK OCEAN: The Artist is Absent” is now available to read online for those who didn't grab a copy of the zine.
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