The jazzy instrumental rendition of Frank Ocean’s 2012 track is the third single from Flea’s upcoming solo album Honora. The song is paired with a visualizer by Nespy5euro that tells a story through a series of watercolor and pencil illustrations.
Read MoreIn an Instagram comment, Ocean clarified that the “unreleased 2020 project” circulating online in recent years is not a scrapped album of his and some of its tracks are inauthentic. He also explained the origin of the “LAUWIL” tagline, which some fans had mistaken for the title and rollout of his fifth album.
Read MoreVSQ Performs Frank Ocean covers 13 songs, including tracks from Ocean’s 2011 project Nostalgia Ultra, 2012 album Channel Orange, 2016 album Blonde, and 2017 single “Chanel.”
Read MoreThe MMA fighter posted a 35-second excerpt of a new track, unofficially known as “Dairy.”
Read MoreAmerican singer-songwriter Omar Apollo reveals in the liner notes for his second studio album, God Said No, that his track “Life’s Unfair” interpolates the melody or lyrics of a previously unheard-of piece by Frank Ocean.
Read MoreIn June 2020, full-color stills of Frank Ocean’s 2016 Endless visual album made their way online, revealing for the first time the rainbow-colored staircase being built behind a black-and-white veneer. Today, it was discovered that a full-color copy of the video has been made available online.
Read MoreThe 24-second clip offers a glimpse behind the scenes at new music in the works.
Read MoreThe one-minute video features an unreleased track, unofficially known as “Boundaries/Younger Self.”
Read MoreFrank Ocean’s 2012 single—originally intended for Quentin Tarantino’s film Django Unchained—has reappeared in “Virginia Beach,” the opening track of Drake’s eighth studio album.
Read MoreFrank Ocean’s scrapped vinyl—originally intended to replace “Little Demon” orders in 2020—sold on eBay for a price that ranks it among the most expensive 7-inch singles ever sold on the site.
Read MoreThe unreleased 7-inch vinyl track has surfaced three years after Frank Ocean shelved its release due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read More“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.
Read MoreThe back sides of the “ThinkPad” and “Chairman” posters sold by Blonded in December 2022 form a missive by the “Recording Artist” that details his past events and alludes to his future music projects.
Read MoreThe lyrics foldout accompanying the December 2022 LP reissue features a cryptic note, titled “Cost of Master Recordings.” It tells a fictional story based on Ocean’s real-life struggle to retain ownership of his 2016 studio album from Def Jam.
Read MoreFrank Ocean, through his luxury brand Homer, has debuted a new online radio show on Apple Music 1. The hour-long program, described as “an office soundtrack,” will air every Thursday at 10 PM EST. Each episode will center around electronic music and feature a guest DJ, kicking off with French artist Crystallmess.
Read MoreEmails from Frank Ocean’s producers shed light on his 2016 album’s development, detailing changes made to several released and unreleased tracks between January 2014 and February 2015.
Read MoreA two-minute clip is racking up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and Reddit, showing 17-year-old Chris “Lonny” Breaux singing John Ehret High School’s alma mater at his 2005 graduation ceremony. It appears to originate from a digitized VHS tape produced by the school. The new video is the oldest publicly available recording of Ocean singing to date.
Read MoreIn an interview with i-D magazine, the Spanish singer says she worked with Ocean at an NYC recording studio and credits him with inspiring her recent single, “Saoko,” on her upcoming album, Motomami.
Read MoreIn the first episode of his Apple Music 1 radio program in two years, Ocean interviewed the Dutch motivational speaker about “how to change your mind.” The third Blonded Radio Christmas special concludes with a 9-minute freestyle, titled “Come On World, You Can’t Go!”
Read MoreTyler, The Creator released his seventh studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, featuring a song with Frank Ocean. At the end of the third track, “Lemonhead,” Ocean is recorded talking about a piece of art, the color green, and his love for life: “My bro is running his finger around the Ai Weiwei bowl…”
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