In the lead-up to his debut studio album, Frank Ocean shares a homemade video recording of himself playing the piano and singing a new song, titled “Summer Remains,” on his Tumblr blog. He captioned the post: “Just at home f-ckin’ around, no judging.”
Read MoreFrank Ocean has released “Thinkin Bout You” through Island Def Jam as the lead single for his forthcoming studio album, expected sometime this year. It arrives 10 months after he first shared his reference track on Tumblr. The song was originally written for Bridget Kelly.
Read MoreA photoshoot for XXL magazine turned into an impromptu music video for Odd Future’s new track “Oldie,” premiering alongside their new album, The OF Tape Vol. 2. The 11-minute track features a verse by Frank Ocean, who appears with the rest of the OF crew in the video filmed by Lance Bangs.
Read MoreFrank Ocean appears in “Analog 2,” “Snow White,” “White,” and “Oldie” on OF’s new studio album: The Odd Future Tape, Volume 2.
Read MoreThe track, shared on SoundCloud and Tumblr, interpolates Babyface’s 1990 single of the same name.
Read MoreIt turns out that Big Sean spent some time recording with Frank Ocean for the G.O.O.D. Music Compilation, but that the records ended up on the cutting room floor.
Read MoreHenley (via his music label Rhino) sent Ocean a letter instructing him to stop performing the 2011 Nostalgia Ultra track “American Wedding,” which samples his rock band’s 1976 song. The notice also asks him to take it offline and publicly “express his admiration for Mr. Henley.” In a Tumblr post, Ocean describes this as an overreaction to an “homage” from which he hasn’t profited.
Read MoreIn a Tumblr post, Ocean shared a short, somber single influenced by his upbringing in New Orleans. It alludes to hardships endured in his youth, growing up without his father. The chorus interpolates the classic spiritual “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.”
Read MoreHe reveals that Frank Ocean was involved in the sessions.
Read MoreOcean surprised his fans with a Christmas Day present, sharing a new track on his Tumblr, alongside a brief note: “I just listened to this a few times for myself. Figured maybe someone else needed to hear it.”
Read MoreFollowing its music video debut, the song is now the second digital single released through Def Jam from Ocean’s debut project, Nostalgia Ultra.
Read MoreKelly's new EP Every Girl features the track “Thinking About Forever,” written by Frank Ocean.
Read MoreThe production is Def Jam’s second video adaptation from Ocean’s debut project, Nostalgia Ultra, which he released independently last February. It features direction by Nabil Elderkin.
Read MoreOcean posted a new music video for his song “Thinking About You” on Tumblr. The team behind the High 5 Collective directed and released it on their Vimeo. Ocean plays a doctor in the short film.
Read MoreThe mixtape features another reused beat from fellow Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator.
Read MoreBefore her debut album drops, Kelly has released an acoustic version of “Thinking About Forever.”
Read MoreFrank Ocean features on two tracks, “No Church In The Wild” and “Made in America.”
Read MoreFrank's manager Christian Clancy says that the song is "fake," but the vocal sounds authentic. So we did a little more digging.
Read MoreThe track was written by Frank Ocean and it will appear on her upcoming EP Every Girl.
Read MoreFrank Ocean released his demo of the track he wrote for Bridget Kelly on his Tumblr before quickly taking it down.
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