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Frank Ocean posts alternate artwork for “Chanel”

Ocean shared the cover, designed by Kevin McCaughey, on Tumblr after the single premiered during the second episode of Blonded Radio, alongside a remix featuring A$AP Rocky. The artwork features an image of a faux-rocket launch at the eponymous brand’s fashion show in Paris on March 7.

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Frank Ocean reacts to Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech on Tumblr

In a Tumblr post, Frank wrote “SAY IT MERYL!” in reaction to Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award. In her speech, Streep used her platform to advocate for a free press, condemn Donald Trump for mocking a disabled NYT reporter, and highlight the importance of foreigners in the United States.

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Frank Ocean introduces ‘Blonde’ and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ magazine with open letter

In the opening pages of his zine, shared on Tumblr for all to read, Frank Ocean introduces Boys Don’t Cry and his album Blonde with a missive reflecting on his experiences making the content featured throughout the art book’s 370 pages and the CD in its center.

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Snapchat adds two Frank Ocean filters in anticipation of his third album’s release

The social media app Snapchat has rolled out two tongue-in-cheek Frank Ocean photo filters ahead of his album premiere. One features a skeleton with the caption, “Waiting for Frank Ocean’s new music.” The other shows a screenshot of a MacOS TextEdit document, parodying his blog posts.

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Frank Ocean teases overdue album, zine ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ with cryptic library card

A mysterious image has appeared on Ocean’s website, showing a library book insert with a series of crossed-out “due dates.” The post is his first update since April 2015, when he announced the originally planned July 2015 release date for “album 3” and “issue 1” of his companion magazine.

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