Way back in November, we reported that Frank Ocean seemed to be teasing some new music, implying in a jokey Tumblr post that he was sitting on a new album that he hadn’t gotten around to releasing just yet. Ocean still hasn’t dropped a new album, but late last night he did put a surprise new release up on his YouTube…

Frank Ocean’s cancellation streak continues, with Pitchfork reporting that the Blonde singer and rapper has now dropped out of Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival. This marks the third big festival appearance Ocean—who hasn’t played publicly for a few years now—has dropped out of. He previously bailed on this…

Consequence Of Sound reports that Frank Ocean has canceled at least one of his upcoming festival performances this summer, with more in doubt. Ocean—who released his second studio album, Blonde, last year, and who’s been steadily releasing a flow of new music lately through hits Beats One radio show—won’t be attending…

Frank Ocean released another episode of his Beats 1 show Blonded Radio last night, dropping a 90-minute playlist of everything from Death Grips and Young Thug to The Doobie Brothers and Patti LaBelle. Just like the last time he took to the Apple mic, though, Ocean finished his show up with a new single, this one…

R&B favorite Frank Ocean released a new single last night, his first new solo music since last year’s Blonde and Endless. “Chanel”—which is currently available on all the major streaming services—is low-key and dreamy, of a piece with much of the music on Blonde. Ocean released the single via his Beats 1 show,…

Alex Giannascoli, who functions under the name Alex G, has built a sizable catalog—and a sizable following—on the back of his unending stream of music. But last year may have garnered the most attention for Giannascoli when, seemingly out of nowhere, his named turned up in the credits for Frank Ocean’s new albums, …

Before last night’s Grammys aired, Frank Ocean posted an essay on Tumblr, which expanded on why he avoided having anything to do with the ceremony. Ocean highlighted the “cultural bias” of a show that last year honored Taylor Swift’s 1989 over Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly. His words gained new relevance after…

TMZ reports that Calvin Cooksey, father of celebrated R&B artist Frank Ocean, is suing his son for defamation. Cooksey’s claim hinges on a Tumblr post Ocean wrote shortly after the Orlando nightclub shootings, in which he reflected on his early exposures to homophobia and hatred at his father’s hands. “I was six years…

Nine Inch Nails, Frank Ocean, and A Tribe Called Quest are among the acts set to play Panorama, New York’s answer to Coachella. The festival, which takes place on Randall’s Island at the end of July, unveiled its lineup today. In addition to the aforementioned acts, it will feature Solange, Tame Impala, Alt-J, Belle &…

As we enter a New Year, it’s time for each of us to take unflinching stock of ourselves, then reflect upon the aspects that could stand to be improved so that we might all lead lives that are happier, healthier, and more productive. But frankly, that sounds too hard. So let’s think about how pop culture can better…

The “Fuck 2016” meme didn’t emerge from a void (although it could have, given the current media climate), but rather from the ceaseless parade of jaw-dropping absurdity that’s delivered primarily on social media and is still technically referred to as “the news.” If 2015 was a year defined by outrage, the prevailing…

There’s no easy way to summarize the year in music given how much of it took us by surprise. High-profile albums would be announced with little warning, arriving on streaming services in a flash, and dominate the cultural conversation until the next one came along. Similarly, some of the most innovative names in music…

Frank Ocean is a man who likes to keep his fans waiting. After releasing Blonde, his long-awaited follow up to Channel Orange, in August, he has finally lined up some shows. Ocean is scheduled to hit up two festivals next summer. The first will be NorthSide in Denmark on June 9 and the second Lovebox in London on July…

Famously reclusive musical superstar Frank Ocean gave a rare interview to the New York Times this week, speaking publicly for the first time since the twin release of his Def Jam-promoted visual album, Endless, and his self-released Blonde earlier this year. In the process, Ocean talked about skipping this year’s…

The 23-city extension of his Saint Pablo tour will keep Kanye West plenty busy for the rest of the year, so he had to a little multitasking at Saturday’s show in Oakland. The Life Of Pablo artist was campaigning for a Grammy nomination. Not for his own 2016 album—which he originally claimed would never be for sale,…

For all of the immersive experiences surrounding a new Frank Ocean record—make that two new Frank Ocean records—the end product is surprisingly singular. In his visual album, Endless, stark black and white footage shows three different versions of him simultaneously constructing something in a warehouse. None of the…

Kanye West is no stranger to controversial art, whether he’s draping nude celebrity stand-ins over each other in an attempt to say something, anything about being famous, or just struggling to accurately represent the greatness of his musical achievements. But the Life Of Pablo rapper probably wasn’t expecting to stir…

After literally years of teases, hints, and admittedly interesting distractions, Frank Ocean has released his second album, the follow-up to 2012’s Grammy-winning Channel Orange. Blonde (or Blond, as it’s spelled on the album art and in a couple of other places) is currently available via iTunes, with a track list…

It’s been a great weekend for people interested in new Frank Ocean video content—and kind of a mindscrew for anyone who just wants him to get it over with and release the new album, already. Yesterday, we reported that the Channel Orange rapper had just released a new visual album, titled Endless, via Apple Music,…