A few years and a Ryan Lochte-like “over-exaggeration” about a 2015 release later, Frank Ocean released the proper follow-up to 2012’s channel ORANGE over the weekend with Blonde. (Endless, the visual ...

Looked at more broadly, Channel Orange came out in the waning days of Barack Obama’s first term, and it pointed toward a future in which America’s first Black commander-in-chief became the first ...

I have a difficult time describing Frank Ocean’s music. Perhaps it’s a surreal introspection of the most morose and neurotic reactions to something tragic, like the loss of love and the painful ...

After fits and starts, rumors and innuendo, Frank Ocean finally released his sophomore album Saturday night. Suggested Reading Raven-Symoné Blasts Ex-Boyfriend, Reveals Shocking Thing He Asked Her To ...

For the latest edition of Pursuit of Happiness, superproducer Buddah Bless talks about turning negativity to power and more. 13 hours ago Two years down the line, Frank Ocean's blond(e)d is still ...

Frank Ocean fans have been waiting for an album announcement from the elusive singer for quite some time. The 35-year-old singer’s last full-length project, Blonde, was released nearly seven years ago ...

Ocean launched Homer Radio, a new Apple Music 1 show intended to replace Blonded Radio. It was advertised as “an office soundtrack,” which is to say, channeling the impeccable after-hours vibes ...

Frank Ocean released his second album, Blonde, in 2016, and the artist recently gave hope new music could be on the horizon. Complex reported the “Forrest Gump” crooner shared a teaser of a track on ...

On the Pharrell-produced “Pink + White,” featuring Beyoncé on some outro background harmonizing, Ocean poetically weaves sex and drugs into a larger narrative of losing control with a lover from his ...

After years of waiting for his highly-anticipated new album, Frank Ocean surprised the world with his latest collection Blonde last month. As is the case with most music releases these days, it first ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Frank Ocean fans have been waiting quite a long time to hear ...