Frank Ocean Readying Another Album Release

Published: Friday 19th Aug 2016 by Sam
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Fans of Frank Ocean are still catching their breath following the surprise debut of his new album ‘Endless.’ And, according to reports, there’s more titillating twists in store.

Full story below…

Previously titled ‘Boy’s Don’t Cry,’ the crooner’s long-awaited sophomore project (seemingly) arrived in visual album form this morning.

But here’s where things get interesting.

Rolling Stone are reporting that ‘Endless’ isn’t the actual follow-up to 2012’s ‘Channel Orange’ and that album with a different title (to both ‘Boys’ and ‘Endless’) will be released over the course of this weekend.

If indeed the case, it’s yet another riveting chapter in Ocean’s already compelling narrative.

More broadly, it re-affirms the reality that the “event release” format –  championed by the likes of Beyonce and adapted by Kanye, Rihanna, and more – is here to stay.

We just hope these releases don’t become so complex that they end up being counterproductive.

For now, though, color us excited!

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  1. Brett T August 19, 2016

    It’ll start being counter-productive when K.Michelle thinks she can drop a visual album.?

    • maurice August 19, 2016

      but the new one he just released already left the ww trending spot after four hours.
      kii okay Frank Ocean, I see you wanna be Beyonce so bad.
      Go ahead. kii

      I only ever liked that “do you not think so far ahead, cos i been thinking lalalala” song, that’s the only song i know from him. And superpowers on Beyonce’s album, and Jay Z Oceans. hehe

      • chileplease August 19, 2016

        That’s what happens when you’re over-hyped by the masses. I think people say they like Frank because it’s the cool thing to say right now. I liked his last album, but I’m not waiting on the next one like he’s the best thing ever.

      • maurice August 19, 2016

        Right! Like, heifer been gone for 4 years and thinks people just gonna spend money for two albums in one week.
        Why it won’t work:
        1. He’s not relevant enough, i.e Justin Timberlake
        2. He’s not white.
        Truth.

      • Jhene Aiko Stan August 19, 2016

        How does a trending topic on Twitter determine one’s relevancy? I guarantee you that if this album was available on all formats it would outsell every guy in R&B save The Weeknd.

      • Danzou August 19, 2016

        @jhene I was thinking the same thing but I ain’t even wanna waste my energy.

      • Credits August 19, 2016

        @jhene, if that’s the case then why wouldn’t he release it on every format?

  2. DTG August 19, 2016

    Pause again.

  3. LISA LEVINE August 19, 2016

    Frank Ocean is being deemed the Male Lauryn Hill. Looking forward to see how he plans to fulfill those pumps. Never really thought his voice was incredible.

    • maurice August 19, 2016

      male Lauryn HILL?
      Repent for them lies you just told.

      • LISA LEVINE August 19, 2016

        B ITCHHHHHHHHHH I DIDNT SAY IT. THE “OTHERS” DID.

    • wayno August 20, 2016

      I rebuke in the name of Fugee-la

  4. Casual-T August 19, 2016

    I disagree with the write-up. Event releases are not here to stay, b/c the economics of the music industry are changing. Beyonce is a mega-star who can debut her special on HBO, a very elite spot to be in. Most artists will have to content themselves to releasing a single visual at a time.
    .
    However, I have a counter-intuitive prediction. It will become less necessary to have an expensive video to make a song a hit now that audio streaming has become so pervasive. Drake’s success with One Dance enlightened me to this potentiality.

  5. Ty August 19, 2016

    Just release your albums and stfu what’s with all these theatrics smh!!

    • Danzou August 19, 2016

      It’s art dummy.

  6. UMo August 19, 2016

    No, thanks. I don’t want any.

  7. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    WW sales: @rihanna , ANTI 18,000 (1,233,000
    total).
    .
    Bigger than Madonna they say
    .
    This WW numbers are lower than Lemon water pure sales in the US alone
    .
    ???????????????

  8. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    @maurice I didn’t know you were that viscous, I saw you drag S****** Blonde on the Katy post ?

  9. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    The patheticness of the charts
    .
    Drake has sold 1, 4 M but is certified 3x Pt ???????????????

  10. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    Drake has 1one album sell 2x Pt ???
    .
    He’s not commercially even close to halving Lil Wayne’s success

  11. ???????Chile, take this “Itty Bitty Piggy” to the market and make sure you hold her hand while crossing the street!??????? August 19, 2016

    This is a perfect example of why you don’t stay away from releasing new music in a timely fashion as a new artist. He’s been gone too long and now his fans are exhausted from waiting on him.

  12. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    Frank Ocean is an ARTIST!
    .
    Talent will always win, fugg all these struggling to sell artists who only rely on streams to seem like they ahead of the pack
    .
    Taje streams away, you get no accorlades, no merit, basic sales, barely slayaing singles

  13. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    If Drake goes Diamond with streams hell will freeze over???

    • #JACKIE August 19, 2016

      You’re pressed!

      • Career Ender August 19, 2016

        Yes I am ! and No imp will do non bout it. #swerve

    • LOL August 19, 2016

      LOL HE’LL STILL GET TO DIAMOND STATUS BEFORE THAT STRUGGLE H0 IN YOUR AVI LMAO

      • Career Ender August 19, 2016

        Talking about struggle miss hoodrat, do you have any food for dinner tonight?

  14. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    I see Timberlake as being another artist who will murder streams

  15. #JACKIE August 19, 2016

    I don’t get the hype, but good luck to him!

  16. Fancy BISH August 19, 2016

    Frank’s version was cute, but Aaliyah’s cover of At Your Best (You Are Love) truly remains unbothered! I’m still trying to find a solo song from Frank that I can use…hopefully he delivers one this weekend, cause chile…but I respect his artistry! And No Church In The Wild is his best collaborative effort…

  17. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    Billboard offices needs to be taughta lesson
    .
    I need to dial my good nemesis Centurion to send some wildebeest stampede over there

  18. Career Ender August 19, 2016

    The charts are full of flopping talentless musicians its depressing

  19. SMH August 19, 2016

    This whole ‘event release’ mess has already become redundant. Its not like these projects have the same quality as when Janet & Michael used to do them.

    • Fancy BISH August 19, 2016

      Chile, Janet & Michael’s event releases make everybody else look like charity events lol…boring and dry!

    • Career Ender August 19, 2016

      Your fave floptina is doing everything else but releasing her abum after flopping to uranus with flotus. Foh beast!

      • Lea August 20, 2016

        @Career, flotus as in ***First Lady Of The United States?***Lmao! Choose another abreviation or stick with lotus lil girl!

  20. B_Roni August 19, 2016

    I only know thinking about you and swim good from him. I will stick to rih, bey, and Chrissette Michelle.

  21. Danzou August 19, 2016

    I’m listening right now. Yall on here hating as usual but we’ll see what the hype about.

  22. Danzou August 19, 2016

    So far I absolutely enjoy wither and comme de garcons

  23. Rihboy August 19, 2016

    I’m sorry but as much as it pains me to say this. Bey claims the visual album spot. I do t see why people just don’t come original. Be yourself. Rihanna does it and she is doing might well bring herself. When you start hitting is when your shot fails. Cough cough every single on limeade

    • Danzou August 19, 2016

      How does bey claim the visual album spot if people were doing that since before she was born?

      • therealist2016 August 20, 2016

        He never said that people wasn’t doing it before bey, he said that she claims the spot as in “now”, nobody is really doing the visual albums like bey nowadays.

    • Rihboy August 19, 2016

      Ugh I hate I phone I swear . Being *biting* s****

  24. Danzou August 19, 2016

    He has jazmine sullivan in rushes

  25. Frmluz August 19, 2016

    It was interesting to see people’s reaction on social media. Everybody was like blah. I think what got frank was waiting too long in between projects. The hype also. I mean people aren’t even listening to the songs they’re just not interested in album at all.

  26. Theman August 19, 2016

    Nope releasing videos actually help many songs to become bonafide hits. If you can create an event out of an album & if the anticipation is there then it’ll work. He’s more of a media artist than a mega artist. People give streaming way too much credit.

  27. Walker August 19, 2016

    He’s a degenerate.

    • Credits August 19, 2016

      And yet, you generated a comment….

  28. Now Reddish tran ivy blobukz Need UK timely Ukuyiji August 20, 2016

    Nice

  29. Thando August 21, 2016

    “Do
    not smoke marijuana, do not consume alcohol,”
    she chides. “This is mom. Call me. Bye.”

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