{"id":340056,"date":"2021-09-16T14:03:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T11:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/frank-oceans-return-inches-closer-as-he-readies-new-album\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:03:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T11:03:13","slug":"frank-oceans-return-inches-closer-as-he-readies-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/frank-oceans-return-inches-closer-as-he-readies-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"#Frank Ocean&#039;s Return Inches Closer As He Readies New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Frank Ocean&#039;s Return Inches Closer As He Readies New Album<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/frank-ocean-shops-new-album-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Ocean's Return Inches Closer As He Readies New Album\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Sean Zanni\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nFrank Ocean fans can rejoice as the long wait for his new album may soon be over.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hitsdailydouble.com\/news&amp;id=328274&amp;title=OCEAN-ACTIVITY%253F\">HITS Daily Double<\/a><\/em>, the R&amp;B virtuoso has completed his third studio album (or at least a good chunk of it) and is currently shopping it around to record labels as he readies his return.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 11px -10px\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            CMNUNT.load(\"content-b\", { \n                                containerid: \"contentUnit200\",\n                                keywords: \"section_post_inarticle\",\n                                lazyLoad: true\n                            });\n                        }\n                    <\/script>Frank Ocean has reportedly been taking meetings with various labels and playing music for executives in hopes of securing a distribution deal through which to release his new album. He already has a publishing deal in place having <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/music\/news\/frank-ocean-signs-warner-chappell-exclusive-1203449652\/\">signed with Warner Chappell<\/a> back in December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the situation have described the album as \u201cfucking great,\u201d which should come as welcome (if not unsurprising) <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> to fans of the acclaimed singer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Insiders are chirping that Frank Ocean is shopping a new album\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJtXejfvHx\">https:\/\/t.co\/UJtXejfvHx<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aGfLNVl421\">pic.twitter.com\/aGfLNVl421<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HITS Daily Double (@HITSDD) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HITSDD\/status\/1438238639830487041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Frank Ocean has been without a major label home since 2016, when he exited his contract with Def Jam by dropping the 45-minute visual album <em>Endless<\/em>. Just days later, he surprise-released what turned out to be his <em>proper<\/em> sophomore album, <em>Blonde<\/em>, through his own label, Boys Don\u2019t Cry.<\/p>\n<p>The follow-up to 2012\u2019s Grammy-winning <em>Channel Orange<\/em>, <em>Blonde<\/em> debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after selling 275,000 units. The album has since been certified platinum and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billboardcharts\/status\/1346108065234497537?lang=en\">remains a fixture on the Billboard albums chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 11px -10px\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            CMNUNT.load(\"content-b\", { \n                                containerid: \"contentUnit300\",\n                                keywords: \"section_post_inarticle\",\n                                lazyLoad: true\n                            });\n                        }\n                    <\/script>It\u2019s unclear if Frank Ocean will get back into bed a with a major label, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFucking with major music companies, you\u2019re going to be\u2026 deflowered,\u201d he said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gayletter.com\/frank-ocean\/\">2019 interview with <em>GAYLETTER<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnytime you get into the business side of the arts, there has to be some degree of objectification or commodification that you\u2019re comfortable with, of yourself and of your work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s about, \u2018Why am I doing this? What exactly do I want from this? And how do I get those specific things I want out of this? And what does success look like on those terms? And what does failure look like on those terms?\u2019 That\u2019s how I think about it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frank Ocean Released &quot;Blonde&quot; Independently After Fulfilling Def Jam Contract With Endless\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAMHQJEWr1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since the release of <em>Blonde<\/em> five years ago, Frank Ocean has put out a string of singles including \u201cChanel,\u201d \u201cProvider,\u201d \u201cLens,\u201d the JAY-Z and Tyler, The Creator-assisted \u201cBiking,\u201d \u201cMoon River,\u201d \u201cDHL\u201d and \u201cIn My Room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The double dispatch of \u201cDear April\u201d and \u201cCayendo\u201d in 2020, along with a scheduled headlining performance at Coachella, signaled a new album from Frank. But the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the tragic death of his younger brother, Ryan, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to derail his music plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 11px -10px\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit400\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            CMNUNT.load(\"content-b\", { \n                                containerid: \"contentUnit400\",\n                                keywords: \"section_post_inarticle\",\n                                lazyLoad: true\n                            });\n                        }\n                    <\/script>Nevertheless, Frank Ocean has been sliding his way back into the public eye recently through the launch of his luxury jewelry brand Homer, which he said \u201chas kept my mind moving and my imagination turning throughout it all,\u201d along with his cameo on Tyler, The Creator\u2019s <em>CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST<\/em> album.<\/p>\n<p>The New Orleans native also made headlines at the 2021 Met Gala on Monday (September 13) thanks to the lime green animatronic doll he cradled on the red carpet.<\/p>\n<p>With a rescheduled headlining performance at Coachella 2023 on the cards, all signs point to Frank Ocean\u2019s eagerly-anticipated forthcoming album arriving in the next year or so.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, revisit <em>Blonde<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3mH6qwIy9crq0I9YQbOuDf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Andy Bustard\"><br \/>\nby Andy Bustard\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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