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<blockquote data-quote="Caitlin White" data-source="post: 5648"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/frank-ocean-tf.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="Frank Ocean Met Gala 2019" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageThe eternal question for music fans always looms large when artists take a few years off: When will they return? And since the back-to-back — or <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-def-jam-endless-blonde/" target="_blank">bait-and-switch</a> — release of <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-endless-streaming/" target="_blank">Endless</a> and <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-blonde-incomplete-masterpiece/" target="_blank">Blonde</a> in 2016, Frank Ocean has been mostly off the grid. He did resurface to <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-virgil-abloh-tribute/" target="_blank">pay homage to his great friend Virgil Abloh after the fashion legend’s passing</a>, but staying out of the spotlight is basically a full-time job for this R&amp;B star. Still, it’s been close to six years since we got a full-length from Ocean and inquiring minds want to know, will we ever get another? And if so, when?When Is Frank Ocean Releasing A New Album?Unfortunately, if you came here looking for a definitive answer, that isn’t really in the cards at this time. Ocean has been slowly but steadily <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-nine-minute-song/" target="_blank">releasing songs here and there on his Apple Music radio show Blonded</a>, including a pair of singles, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-dear-april-cayendo/" target="_blank">“Dear April” and “Cayendo” back in 2020</a>, but has spent the bulk of the pandemic <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-mysterious-vinyl-canceled-little-demon/" target="_blank">canceling releases</a> or working on <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-secret-project-call-me-by-your-name/" target="_blank">secret side projects</a>.Due to delays and cancellations related to the pandemic, Frank won’t be headlining Coachella this year — though <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/coachella-2020-lineup/" target="_blank">he was slated to in 2020</a> — but <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-coachella-2023/" target="_blank">the festival’s co-founder claims he will in 2023</a>. So maybe we’ll finally get an album before that massive appearance? Which means there’s a potential singles could start rolling out in late 2022… so that’s what we’ll go with for now. Give it six months and check back in. Rumors that <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-new-album-record-label-shopping/" target="_blank">he’s been shopping an album around to labels</a> are persistent, so it could be a matter of timeline, and Coachella makes the most sense so far.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/when-is-frank-ocean-releasing-new-album/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caitlin White, post: 5648"] [IMG alt="Frank Ocean Met Gala 2019"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/frank-ocean-tf.jpg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] The eternal question for music fans always looms large when artists take a few years off: When will they return? And since the back-to-back — or [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-def-jam-endless-blonde/']bait-and-switch[/URL] — release of [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-endless-streaming/'][I]Endless[/I][/URL] and [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-blonde-incomplete-masterpiece/'][I]Blonde[/I][/URL] in 2016, Frank Ocean has been mostly off the grid. He did resurface to [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-virgil-abloh-tribute/']pay homage to his great friend Virgil Abloh after the fashion legend’s passing[/URL], but staying out of the spotlight is basically a full-time job for this R&B star. Still, it’s been close to six years since we got a full-length from Ocean and inquiring minds want to know, will we ever get another? And if so, when? [B]When Is Frank Ocean Releasing A New Album?[/B] Unfortunately, if you came here looking for a definitive answer, that isn’t really in the cards at this time. Ocean has been slowly but steadily [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-nine-minute-song/']releasing songs here and there on his Apple Music radio show Blonded[/URL], including a pair of singles, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-dear-april-cayendo/']“Dear April” and “Cayendo” back in 2020[/URL], but has spent the bulk of the pandemic [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-mysterious-vinyl-canceled-little-demon/']canceling releases[/URL] or working on [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-secret-project-call-me-by-your-name/']secret side projects[/URL]. Due to delays and cancellations related to the pandemic, Frank won’t be headlining Coachella this year — though [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/coachella-2020-lineup/']he was slated to in 2020[/URL] — but [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-coachella-2023/']the festival’s co-founder claims he will in 2023[/URL]. So maybe we’ll finally get an album before that massive appearance? Which means there’s a potential singles could start rolling out in late 2022… so that’s what we’ll go with for now. Give it six months and check back in. Rumors that [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/frank-ocean-new-album-record-label-shopping/']he’s been shopping an album around to labels[/URL] are persistent, so it could be a matter of timeline, and Coachella makes the most sense so far. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/when-is-frank-ocean-releasing-new-album/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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