Frank Ocean Disqualified From Grammy Nominations
When the Grammy nominees are revealed on Dec. 8, one surefire contender will not be on the list: Frank Ocean , who released two albums -- Blonde and the "visual album" Endless -- in August. The albums were Ocean's first full-length releases in more than four years. Anyone who's waited years for Frank Ocean’s follow-up to Channel Orange knows the man does not like to be bound by arbitrary deadlines imposed on his creativity. But he apparently doesn’t have much regard for concrete institutional deadlines, either. Frank Ocean’s sophomore album Blonde was one of the most talked-about and highly anticipated albums of the last few years. Following its summer release, it looked as though the project would be a strong contender for the 2017 Grammy Awards; however, we now know that isn’t going to happen. According to Billboard , Blonde , as well as Ocean’s visual album Endless , have been...