Fresh from his debut ‘Saturday Night Live’ performances, Frank Ocean surprised his fans with the release of his new video for ‘Pyramids’. Directed by Nabil Elderkin and featuring John Mayer, who also shared the ‘SNL’ stage with Ocean last evening, the visual is the latest offering from the ‘channel ORANGE’ project.
The new season of ‘Saturday Night Live’ kicked off last evening with a surprise live collaboration by two music’s most talked about stars. Both controversial for different reasons, Frank Ocean and John Mayer hit the stage on the iconic sketch show to perform songs from the former’s ‘channel ORANGE’ debut album.
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean are completely different artists but they do have one thing in common – US album sales. That’s right, despite their latest records being released weeks apart and both holding different slots on the charts, Brown and Ocean’s sales totals are now almost identical.
The 2012 MTV VMA ceremony is being hosted this evening at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and several of the industry’s biggest stars are launching onto the stage. Celebrating the accomplishments of black artists, the show features performances by several major acts such as Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys and others.
Frank Ocean isn’t the world’s most exciting live entertainer but that hasn’t stopped this media favourite from scoring a slot among the acts who will perform at the 2012 MTV VMA. That’s right, Ocean will take his sad faces and side to side rocking to the stage of one of the year’s biggest events.
Frank Ocean’s ‘channel ORANGE’ debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of digital sales alone and many predicted that when the record was made available in physical form that it would maintain its chart lead. However, Nas ended all hopes of that occurrence as his ‘Life is Good’ set has nabbed to top slot [...]
As portrayed in his ‘Let’s Talk’ video, Omarion is a chronic overcompensator and he appears desperate to match hypermasculine ideals. However, despite his obvious personal and professional issues, the singer has surprisingly expressed respect for Frank Ocean’s decision to share aspects of his sexuality.
Frank Ocean certainly has a way with words and that skill has helped him to avoid defining what swarms of bandwagon fans have been assuming: the exact nature of his sexuality. Indeed, despite admitting his love for another man, Ocean has yet to claim the title of gay, bisexual or pansexual, and he continued his [...]
It has been another major week of commercial achievements on the US charts, and Frank Ocean, Pink and Adele were all among the big winners. From an impressive debut of one artist to the everlasting success of another, the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 were action packed!