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Frank Ocean To Headline 2023 Coachella
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Gettynews Rejoice Frank Ocean fans for the California crooner is set to come out of hiding and return to the stage for the first time in forever at the next Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in 2023. The Blonde artist is set to headline next year’s Coachella festival IF the new delta variant of the Coronavirus doesn’t cause another shutdown of the world. Originally set to take the stage at the 2020 event, Ocean along with the likes of Travis Scott and many other artists had no choice but to stay home as the pandemic hit and caused the cancelations of just about every single thing we loved from music concerts to sports events. Now that things are opening back up (for better or much worse), CEO of AEG subsidiary Goldenvoice, Paul Toll...
Frank Ocean’s Nostalgia, Ultra Changed the Landscape of R&B With Heavy Rock Influence
Frank Ocean may be one of the most popular musical acts of the 21st century, but back in 2010, the California-based, New Orleans-bred artist (formerly known as Christopher Breaux) was just getting his feet wet as a member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future, led by fellow future Grammy winner Tyler, the Creator. Ocean came to life when he sang, but his reserved temperament (a likely byproduct of his clear ambivalence regarding spotlight) was overshadowed by Tyler’s electric personality, making personal connections with this man of mystery a slight challenge for fans. Yet, Ocean’s debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra (released on Feb. 16, 2011) provides a candid first glimpse into his mind. Dropped without advance warning on his Tumblr page—home base for several personal and professional musings...
San Holo Drops Three Free Remixes of Tracks by Frank Ocean, Sheck Wes, and Soulja Boy
Future bass king San Holo still reigns supreme. His recent stay vibrant EP was released via his bitbird imprint back in May, and the star producer is showing no signs of slowing down. Back in May, San Holo debuted an unreleased remix of Soulja Boy‘s “Crank That” at Porter Robinson‘s Secret Sky Festival. To the delight of his fans, that remix has now been released in full along with a few other surprises. He also dropped a shimmering, airy remix of Frank Ocean‘s hit “White Ferrari” on SoundCloud, stunning listeners with his nearly cinematic approach to the rework. Hidden in plain sight in the track’s description is a Dropbox link to a free download of the edit, along with two other “Vibrant Remixe...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
Over Three Years Later, James Blake Finally Releases Cover of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed”
James Blake‘s stripped down cover of Frank Ocean‘s “Godspeed” has finally hit the virtual shelves. The haunting cover had—well, haunted his fans for over three years after he debuted it live at FORM Arcosanti in May 2015. While the piano ballad isn’t exactly EDM, the spellbinding cover comes from one of the most prolific, groundbreaking electronic music producers of today. Blake’s electro-soul sound has catapulted him to become one of the most highly coveted collaborators in contemporary music, thanks in part to awe-inspiring efforts like his aching twist on “Godspeed.” He was actually involved in the recording of Ocean’s original track, helping the fellow Grammy Award-winner arrange it before it appeared on Blonde. Over three...
James Blake Releases Emotive Rendition of Frank Ocean’s ‘Godspeed’
James Blake is “back to blonde,” according to his Twitter. And he’s also back to Blonde apparently, too. The London singer-songwriter just shared a heartfelt rendition of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed” — a track he helped arrange and produce off the 2016 album Blonde — on streaming services Friday. It’s a track that fans have been begging for after he first performed the song live in 2017 and later shared a stripped-down Instagram cover back in January. And in celebration of the record (or also likely not) he’s decided to bleach his hair. Last month marked four years since Ocean released the seminal record, which closes with “Godspeed” along with track “Futura Free.” Blake opens with the track’s signature piano chords before diving into Ocean’s lyrics, leaving his rendition true to the original ...
Prayers Up: Frank Ocean’s 18-Year-Old Brother Ryan Breaux Dies In Car Crash
Source: Theo Wargo / Getty The 18-year-old brother of the Grammy-award winning singer Frank Ocean has died. News broke about Ocean’s brother, Ryan Breaux, alongside and Ezekial (Zeek) Bishop, 20, who is allegedly his classmate tragically passing away as the result of a car crash on Sunday (Aug.2). Bishop was a dual-sport athlete who excelled in both track and field and football. The incident took place near Skelton Canyon Circle in Thousand Oaks, California. The crash occurred around 1:30 am, the fire department showed arrived on the scene soon after Acorn reports. According to the sheriff’s report, Breaux and Bishop were in a Tesla that veered off the road, ultimately crashing into a tree and burst into flames. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash is...
The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s
Why now? Because — and there’s no reason to ignore the elephant in the room: SPIN stewardship has changed hands many, many times since we made the online jump — we got our chance. Because plenty of our favorite albums of the last 10 years could still use a boost. Because some of the already unanimously beloved music on this list still merits further praise. Because we relish excuses to sound off on the music that’s affected us the most and to enlist some of our favorite writers to do so. Because the works of art below serve as a reminder that the 2010s weren’t all bad. Because lord knows we need the distraction. Because it’s fun. There’s a lot of music that isn’t on this list. Which, duh, but plenty of artists whose work defined the decade for many, many people, including many of us, ...
Keys N Krates Unveil Triad of Remixes of Black Artists, Pledge to Donate Proceeds to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Renowned production trio Keys N Krates recently unveiled a new remix pack titled Flips Vol 1, which was released in their continued support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The triptych of remixes, which arrived on Bandcamp, covers songs by Frank Ocean, Snoh Aalegra, and Lauryn Hill. The Juno Award-winning group took to social media to share the news. Keys N Krates’ unique melodic trap and R&B hybrid sound is on full display throughout, as they kick off the project with a velvety edit of Aalegra’s “Love Like That” and follow with a hypnotic flip of Ocean’s “Chanel” before closing it out with a moombah-inspired rework of Hill’s “Ex-Factor.” You can check out and purchase the album via Bandcamp here. Keys N Krates al...
Switchfoot Cover Frank Ocean, Vampire Weekend and Harry Styles on New EP
Harry Styles, Coachella headliner Frank Ocean, Vampire Weekend and the Verve once had nothing in common. Well, now they do. Alt-rock quintet Switchfoot announced a new EP of covers this week — appropriately titled Covers – with the group’s first single, a rendition of Ocean’s 2011 Nostalgia, Ultra cut “Swim Good,” released today (May 29). The EP also comes complete with the groups’ takes on Styles’ top-20 single “Lights Up,” the Chainsmokers’ “Sick Boy,” Vampire Weekend’s “Harmony Hall,” the Verve’s “Lucky Man” and Jon Bellion’s “Stupid Deep.” Hey y’all! Hope you’re safe and healthy. During this strange, unsettling time of isolation, playing these cover songs have brought me a lot of joy. They have reminded me that the world’s a lot bigger than the four walls of my own perso...
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