Blonde

Blonde is the second studio album by the American singer Frank Ocean.[a] It was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on both the iTunes Store and Apple Music, which followed immediately after the August 19 release of Ocean's video album Endless. The album features guest vocals from André 3000, Beyoncé, and Kim Burrell, among others. Production was handled by Ocean himself, alongside a variety of high-profile record producers, including Malay and Om'Mas Keith, both of whom collaborated with Ocean on Channel Orange. The album also features production from James Blake, Jon Brion, Buddy Ross, Pharrell Williams, Rostam Batmanglij, among others.

In 2013, Ocean confirmed that his follow up to Channel Orange would be another concept album. Initially known as Boys Don't Cry and teased for a July 2015 release, the album suffered several delays and was the subject of widespread media anticipation leading up to its release. Recording for the album took place throughout 2013 and 2016 at New York's Electric Lady Studios and, after a period of writer's block, in London at Abbey Road Studios and in Los Angeles' Henson Recording Studios. Its physical release was accompanied by a magazine entitled Boys Don't Cry.