TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94 _____________________________________ Back in August Frank Ocean finally released his highly anticipated album after a four-year hiatus. He treated his to fans to not one, but two projects. _____________________________________ With the success of his album “Blonde” and his visual album, “Endless,” it would be easy to believe that he would be nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards. However, despite the success of both projects, Frank Ocean is ineligible. _____________________________________ According to Billboard, both projects were released before the September 30th deadline, however neither of the two were submitted for consideration. _____________________________________ It was revealed shortly after the albums release that, “Endless” fulfilled Frank Ocean’s contract with Def Jam. Therefore, when he released his “Blonde” album it was independently on his own imprint. _____________________________________ At first it was unclear on whether or not the albums were intentionally not submitted for consideration, or if they were simply overlooked. However, a source close to Frank’s camp reveals that they were aware of the deadlines and—read more at TheShadeRoom.com (link in bio)
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