History Trivia / FrankOcean

* TroubledProduction: Ocean's performance at Coachella on April 16th, 2023 received an immediate status of infamy among fans and the wider public. His initial planned headlining performance for the festival in 2020 was canceled due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and a lot of people doubted that he would perform at all after the death of his younger brother Ryan that summer. However, he was confirmed as a headliner for the festival in 2023, and despite the shows being considerably hyped as his return to live music after six years, the performance ended up being one of the worst-reviewed sets for that weekend, if not of all of Coachella history. Hours before it was set to start, it was announced that it would not be livestreamed on [=YouTube=], which angered a lot of international fans as well as ones that couldn't attend the show. When Ocean finally showed up, he was an hour late, which sources have claimed was due to an elaborate planned stage design that included an ice skating show and professional dancers being canceled by Ocean hours before the performance, which meant that the stage had to be disassembled and all of the dancers' rehearsal time went down the drain. Separate sources in Ocean's camp, according to ''[[https://variety.com/2023/music/news/frank-ocean-coachella-hockey-players-podcast-ice-rink-empty-netters-1235588556/ Variety]]'', have reportedly stated that the show's drastic changes were due to advice from Ocean's doctors after he injured his ankle in rehearsals the week before the show (which he later cited in withdrawing from his second planned performance for the festival on April 23), and not just whims on his part. However, there was still wide castigation of his eventual performance, with many calling his character into question.

* TroubledProduction: Ocean's performance at 2023 Coachella on April 16 of that year received an immediate status of infamy among fans and the wider public. His initial planned headlining performance for the festival in 2020 was canceled due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and a lot of people doubted that he would perform at all after the death of his younger brother Ryan that summer. However, he was confirmed as a headliner for the festival in 2023, and despite the shows being considerably hyped as his return to live music after six years, the performance ended up being one of the worst-reviewed sets for that weekend, if not of all of Coachella history. Hours before it was set to start, it was announced that it would not be livestreamed on [=YouTube=], which angered a lot of international fans as well as ones that couldn't attend the show. When Ocean finally showed up, he was an hour late, which sources have claimed was due to an elaborate planned stage design that included an ice skating show and professional dancers being canceled by Ocean hours before the performance, which meant that the stage had to be disassembled and all of the dancers' rehearsal time went down the drain. Separate sources in Ocean's camp, according to ''[[https://variety.com/2023/music/news/frank-ocean-coachella-hockey-players-podcast-ice-rink-empty-netters-1235588556/ Variety]]'', have reportedly stated that the show's drastic changes were due to advice from Ocean's doctors after he injured his ankle in rehearsals the week before the show (which he later cited in withdrawing from his second planned performance for the festival on April 23), and not just whims on his part. However, there was still wide castigation of his eventual performance, with many calling his character into question.

** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which many interpreted as a sign a new album was coming. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of the tracks "DHL", "In My Room", "Cayendo" and "Dear April" between late 2019 and early 2020 were also taken as signs of a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to ultimately be canceled, as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-Internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. When his brother died in August 2020, he disappeared from the Internet entirely, even after America had a successful COVID vaccine rollout by the summer of 2021 and concerts started up again. He announced during his performance at Coachella in 2023 that a new album was being produced, although didn't specify when it would be released.

* CreatorBreakdown: The whole period from ''channel ORANGE'' to ''Blonde''. Despite constantly teasing new music, Frank would constantly claim that he was suffering from writer's block and would spend random periods of time in various cities around the world to search for inspiration.

* PostReleaseRetitle: ''Blond'' was retitled ''Blonde'' (note the "e") for its double-LP reissue in 2022.
* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''channel ORANGE'' and opening up about his sexuality, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop-up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. His output and social media activity stopped completely after his brother died in August 2020; however, he did surface in 2021, speaking on the outro of Music/TylerTheCreator's song "LEMONHEAD", appearing at that year's Met Gala, doing a few interviews to promote his new jewelry line Homer, and resurrecting ''blonded RADIO'' for its third installment of [[ChristmasEpisode "blonded Xmas"]]. Whether this means he'll be back to making any more appearances after this remains to be seen.
* TroubledProduction: His infamous 2023 Coachella set was a mess from beginning to end. Things weren't going well when his initial performance in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and a lot of people doubted that Frank would perform again after the death of his younger brother Ryan that summer. Yet his re-emergence in the public eye in 2021 and 2022 signaled a glimmer of hope, and he was announced to be performing in January 2023. However, the performance ended up being one of the worst-reviewed sets for that weekend, if not of all of Coachella history. Hours before it was set to start, it was announced that Frank would not stream it on Youtube, which angered a lot of international fans as well as ones that couldn't attend the show. A lot of people who were attending decided to offset this by streaming the show on Instagram or TikTok, but this ended up clogging the live streams and resulting in various posters suffering from over-logged viewers. When Frank finally showed up, he was an hour late, and his elaborate stage design that included an ice skating show and professional dancers seemed to be canceled for a very minimalist and tightly knit performance where Frank barely made eye contact with anyone, performed random songs with 0 cohesion, and left the stage for 10 minutes to allow a DJ and dancing security guard to take center stage. The final act of the show was heavily criticized, with Frank having a random singer from Nashville cover an Aretha Franklin song for no reason, danced to recorded playings of his hit songs ''Nikes'' and ''Nights'', and following it with a punk cover of his unreleased song ''Wiseman'' from 2011 that was considered incomprehensible from people attending the show online and in person. Right as he was going to perform again, security and management went on stage to talk to him and tell him that he was going over the required runtime, which made him say "We're over curfew, goodnight guys" and walk off stage. The performance was widely castigated, with many fans booing him as he left the stage, and it was no surprise that he canceled his set for the second weekend. Whether Frank will perform again or even release any music in the future remains to be seen, but his performance left a bad taste in the mouth of both longtime and new fans who were excited to see him live after 6 years of inactivity.

** ''nostalgia, ULTRA'' was going to get a physical release in form of an EP called ''nostalgia, LIFE'' back in 2011 but the release was cancelled due to Ocean's busy commitments on recording ''channel ORANGE''.

** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which many interpreted as a sign a new album was coming. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of the tracks "DHL", "In My Room", "Cayendo" and "Dear April" between late 2019 and early 2020 were also taken as signs of a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to ultimately be cancelled, as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-Internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. When his brother died in August 2020, he disappeared from the Internet entirely, even after America had a successful COVID vaccine rollout by the summer of 2021 and concerts started up again. However, with him headlining Coachella in 2023, he could be back to making music soon.

* TroubledProduction: His now infamous 2023 Coachella set was a mess. He canceled a lot of things last second and spent most of the set wandering around and singing random songs with 0 connection. Then he canceled every show after.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which many interpreted as a sign a new album was coming. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of the tracks "DHL", "In My Room", "Cayendo" and "Dear April" between late 2019 and early 2020 were also taken as signs of a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to ultimately be cancelled, as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-Internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. When his brother died in August 2020, he disappeared from the Internet entirely, even after America had a successful COVID vaccine rollout by the summer of 2021 and concerts started up again. However, with the announcement of him headlining Coachella in 2023, he could be back to making music soon.

** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which many interpreted as a sign a new album was coming. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of the tracks "DHL", "In My Room", "Cayendo" and "Dear April" between late 2019 and early 2020 were also taken as signs of a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to ultimately be cancelled, as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-Internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. When his brother died in August 2020, he disappeared from the Internet entirely, even after America had a successful COVID vaccine rollout by the summer of 2021 and concerts started up again. However, with the announcement of him headlining Coachella in 2023, he could be back to making music soon.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''channel ORANGE'' and opening up about his sexuality, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop-up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. His output and social media activity stopped completely after his brother died in August 2020; however, he did surface in 2021, speaking on the outro of Music/TylerTheCreator's song "LEMONHEAD", appearing at that years Met Gala, doing a few interviews to promote his new jewelry line Homer, and resurrecting ''blonded RADIO'' for its third installment of [[ChristmasEpisode "blonded Xmas"]]. Whether this means he'll be back to making any more appearances after this remains to be seen.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''channel ORANGE'' and opening up about his sexuality, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop-up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. His output and social media activity stopped completely after his brother died in August 2020; however, he did surface in 2021, speaking on the outro of Music/TylerTheCreator's song "LEMONHEAD" and resurrecting ''blonded RADIO'' for its third installment of [[ChristmasEpisode "blonded Xmas"]]. Whether this means he'll be back to making any more appearances after this remains to be seen.

* CreatorBreakdown: The whole period from ''Channel Orange'' to ''Blonde.'' Despite constantly teasing new music, Frank would constantly claim that he was suffering from writers block and would spend random periods of time in various cities around the world to search for inspiration.
* NoBudget: The whole mixtape ''Nostalgia, Ultra'' was done in a fairly short time with a shoestring budget and half of its selections featured beats that weren't his.
* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''Channel Orange'' and coming out, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. His output and social media activity stopped completely after his brother died in August 2020. However, in 2021, he appeared on the outro of Music/TylerTheCreator's song ''Lemonhead'' from his ''Call Me If You Get Lost'' album. It is unknown if this means he'll be back to making anymore appearances after this though. He was recently announced to be headlining Coachella in 2023, meaning that new music could arive then.

** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which many interpreted as a sign a new album was coming. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of tracks ''DHL'' and ''In My Room'' in fall 2019 and ''Cayendo'' and ''Dear April'' in March 2020 were also taken as signs of a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to be moved and then cancelled as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. When his brother died in August 2020, he dropped off the face of the Earth, even after the US had a successful COVID vaccine rollout by the summer of 2021 and concerts started up again. However, with the announcment of him headlining Coachella in 2023, he could be back to making music soon.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''Channel Orange'' and coming out, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. His output and social media activity stopped completely after his brother died in August 2020. However, in 2021, he appeared on the outro of Music/TylerTheCreator's song ''Lemonhead'' from his ''Call Me If You Get Lost'' album. It is unknown if this means he'll be back to making anymore appearances after this though.

** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which many interpreted as a sign a new album was coming. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of tracks ''DHL'' and ''In My Room'' in fall 2019 and ''Cayendo'' and ''Dear April'' in March 2020 were also taken as signs of a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to be moved and then cancelled as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. When his brother died in August 2020, he dropped off the face of the Earth, even after the US had a successful COVID vaccine rollout by the summer of 2021 and concerts started up again.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''Channel Orange'' and coming out, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. His output and social media activity stopped completely after his brother died in August 2020.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''Blonde'' was initially titled ''Boys Don't Cry'' and featured multiple different iterations of songs. It's been rumored that the singles he put out after the release of the album were songs that didn't make the cut.
** He was set to headline at Coachella in 2020, which stoked rumors of an upcoming album. He stated in interviews that he was busy traveling to different cities and working with different producers on new work, and was taking influence from French electronic music and Detroit and Chicago house. The release of tracks ''DHL'' and ''In My Room'' in fall 2019 and ''Cayendo'' and ''Dear April'' in March 2020 had people hyped for a new album. However, the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic caused Coachella to be moved and then cancelled as well as Frank supposedly having to stop production of his album due to his anti-internet production style requiring him to move to various cities. His younger brother Ryan's death in August 2020 was the final nail in the coffin, as many fans quickly assumed that he would cease work for a prolonged period of time.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''Channel Orange'' and coming out, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. As of 2020, he has been posting on Instagram, yet still hasn't been seen that much. However, his brother's death in August 2020 sadly lead to him to drop off the face of the Earth, with his Instagram and musical activity stopping after that.

* BigNameFan: Music/Adele, Music/KanyeWest, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/ArianaGrande, and Music/Lorde are all huge fans of Frank, with the latter two performing his songs at their concerts. Creator/BradPitt and UsefulNotes/BarackObama are also big-name fans, with Pitt himself crediting ''Blonde'' for allowing him to go through his divorce and appeared at one of Ocean's concerts in person.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''Channel Orange'' and coming out, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. As of 2020, he has been posting on Instagram every now and then, yet still hasn't been seen that much.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''Blonde'' was initially titled ''Boys Don't Cry'' and featured multiple different iterations of songs. It's been rumored that the singles he put out after the release of the album were songs that didn't make the cut.

* ReclusiveArtist: He became increasingly reclusive after releasing ''Channel Orange'' and coming out, with him scarcely releasing any information about his upcoming music. He did make a few appearances in 2016 and 2017, doing pop up performances for ''Blonde'' and releasing singles every now and then. As of 2020, he has been posting on Instagram every now and then, yet still hasn't been seen that much

* BigNameFan: Music/Adele, Music/KanyeWest,Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/Ariana Grande, and Music/Lorde are all huge fans of Frank, with the latter two performing his songs at their concerts. Creator/BradPitt and UsefulNotes/BarackObama are also big-name fans, with Pitt himself crediting ''Blonde'' for allowing him to go through his divorce and appeared at one of Ocean's concerts in person.

* BigNameFan: [[Music/Adele]], [[Music/KanyeWest]],[[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers]] [[Music/Ariana Grande]], and [[Music/Lorde]] are all huge fans of Frank, with the latter two performing his songs at their concerts. [[Creator/BradPitt]] and [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama]] are also big name fans, with Pitt himself crediting ''Blonde'' for allowing him to go through his divorce and appeared at one of Ocean's concerts in person.