Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Frank Ocean. Thinkin’ ‘bout you. Read the Pack A.D. in MAGNET on Frank: The post Happy Birthday Frank Ocean appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Hey, two new Aminé songs! The accessibly alt-leaning Portland rap great teams up with St. Louis peer Smino on “Passenger Princess,” a crisp, laid-back boom-bap cut. Meanwhile he flies solo on “Adam,” a woozy modern soul track that’s giv... more info

Stereogum — Frank Ocean famously doesn’t do interviews. The reclusive musician last sat down for one in 2021, which was his first in two years; on Friday, a profile on producer Michael Uzowuru appeared in The New York Times and featured some quotes from t... more info

Stereogum — Billie Eilish has been in South Korea this week, and as The Straits Times points out, she’s been busy promoting her new album Hit Me Hard And Soft . more info

Stereogum — Before signing to a major label, working with Frank Ocean, writing scores for A24 movies, and going on network television, there was Tumblr. Alex Giannascoli is, first and foremost, an internet darling — a bedroom pop legend with the likes of Sa... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, James Blake held a 12-hour event full of DJ sets and performances, taking place at New York’s Knockdown Center from 5PM-5AM. On Wednesday and Thursday, the British singer and producer performed piano shows with covers of Frank Ocean, ... more info

Stereogum — The Brooklyn-born, LA-based singer Zsela has spent the early years of this decade popping up all over the cooler corners of the music industry. Her debut album Big For You, coming this June via Mexican Summer, includes contributions from Marc Ribo... more info

Consequence Of Sound — Tyler brought Earl out for two songs, and made an allusion to another former collaborator, Frank Ocean. Tyler the Creator Reunites with Earl Sweatshirt at Coachella: Video + Setlist Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — The second of this year’s two Coachella weekends will kick off in a couple of days, and as usual, there have been some last-minute changes to the schedule. This time around, the festival’s organizers didn’t have to do pull any dramatic 11th-... more info

Stereogum — Over the last few months, the Los Angeles musician Michael Gordon, who records as Mk.Gee, has been making a real name for himself. Mk.Gee makes misty, murky, reverb laden indie-pop that’s with serious funk and R&B overtones, and he’s drawn the... more info