L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Grammy-winning R&B singer Frank Ocean recently released two albums and a full-color, high-gloss magazine over the course of two days. In doing so, he injected enthusiasm, confusion and yet more chaos into an ever-evolving music busine... more info

MSN Music — Evan Agostini/AP Each month, beyond the most notable album releases, a number of other great LPs inevitably fly under the radar. To help you find the slightly more hidden gems, Business Insider has compiled this list of the albums that you might not ... more info

AllHipHop — THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS PROVIDING MORE FINANCIAL OPTIONS more info

DrownedInSound — His focus is somewhere else. Maybe we can go there, too more info

Chorus.fm — Frank Ocean’s Blonde tops the Billboard charts this week. Frank Ocean earns his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the arrival of Blonde. The set, which was released on Aug. 20, bows atop the list with 276,000 equivalent album units... more info

New York Times — The album, which was released independent of a record label but with the support of Apple, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. more info

Nialler9 — Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. This week’s additions include new songs from all the below along with Cassius, Indian Wells, Jagwar Ma, Sundai, Bon Iver and more. Check out the Songs of the week Soundcloud playlist. 1. Fran... more info

Idolator — The singer’s self-released album lands the year’s third-biggest opening. more info

AllHipHop — THE SINGER IS ONLY BEHIND DRIZZY AND BEY FOR THE YEAR more info

NME — The long-awaited album has surged to the top of the charts in the States more info