After weeks of rumors, new Frank Ocean music has arrived. Late Thursday night the enigmatic R&B crooner released “Endless,” an 18-track visual album streaming exclusively on Apple Music. “Endless” adds to the growing trend of upending the traditional album release model that has buoyed recent releases from Kanye West, Beyonce and Rihanna. Fans speculated that the album’s release was imminent, considering the video — which was titled “Endless” — contained the Apple Music logo watermarked in the corner of the video. Upon the debut of the livestream, it was reported by major news outlets that the album would be released on Aug. 5 alongside a video through an exclusive deal with Apple Music.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 19, 2016 05:58 UTC