When was Frank Ocean’s Blonde released and what came before it?

Blonde was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on iTunes Store and Apple Music. It followed Ocean’s visual album Endless, which was released the day before on August 19. The release strategy was carefully orchestrated — Endless fulfilled Ocean’s contract with Def Jam, freeing him to release Blonde independently on his own Boys Don’t Cry label.

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