Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange' Could Be Last Album; Novel To Come?
After tying some of the biggest names in music for most 2013 Grammy nominations, Frank Ocean has suggested that his critically-acclaimed album Channel Orange—our Album of the Year—may be his last. Speaking with The Guardian, Ocean talked about some artists' choice to focus on sonics rather than lyrics. He explained that he chooses to focus on the latter: "Storytelling's a different thing. Like I said, it's the more interesting part about making music for me, or making albums and songs and stuff. So much so that I might not make another album. I might just write a novel next. I don't know!"
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The 55th Annual Grammy Nominations are in! And there were some surprises. Frank Ocean, fun., Mumford & Sons, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) absolutely dominated this year. They all scored six nominations. Ocean's nods included Album of the Year, Best Record and Best New Artist. While we anticipated those nominations, fun. scored in all three of the same categories—including Album of the Year. That was a bit of a surprise, in addition to Jack White's Blunderbuss. Very nice, Mr. White.
Sad news on this Tuesday from The Civil Wars. Joy Williams and John Paul White announced late Tuesday afternoon that because of "internal discord," they are canceling all remaining tour dates. After a three-month-plus hiatus this past summer due to Williams' maternity leave, the duo launched a hefty tour starting with a few small shows and then the Austin City Limits Festival, where they performed in front of their largest audience to date at 25,000 strong.