Frank Ocean Drops Major News During Coachella Set: New Album on the Way

After a long hiatus, singer Frank Ocean finally returned to the Coachella stage on Sunday, April 16. During his performance, he announced that a new album was coming.

The Channel Orange hit artist has been one of the most-awaited acts of the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. For the first time since 2019, he performed live for his headline set.

Fans experienced the rare opportunity of watching the singer perform live. In addition, they were all in for a surprise, Frank Ocean’s new music.

Frank Ocean confirms a new album is on the way. pic.twitter.com/PSp5dL79Jc

— Pop Base (@PopBase) April 17, 2023

What songs did Frank Ocean perform during his Coachella 2023 headline?

Although he didn’t perform any new songs on Sunday night, he sang several hits from an archive of songs he had never performed live. Here’s a list of Frank Ocean’s 2023 Coachella set:

• Bad Religion
• White Ferrari (New Version)
• Florida
• Pink + White
• Solo (New Version)
• Lost
• Slide
• Novacane (New Version)
• Come On World, You Can’t Go!
• Crack Rock
• Impietas / Deathwish (ASR)
• In Ha Mood (Ice Spice song)
• Provider
• In My Room
• No Church In The Wild / Pyramids
• God Speed
• Wise Man (New Version)
• Night Life (Aretha Franklin cover)
• Self Control
• Nikes
• Nights
• At Your Best (You Are Love)

Frank Ocean officially returns to the stage for the first time in 6 years at Coachella. pic.twitter.com/B1DGt6LKPV

— Pop Base (@PopBase) April 17, 2023

On Saturday night, his show was supposed to live-stream, but it was canceled at the last minute. Although Frank Ocean started late, he did not drop out of his Coachella 2023 set.

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When is Frank Ocean’s new album coming out?

During his performance, he spoke to the crowd. Ocean said, “I wanna talk about why I’m here. It’s not because of the new album, it’s not because of the new album, but there’s not a new album. So Maybe?”

Frank Ocean also told the crowd about his absence from the music industry. He said that his life had changed a lot in the last few years, and he wanted to thank his fans for their love and support.

Although there has been a subtle announcement of a new album on the way, its official release is still uncertain. Fans are also excitedly waiting for the singer-songwriter’s new album release, but many speculate it could take a while.

Overall, the singer’s new album announcement sparked his fans’ excitement. While there’s no confirmation of its release, we can expect that fans will eagerly wait for fresh material from the Super Rick Kids singer.