--- title: Frank Ocean's "Blonde" Album Now Able to Stream on Spotify description: Frank Ocean fans who use Spotify can now rejoice because the artist's new album, Blonde, is now available for streaming on the platform. canonical: https://time.com/4485654/frank-ocean-blonde-spotify/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-09T18:49:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:23.037Z og:title: You Can Now Stream Frank Ocean's New Album on Spotify og:description: Bless up og:url: https://time.com/4485654/frank-ocean-blonde-spotify/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt170226011282f805/6988a56bbc6cfc5be53de846/frank-ocean-spotify.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2014 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Day 3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Can Now Stream Frank Ocean's New Album on Spotify twitter:description: Bless up twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt170226011282f805/6988a56bbc6cfc5be53de846/frank-ocean-spotify.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You Can Now Stream Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Album on Spotify  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 9, 2016 6:49 PM UTC  Frank Ocean performs during the 2014 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 14, 2014 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Frank Ocean performs during the 2014 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 14, 2014 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)Jason Merritt—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 9, 2016 6:49 PM UTC [Frank Ocean](http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/frank-ocean/) fans who use Spotify can now rejoice because the elusive artist’s [new album, _Blonde_](http://time.com/4461555/frank-ocean-new-album-blonde-2/), is now available for streaming on the platform, nearly three weeks after its initial release (which, [considering how long fans waited for the album, is hardly a wait at all](http://time.com/4413818/frank-ocean-next-album-boys-dont-cry/).) Ocean made waves when he released _Blonde_ on August 20 as an Apple Music exclusive; [the album debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, a first for Ocean](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7487876/frank-ocean-blonde-bows-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-album-chart-endless). The album is still unavailable for streaming on Tidal, Soundcloud Go, or Amazon Prime; on Spotify, the album can only be found through search, due to the company’s [policy](http://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-punishes-artists-for-giving-apple-exclusives-2016-8) that work by artists that have given exclusives to other streaming services won’t be on “featured playlists” or in the new release section of the platform. Listen to Frank’s new album in full below. 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