Frank Ocean shares more music to hold us over while we wait for his Def Jam debut. The Odd Future crooner hands over the keys to a pretty girl on the drum-patterned “Whip Appeal.” “Something to drive, or jog to,” explained Frank. Put this on cruise control and ride out.

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Frank Ocean is the calm in the middle of the storm. The Odd Future singer-songwriter contributes the tender “White” to The OF Tape Vol. 2, in stores Tuesday. Frank echoes sweet sentiments over a sparse melody. It clocks in just over two minutes, but we’ll take what we can get.

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Frank Ocean and Rita Ora are bringing their music to the masses. The much-buzzed-about newcomers will join Coldplay on the band’s stadium tour through Europe this summer.

The 22-date trek kicks off May 18 in Porto, Portugal, before traveling through France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and other European countries with various opening acts including Ocean, Ora, Robyn, Ash, and Marina & the Diamonds.

Jay-Z’s friendship with frontman Chris Martin helped score his Roc Nation signee Ora an opening spot. The blonde singer will tour with the band in May and June in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and the U.K. Her debut is due this summer featuring the singles “How We Do (Party)” and the Drake-penned “R.I.P.”

Odd Future crooner Ocean, who covered Coldplay’s “Strawberry Swing” on his free album Nostalgia, Ultra, will debut new material when the tour touches down in Denmark, Sweden, France, and Germany in August and September. “Setlist full of that new new too. Man o man!” he wrote.

See a full itinerary below.

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After Frank Ocean’s claim that Don Henley was “intimated” by his cover of “Hotel California,” the Eagles founder has issued a stern response, calling out the Odd Future singer for his unauthorized use of the song.

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Don’t expect to see Frank Ocean perform “American Wedding” at Coachella in April. Eagles founder Don Henley has reportedly threatened the Odd Future singer with legal action if he performs the “Hotel California”-sampled song live.

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Frank Ocean casts a spell on the enchanting “Voodoo,” which he released via his Tumblr page. The Odd Future crooner sings about a couple whose love is the only thing that remains true in darker times.

“She’s got the whole wide world in her juicy fruit/ He’s got the whole wide world in his pants,” he effortlessly sings on the 97-second track.

Frank is cooking up more “sonic goodies” like this for his Def Jam debut, due this spring.

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G.O.O.D. Music is keeping good company on its forthcoming compilation. Kanye West has called on some of his friends outside of the crew to work on the highly-anticipated album.

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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will throw a gangsta party in the desert this April. The West Coast icons have been announced as co-headliners for this year’s Coachella Music & Arts Festival.

The dynamic duo will perform their hip-hop classics on the final day of the three-day festival, which will run for two consecutive weekends on April 13-15 and April 20-22 in Indio, Calif. Previous headliners include Prince, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and the Beastie Boys.

This year’s lineup also includes newcomers Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Azealia Banks, and A$AP Rocky. Check out the official flyer for a full list of performers.

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