Frank Ocean Grammys Performance: Singer Takes Best Urban Contemporary Album At 2013 Awards
Posted in: Today's ChiliR&B singer Frank Ocean was among the favorites in the weeks leading up to this year’s 55th Annual Grammy Awards broadcast, riding the wave of critical appreciation that has buoyed the 25-year-old since he released “channel ORANGE” in July.
Early in the show, Ocean won Grammys for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (for “No Church in the Wild,” with Jay-Z and Kanye West). He was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best New Artist, tying with fun., Jay-Z, West, Mumford & Sons and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys for the most nods of the year.
Ocean performed “Forrest Gump” during Sunday night’s broadcast, appearing in front of an impressive video installation that recalled Kraftwerk’s run at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
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