Blonded RADIO

blonded RADIO is Frank Ocean's Apple Music 1 radio show that has had sporadic runs between 2017 and 2021. The show is hosted by Ocean, Vegyn, and Roof Access, and typically contains an arrangement of songs from all sorts of artists plus the debut of a new Frank Ocean single.

The show has had three notable runs: seven episodes between February and August 2017; four specials in late 2018; and another run of four episodes in late 2019. There was also a special episode that aired on Christmas Day 2021. The series also has a spin-off available in Grand Theft Auto V named "blonded Los Santos 97.8."

As of January 2022, there have been sixteen episodes, six of which were Midterms or Xmas specials (three each.) There has been a blonded RADIO episode every year since the show started, excluding 2020. The longest gap between episodes was between the 2019 and 2021 blonded Xmas specials, which were 732 days apart. As of January 2022, it has been over two years since a numbered episode has aired.

History
The show started with a run of seven regular episodes that aired between February and August 2017. During this run, it was common for a remix to the new premiering single to be played once or twice on the broadcast, such as an A$AP Rocky remix for "Chanel," a Travis Scott remix for "Lens," and alternate mixes of "Provider."

After that, the show went on a one-year hiatus before returning on the day of the 2018 United States midterm elections, during which there were three special episodes that aired on November 6, 2018. The first Christmas special aired on Christmas Day that year. None of these episodes were numbered and none contained new Frank Ocean songs.

The show went on another hiatus, this time for less than a year when blonded 008 aired by surprise in October 2019. blonded 009 aired weeks later and was quickly followed by blonded 010, which to date is the only numbered episode to not contain a new Frank Ocean single, and is also the latest numbered episode overall.

Since blonded 010, there have been two Christmas episodes, blonded Xmas (2019) and blonded Xmas (2021). The gap between the two specials has been the longest to date, with a total of 732 days.

Episodes
Adapted from Wikipedia :

Standard

 * 001 (February 24, 2017) - "Slide"
 * 002 (March 10, 2017) - "Chanel" & "Chanel (Remix)"
 * 003 (April 8, 2017) - "Biking (ft. JAY-Z & Tyler, The Creator)"
 * 004 (April 23, 2017) - "Lens" & "Lens (Remix)"
 * 005 (April 24, 2017) - "Slide On Me (Remix)"
 * 006 (May 15, 2017) - "RAF" & "Biking (Solo)"
 * 007 (August 17, 2017) - "Provider" and alternate versions
 * 008 (October 19, 2019) - "DHL" & "Cayendo (Sango Remix)"
 * 009 (November 3, 2019) - "In My Room" & "Little Demon (Arca Remix)"
 * 010 (November 9, 2019)

Specials

 * blonded Midterms pt. I (November 6, 2018)
 * blonded Midterms pt. II (November 6, 2018)
 * blonded Midterms pt. III (November 6, 2018)
 * blonded Xmas (2018) (December 25, 2018)
 * blonded Xmas (2019) (December 24, 2019)
 * blonded Xmas (2021) (December 25, 2021) - "Come On World, You Can't Go!"