When the Grammy nominees are revealed on Dec. 8, one surefire contender will not be on the list: Frank Ocean, who released two albums -- Blonde and the "visual album" Endless -- in August. A source confirms to Billboard that neither album was submitted for consideration by Ocean's labels or management, even though both were released well before the 2017 Grammy eligibility cutoff date of Sept. 30, 2016.
A rep for the Grammys confirmed that Ocean's albums had not been submitted for consideration. Reps for Ocean were not immediately available for comment or had not responded to Billboard's requests for comment at press time.