Last week, it was reported by Billboard that Frank Ocean’s album Endless would finally land on streaming services as a track-by-track album. Frank has responded to that report, declaring in an Instagram comment: “⚡️⚡️ Fake news ⚡️⚡️.”

Endless, the first of Frank Ocean’s two 2016 releases, initially came out as a 46-minute music video on Apple Music. The album was Ocean’s last release for Def Jam, fulfilling his obligations for the label. In November 2017, Ocean revealed CD and vinyl editions of Endless. Since its August 2016 release, Endless has not been available digitally (e.g., iTunes Store, Spotify, TIDAL, etc.) outside of Apple Music.

It’s not the first time Frank Ocean has dodged expectations generated by media reports. On August 1, 2016, The New York Times reported that a new album called Boys Don’t Cry would arrive later that week. Endless didn’t arrive until August 19, and Blonde came out on August 20. Boys Don’t Cry was the title of his concurrently released limited edition magazine.

In 2018, Frank Ocean released just one single: a cover of “Moon River.” He also appeared on songs by ASAP Rocky (“Purity” and “Brotha Man”) and Travis Scott (“Carousel”).

Read Pitchfork’s Overtones feature “How Frank Ocean Triumphs Without Even Trying.”