blonded RADIO is an online radio show by Frank Ocean that intermittently airs on Apple Music 1 (formerly Beats 1), the flagship music radio station of Apple Music. Episodes feature a curated playlist, interspersed with skits & interviews, and often premiere new singles by Frank Ocean. The show debuted on February 24, 2017.
blonded RADIO is hosted by Frank Ocean, Vegyn, Roof Access, and Federico Aliprandi.
Frank Ocean is the executive producer and the founder of blonded, the record label, music merchandise company, and publisher of the radio show.
Vegyn, real name Joe Thornalley, is a London-based producer and the founder of the PLZ Make It Ruins label. He help produce six tracks on Frank Ocean’s 2016 visual album Endless and three tracks on Ocean’s 2016 studio album Blonde. As a solo artist, Vegyn released the 2015 EP Janhui and the 8-song project All Bad Things Have Ended – Your Lunch Included in 2014.
Roof Access, real name Emmett Cruddas, is a London DJ and an associate of Vegyn. Together, they hosted the CA$H Only show on Radar Radio. He has also done mixes for London’s Balamii online radio station.
Federico Aliprandi is an Italian car enthusiast and the blogger behind definemotorsports & Vettura Sekai. His car analysis was featured in Frank Ocean’s Boys Don’t Cry magazine, and the first episode of blonded RADIO featured a skit by Aliprandi talking about driving a Rolls-Royce Wraith.