Frank Ocean Accused of Plagiarizing His BlondedRADIO Art From Cosmo Rhythmatic

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Frank Ocean has just been called out for apparently ripping off a poster from Berlin-based label Cosmo Rhythmatic by Shapednoise for his Beats 1 show blondedRADIO. In an image posted on Twitter, the blondedRADIO artwork looks suspiciously similar to a zoomed out version of a poster from Jesse Osborne-Lanthier and Grischa Lichtenberger’s Conversation Sur Lettres Mortes. Take a look at the comparison for yourself and share your thoughts.

For more Frank Ocean news, the singer-songwriter has canceled his third festival performance in a row.

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