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Frank’s double drop albums Blonde and the visual album Endless were not submitted for consideration, a source says.

When the Grammy nominees are revealed on December 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 Frank's labels, management or other reps, even though both were released well before the 2017 Grammy eligibility cutoff date of Sept. 30, 2016.

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A representative for the Grammys confirmed that Frank’s albums had not been submitted for consideration. Reps for Frank were contacted by several music journalists who got no comments from them.

Nobody is sure why Frank’s albums weren’t submitted, some saying the record labels are doing it to spite Frank for subverting them. The albums were Frank's first full-length releases in more than four years. His previous release, Channel Orange, was nominated for five 2013 Grammy Awards and won two: one for Best Urban Contemporary Album, and another for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for the album track No Church in the Wild. He was also nominated for Album of the Year and Best New Artist, and Record of the Year for Thinkin Bout You.

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