John Mayer Says Frank Ocean is Working on “Space Reggae” New Music

During a live stream on his Instagram
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John Mayer briefly spoke on Frank Ocean’s new music during a recent Instagram live stream. After amusedly touching on what reggae would sound like in space, he responded to a fan question in the comments: “Favorite Frank Ocean song? ‘Sweet Life,’” he said. “And then he played me this song the other day... I won’t say the title, that's his business, but... He’s doing stuff right now that’s... talk about space reggae, future reggae, that’s Frank Ocean.” Check out a video of the stream below; Mayer speaks on Ocean around the 8:20 mark. Mayer previously played guitar on Channel Orange, while Ocean sang on Mayer’s 2013 album Paradise Valley.

Producer Calvin Harris recently announced that his new collaboration with Ocean and Migos, “Slide,” will be released tonight, marking the first piece of new music from Ocean since the release of Blonde.