By Ryan Middleton Jan 17, 2015 02:17 PM EST
Frank Ocean performs at Bonnaroo 2014 (Photo : Getty Images)On Jan. 16, treasured R&B/soul singer Aaliyahwould have turned 36, and to honor her life, Frank Ocean covered the One In A Millionsinger's rendition of "At Your Best (You Are Love)," an Isley Brotherstrack from 1976 that was covered by Aaliyah in 1994. Frank Ocean took to his active Tumblr account to share the stripped-down and sounful cover. The Channel Orangesinger dishes a moving falsetto, which he titles "You Are Luhh," that is a fitting tribute to the R&B singer who was taken from us too soon. His version seems to transition at the end into something unrelated possibly new music from Ocean. Listen to the rendition below via Ocean's Tumblr.
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A biopic was released about Aaliyah at the end of 2014 by Lifetime. It was widely criticized by those who knew her, including Timbalandwho called the film "bulls--t." The film was unable to clear any of the music from Aaliyah's discography, dooming it from the start and it was widely perceived as inadequately portraying her as a person.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting some sort of news about a follow up to Ocean's breakthrough 2012 album Channel Orange. In November, he revealed the lo-fi "Memrise" through his Tumblr page, but he has kept progress on any progress on new music very close to the vest thus far.
Lil Bposted a pictureof the two in the studio, which would be a very interesting combination to see make an album. According to Rolling Stone, Pharrell, Danger Mouse, Rodney Jenkinsand Hit-Boyare among the producers rumored to be collaborating with Ocean on his follow-up LP.
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