<span class="RACopyBody">NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Apple Music has released new and long-awaited music from Grammy-winning singer Frank Ocean in the form of a 45-minute "visual album."</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">The company tweeted a link to the music video "Endless" by the R&amp;B artist on Thursday night. The link is only available to subscribers of Apple’s music streaming service.</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">The video shows black-and-white footage of Ocean building a staircase in a warehouse over new music, a different approach from the series of connected music videos that Beyonce released on HBO for her visual album, "Lemonade."</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Ocean is credited as the director of the video, and it features a cover of an Isley Brothers song and guest musicians James Blake, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead and the London Contemporary Orchestra.</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Ocean has been teasing information about his next album on his website boysdontcry.co, but representatives from Universal Music Group and Apple Music didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment.</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Fans have been anxiously awaiting the 28-year-old singer’s first album in four years.</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Ocean’s widely acclaimed debut album, "Channel Orange," was released in 2012. The record featured the hit song "Thinkin bout You" and earned him two Grammy Awards, including best urban contemporary album.</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Ocean is known for his previous association with the alternative hip-hop group Odd Future. He has also written songs for Beyonce, Justin Bieber, John Legend and Brandy. He appeared on two songs from Jay Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album, "Watch the Throne."</span>