Singer Frank Ocean performs at Levi's An Evening with Frank Ocean in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
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Singer Frank Ocean performs at Levi's An Evening with Frank Ocean in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
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FILE - This March 12, 2012 file photo shows guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys performing at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Black Keys, FUN., Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift will perform at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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The band Fun, from left, Jack Antonoff, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess pose for a photo backstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP)
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Co-host Taylor Swift poses for a photo at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live! at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Donn Jones/Invision/AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Adele performs during the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The British singer's "21" was the highest-selling album in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to 2012 sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. That's a first in the SoundScan era. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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FILE - This May 7, 2012 file photo shows Beyonce Knowles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit in New York. Beyonce will sing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony. The committee planning the Jan. 21 event also announced Wednesday that Kelly Clarkson will perform "My Country `Tis of Thee" and James Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful" at the swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol's west front. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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FILE - This May 15, 2012 file photo shows Kelly Clarkson attending the Entertainment Weekly and ABC Upfronts Party in New York. The Obama inauguration committee planning the Jan. 21 event announced Wednesday that Clarkson will perform "My Country `Tis of Thee" and James Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful" at the swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol's west front. Beyonce will sing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes File)
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FILE - This Dec. 7, 2012 file photo shows Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor speaking at National Press Club in Washington. The inaugural committee planning the Jan. 21 event announced Wednesday that Taylor will sing "America the Beautiful" at the swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol's west front and Kelly Clarkson will perform "My Country `Tis of Thee" . Beyonce will sing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Grammy nominee Frank Ocean performs at Levi event
LOS ANGELES (
AP) — Frank Ocean is nominated for six awards and will perform at Sunday's Grammys, and he warmed up at an event for a few hundred people Friday night.
The R&B singer-songwriter performed a 30-minute set at the Ace Museum in Los Angeles. He was calm onstage, singing songs like "Pyramid," ''Crack Rock," ''Sierra Leone" and "Thinkin Bout You," which is nominated for record of the year at the Grammys.
The 25-year-old wore his signature headband while purple lights shined in the background. He bent on his knees as his guitarist jammed on one song.
Ocean is part of the six top acts nominated for six awards at the Grammy Awards. His debut studio album, "channel ORANGE," is nominated for album of the year. He's also up for best new artist.
Ocean performed at an event for Levi celebrating the denim brand's 140 year anniversary of its 501 jeans. He'll compete with acts like fun. and The Black Keys in major categories at the Grammys, to air live from the Staples Center on CBS.
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