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  Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Muse: 'SNL' Announces Lineup

  August 29, 2012 – Frank Ocean's television debut — his June 9 performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon that launched the surprise digital release of channel ORANGE — was such an overwhelming success, NBC has decided to entrust him with the coveted musical performer slot on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The crooner will appear on the show's September 15 episode, hosted by Seth MacFarlane. …
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  Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Ke$ha, 2 Chainz Will Join Fierce Five at MTV VMAs

  August 27, 2012 – So, Frank Ocean, Ke$ha, and the Fierce Five Olympic gymnasts walk into an arena. We're not sure of the punch line yet, but follow our coverage of the upcoming 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and it's sure to come. …
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  Frank Ocean, Miguel, and Holy Other Usher in PBR&B 2.0

  August 22, 2012 – Something happened last year to R&B, something more radical than most of us realized. …
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  Frank Ocean Cancels Coldplay Tour, Feels 'Like an Asshole'

  August 13, 2012 – After ending a set at Norway's Øya Festival early due to vocal problems, Frank Ocean has pulled out of Sweden's Way Out West festival, Flow Festival, Pukkelpop, V Festival, and Bestival, as well as dropped his opening slot on Coldplay's upcoming European tour. …
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  Hear Gwyneth Paltrow's Summer Jams Playlist

  August 10, 2012 – It seems like Gwyneth Paltrow realized summer is coming to an end — but she's not saying farewell without a fight. …
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  Frank Ocean's 'channel ORANGE' Now Has No Vinyl Release Date

  August 10, 2012 – Frank Ocean brilliantly excelled at drumming up anticipation for his full-length debut album, the SPIN Essentials-stamped channel ORANGE. Remember the lack of interviews, the vague video pronouncements, or the way that, aside from a song or two, the Louisiana native managed to keep the whole album off the Internet until right when he released it, a week early, to accompany a spellbinding late-night TV performance? …
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  Lollapalooza 2012: 10 Best and Worst of Day Two

  August 5, 2012 – SPIN's intrepid team has invaded Chicago's Grant Park, attempting to see as many of the 30 essential sets at this year's Lollapalooza as possible while avoiding the twin evils of 21st-century festivals (no, not Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie: bad-attitude bros and foul corndogs). Although the real star of day two was the confusion and crowd-surfing of a three-hour storm evacuation, we managed to catch a few bands anyway! …
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  Your 2012 MTV VMAs Nominees Are... Mostly Rihanna and Drake

  July 31, 2012 – Cementing the fact Rihanna seems to have been everywhere over the past year or so, the pop star has tied Drake as the most-nominated artist for the 28th installment of MTV's Video Music Awards. Both artists received five nods each, but if you count the vids Rihanna is featured in, including "Take Care" with Drake, she's nominated 11 times. Katy Perry comes in just behind them with four nominations. …
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  Who Charted? Nas' Life is Indeed Good At the Top

  July 25, 2012 – First! Nas demonstrates the power of daily affirmations by scoring the No. 1 slot on this week's Billboard 200 ranking with his Life is Good set, which sold 149,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's his fifth chart-topping debut (sixth if you count his 1999 collaboration with Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature, The Firm), the last being 2008's Untitled. …
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  Frank Ocean Explains Bold Coming Out in Candid New Interview

  July 23, 2012 – In the days between posting a complex coming-out note on his Tumblr and the night when he dropped his sparkling major label debut just a few days later, Frank Ocean didn't do much, if any, talking about himself. Even as controversy surrounding the album's physical release swirled, he still wasn't particularly loquacious. …
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