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The Independent — The White House just dropped President Barack Obama's Summer Playlist on Spotify, the popular streaming service. The release features tracks handpicked by the president on two separate night and daytime playlists. more info

The Independent — It's been over three years since Frank Ocean released his phenomenal debut album Channel Orange, and people are wondering what's happened to the follow-up. more info

MTV.co.uk News — The former 1D star has apparently teamed up with the man behind Frank Ocean's hit LP... more info

Stereogum — It’s now been more than three years since Frank Ocean gave us his Channel Orange masterpiece, and everything we know about its eventual follow-up belongs to the realms of rumor and conjecture. So here’s a slight consolation prize: Diplo’s Major... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Born as a ramshackle punk rock festival in 2004, the FYF Fest in 2015 will be a whole other beast altogether if founder Sean Carlson has anything to say about it. Yes, guitars will still be loud, but few expect much moshing when headliners including ... more info

Perez Hilton — Miguel recently said in an interview that his music is better than Frank Ocean's. And, you know…. We agree with him! His new album is MAJOR!!!!!! We have it on replay! And nonstop! One standout track is The Valley, which is NSFW but definitely appr... more info

Perez Hilton — Them's fighting words! Alternative R&B isn't necessarily the place for rivalries, but every once in a while someone steps up to the plate to talk a little trash! Miguel just released his new album Wildheart last week and he's already making sure peop... more info

Stereogum — Do you really want to go down this road, Miguel? As NME points out, a reporter from The Sunday Times asked the Wildheart singer about his relationship with fellow R&B innovator Frank Ocean, a relationship Miguel described as “cordial” at best. Th... more info

Stereogum — The London-based singer-songwriter Nao released her February 15 EP back in May, and for someone who didn’t have a huge online footprint up until that point, she’s certifiably well on her way to stardom now, her latest step toward fame being a pia... more info