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Frank Ocean Grammy Rehearsal Video and an Unreleased Song Called “Eyes Like Sky”?

Frank Ocean had an interesting night at the Grammy Awards this month. While the R&B singer took home several awards, he also walked away with a not-so-hot performance of “Forrest Gump.”

The artist claims that his ear piece was not functioning correctly and that led him to being slightly off-key. We, of course, have to take that with a grain of salt. However, all of his television performances thus far have been on-point, so there’s likely some truth to that.

Regardless of how he performed on stage that night, Frank Ocean proves time and time again that theatrics and pyrotechnics …

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Purity Ring Release Soulja Boy Cover, Relaunch Website, and Announce Spring Tour

Continuing their foray into the world of hip-hop melding endeavors, indie pop juggernaut Purity Ring have released an appropriately timed cover of Soulja Boy’s “Grammy” (something he’s never won) and we think it’s safe to say that it’s far superior to its source material. With the pop duo’s signature production and Megan James’ impressively lovable vocals, this version would easily see mass radio play if it were the original. You can stream the track below the jump.

Purity Ring have also relaunched their official website as of today where you can find new merch and the dates for their forthcoming …

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LIVE VIDEO: Frank Ocean – “Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead Cover)”

Something perfect happened last Thursday.

At a Spotify press conference in New York City last week, up-and-comers, big names, and future hopefuls gathered to speak about their success in 2012 and their agenda for the upcoming year. At the event, Frank Ocean played a short set in which he covered “Fake Plastic Trees” by Radiohead as a lead in to his song “Voodoo.”

The R&B star swooned over the track as audience members rudely chatted and onlookers adoringly watched the 6 time Grammy nominated artist. It was a beautiful thing. Thank you unexperienced cameraman.

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DRAMA: Justin Bieber’s Manager Gets Pissy Over Grammy Snub

The announcement of the 55th Annual Grammy nominees should have been a time for hardworking talent throughout the industry to recognize that the rest of us are appreciative of their work, but apparently that was not the case with Justin Bieber’s manager. Scooter Braun, who is also known for working with other pop acts like Carly Rae Jepsen, took to Twitter following this morning’s announcement to complain (at length) about Justin being snubbed. You can read his complete rant below:

“”first…congrats to @carlyraejepsen . thought u deserved a best new artist nom, but proud Call Me Maybe got u 2

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55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees

It is December 6 and you know what that means? Time to announce the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees for 2013. Gracing the list this time around are everyone from Fun., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen and many more!

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards air Sunday (February 10) over on CBS. Please check out the listing of categories and full timeline of artists who made the cut below!

Album of the Year
» The Black Keys – El Camino
» Fun. – Some Nights
» Mumford & Sons – Babel…

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Bon Iver Announces Tour Dates

Grammy-award winning artist Bon Iver just announced a new set of tour dates for the Fall around the East Coast. This indie folk artist has been tearing it up through the folk scene after his Grammy win as Best New Artist and Best Alternative Album for Bon Iver, Bon Iver, so if you have the chance you should probably catch him play while it’s still affordable. As you can see from the venues, he’s starting to move up and play bigger venues, and with bigger venues comes higher prices, more people, etc. Go check him out now before in …

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54th Grammy Award Winners

The 54th Grammy Awards wrapped up last night in beautiful Los Angeles, California and it was a huge night for a few of the artists. Adele, Skrillex, and Kanye West were multiple award winners, while artists like The Beach Boys, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, and many more graced the stages.

Under The Gun Review has compiled an entire listing of the shows’ winners and can be viewed by simply heading through the jump.

Album of the Year: “21,” Adele

Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele

Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul …

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Justin Vernon Potentially Giving Bon Iver A Break

Justin Vernon has been extremely successful in 2011 and is continuing this trend but he is telling the press it will not be with his Grammy-nominated group Bon Iver. As much as it pains us to say it, Bon Iver will be taking a long break and will remain in the dark for the next few years.

In a recent interview with USA Today, Justin told the press he is looking to put some of his other projects first. Read a portion of the interview by simply looking below and let UTG know your thoughts.

Also, Vernon says, “I have

Arcade Fire’s manager has something to say

This years Grammy awards, has been followed by quite a buzz about “awards being given to people that we have to google”. Click here to read some excerpts from what Arcade Fire‘s manager, Scott Rodger, had to say in regards to some of the negative connotations about the band winning “album of the year”.

Arcade Fire are busy at work

The Grammy Awards can not stop Arcade Fire from gearing up to write some more tunes. Check right here for more information.

Mick Jagger performing at Grammys

The Rolling Stones‘ rock legend, Mick Jagger, is thrilled to finally get a chance to perform at this year’s Grammy awards show on February 13. He will reportedly be companied by soul singer Raphael Saadiq and his band. Artists also taking the stage this year include Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, Rihanna, Eminem and Justin Bieber.

Eminem has had a great year

MTV wrote a piece of the rise of Eminem this past year so click over the link to read it!