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SCENE & HEARD: The Great Gatsby

June 17th, 2013 Grace Duffy

Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies and this column hopes to highlight the best of the best.

The Great Gatsby seems to have become the first great tragedy of the summer movie season. Baz Luhrmann’s uproarious adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel has been met with a …

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EDITORIAL: Questioning Jay-Z’s Partnership With Samsung

June 17th, 2013 James Shotwell

Hip hop legend Jay-Z used a commercial break during last night’s NBA Finals game to announce his modestly titled new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. The news came as a pleasant surprise to fans around the globe who wondered what would follow April’s “Open Letter,” but it’s how the album is coming out that has many still talking this afternoon.

As part of a promotional deal with Samsung, one million copies of Jay-Z’s new album will be made available exclusively to owners of Samsung Galaxy devices (for free) on July 4, a full 72 hours before the …

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Jay-Z Announces Plans For New Album, ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’

June 16th, 2013 Jacob Tender

During the 2nd quarter of the 5th game of this year’s NBA Finals, an unexpected commercial aired, taking hip-hop fans and the world alike by surprise.

Featuring Jay-Z and a slew of industry giants such as Pharrell Williams, Rick Rubin, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland, the commercial was most obviously a behind the scenes look at Hov’s latest project. A project in the form of an album titled Magna Carta Holy Grail.

On July 4, 2013, barely over 2 weeks from now, 1 million copies of the album will be available for free on an app …

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Drake’s Dad Reveals Track-Listing For ‘Nothing Was The Same’

May 28th, 2013 Grant Trimboli

When Drake‘s Dad posts up news regarding his son people listen and watch closely.

Pops removed the picture he posted recently, which contains all of the tracks and featured artists on the third studio album Nothing Was The Same. Justin Timberlake, A$AP Rocky, Jay-Z and many more will be jumping on board as expected. He removed the picture quickly after realizing it was too soon.

All UTG can say is DAMN. If this is the official track-listing for Drake’s upcoming album then we are in for some incredible material. View the entire thing through the jump.

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HOLY SH!T: Jay-Z Is An Illuminati Time Traveler?

May 16th, 2013 James Shotwell

Okay folks, calm down. That headline was meant to be ridiculous and no, we do not believe Jay-Z is a member of the illuminati or an actual time traveler. Everyone knows the Stone Cutters rule the world anyways.

A few years back, actor Nicolas Cage got a nice boost of press coverage when a photo surfaced of a civil war era soldier who bared a striking resemblance to Cage. This image spawned a wealth of knockoff images placing Cage and other notable celebs in various points in history, but then the fad quietly slipped into obscurity (until now, of …

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Justin Timberlake Announces ’20/20 Experience’ World Tour

May 6th, 2013 James Shotwell

Just a day after teasing the release of The 20/20 Experience Part 2 Justin Timberlake has announced plans to embark on the ’20/20 Experience World Tour’ later this year.

Slated to kickoff on Halloween, which follows JT’s run of shows with Jay-Z, ‘The 20/20 Experience World Tour’ will run through early 2014. The international tour will travel through North America, Europe, South America and Australia, but currently only a handful of dates (mainly US) have been revealed. JT has not confirmed any support for the run other than his band, The Tennessee Kids, but we’re sure as the tour approaches …

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STREAM: ‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack

May 2nd, 2013 Tyler Osborne

Today we are excited to share with you the complete soundtrack for Buz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, available to stream now courtesy of NPR. The album has songs from all of your favorites, including Lana Del Ray, Jay-Z, Nero, Florence + The Machine, and much more.

The Great Gatsby comes out on May 10, so make sure you check that out once it hits the theaters. It’s a Buzz Luhrmann film (Moulin Rouge), so expect a lot of flash, spectacle, and great cinematography.

You can click here for the stream on NPR, …

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The XX Stream Their ‘Great Gatsby’ Contribution, “Together”

April 25th, 2013 James Shotwell

Is it possible for another 2013 film to have more hype for its soundtrack than The Great Gatsby?

No, that is a serious question. Is it at all possible? I feel like I can fully commit my love to this film, but maybe there is another seemingly perfect sonic journey awaiting me in another upcoming motion picture I’ve yet to learn about. Either way, with a handful of snippets and couple of full tracks, after today it is safe to say the soundtrack for the upcoming adaptation of The Great Gatsby is going to leave you with your jaw …

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STREAM: Common – “Open Letter” (Remix)

April 15th, 2013 Adrian Garza

Common has partnered up with Jay-Z to release a remix of Hova’s latest track, “Open Letter,” which has also been called “Open Letter Pt. II.”

Of all of the tracks for the two to team up on, this one couldn’t be any better with the two spitting rhymes on Jay-Z’s recent controversial Cuba trip and Fox News’ distasteful coverage on Common’s White House spoken word set from 2011, among other things.

Follow the jump to listen to the song.

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Jay-Z Returns To Music With “Open Letter”

April 11th, 2013 James Shotwell

Jay-Z hasn’t left the celebrity spotlight in two decades, but the man who gave us Reasonable Doubt in the 90s has been relatively quiet for the better part of the last year. There are many reasons for this, including the birth of his daughter with singer Beyonce (who also recently returned to music), but it’s an absence that has been felt nonetheless.

Well hip hop fans, it’s time to collectively dry our eyes because Hova has returned in glorious fashion with “Open Letter.” Featuring production from Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, the first solo track from Jigga in over a …

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Made In America 2013 Lineup Announced: Beyoncé, Phoenix, Deadmau5, Nine Inch Nails and many more

April 10th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti

Philadelphian’s rejoice! The jigga man himself, Jay-Z, is bringing back his Made In America festival to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on Labor Day weekend (August 31 and September 1). After last year’s star-studded line-up, many were waiting in anticipation for this year’s performers and boy did they come up big.

Made In America 2013 will feature: Beyoncé, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Deadmau5, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Queens Of The Stone Age, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wiz Khalifa, Skrillex, The Gaslight Anthem, Walk The Moon, and so many more.

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The Great Gatsby Soundtrack Revealed

April 4th, 2013 Adrian Garza

After watching the following trailer that’s hit the net today, most viewers would agree with me when I say that The Great Gatsby is shaping up to be one of the biggest summer blockbusters of 2013. Along with a second trailer, info on the film’s soundtrack has been released as well.

Featuring songs by the likes of Jay-Z, Lana Del Rey, Jack White, and Gotye, things are looking to be pretty diverse for this novel-based film. Lana Del Rey’s track, “Young And Beautiful,” will serve as the lead single with a street date of April 23, …

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