Following a 2011 statement of intent, Jay-Z has confirmed that his upcoming Annie remake will feature a soundtrack written entirely by him.... full story ![]()

Jay-Z isn't just part of Baz Luhrmann's upcoming adaptation of "The Great Gatsby," he's also a fan of the film's title character. That's the word from Luhrmann, who told Vulture that Jay-Z's take on Jay Gatsby provided the director with a "revelation." "He said, 'It's an aspirational film. The thing about Gatsby is not whether he made his money illegally or not; it's whether...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 2 days ago)

"Executive produced" by Jay-Z, the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann and Leonardo DiCaprio's upcoming The Great Gatsby has an artist roster gaudily ambitious enough to make up the Great American Soundtrack...
spin.com (1 month and 16 days ago)

Then came the Jay-Z song, old sport. After weeks of song debuts from "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack, NPR has unveiled the whole Megillah -- including a new song by Mr. Shawn Carter, titled "100$ Bill." The Jay-Z track starts with a bit of dialogue from the film, spoken by Leonardo DiCaprio: "My life has got to be like this. It's got to keep going on." After that, some slick...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 16 days ago)

Rapper Jay-Z has teamed up with Australian director Baz Luhrmann to produce and perform on the soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby" which will open the 2013 Cannes film festival in May.
denverpost.com (3 months and 5 days ago)
LONDON (Reuters) - Rapper Jay-Z has teamed up with Australian director Baz Luhrmann to produce and perform on the soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby" which will open the 2013 Cannes film festival in May.
reuters.com (3 months and 5 days ago)

Rapper will oversee the official soundtrack to film adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald novel
nme.com (3 months and 5 days ago)

NEW YORK (AP) — The young Oscar-nominated star of Beasts of the Southern Wild has been cast in the lead role of a new version of Annie. Sony Pictures announced Sunday that Quvenzhané (kwuh-VEHN’-juh-nay) Wallis will play Annie in a contemporized adaptation of the Broadway musical and the “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip. It’s to be directed by Will Gluck, who loosely based...
time.com (3 months and 23 days ago)

Marcus Mumford is quite different from Justin Timberlake's usual collaborators Jay-Z and Timbaland, but the "Suit & Tie" singer and actor has decided to team up with the folk frontman on a soundtrack for upcoming Coen brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis.
independent.co.uk (3 months and 21 days ago)

The only thing more anticipated than the Baz Luhrmann all-star remake of "The Great Gatsby," is the soundtrack to the film, produced by Jay-Z. Now more exciting — or potentially enraging — music news for fans of Beyoncé and late singer Amy Winehouse: Jay-Z has called on his superstar wife to cover Winehouse's "Back to Black" for the "Gatsby" soundtrack.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

Rapper Jay-Z has teamed up with Australian director Baz Luhrmann to produce and perform on the soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby" which will open the 2013 Cannes film festival in May.
nydailynews.com (3 months and 5 days ago)
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