Dear UTG Readers – Today is a very good day for our site. After five years of headaches, confusion, and restraint we are beyond excited to tell you we are no longer associated with Buzz/Spin Media. We thought joining a giant digital company who claimed to have our best interests in mind would be the […]
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Dear Readers – Please Help Us Develop The Future of UTG
August 21st, 2015 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Editorials, Features, News 
Tags: Dear Readers, donate, open letter, Patreon, Site Update, under the gun review, update, utg 
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AllHipHop Owner Pens Open Letter To Nicki Minaj About Her Image And Position Of Influence
July 28th, 2014 James Shotwell We don’t typically cover album art as news, but at the end of last week Nicki Minaj made the internet explode by sharing an extremely revealing photo of herself in a hot pink thong that was said to be the artwork for her next promotional single. The photo, which also serves as the main image […]
Posted in News Tags: album cover, allhiphop, anaconda, controvery, Nicki Minaj, open letter, Role Model, thong cover, thong photo 1 Comment »
Help Save Nashville’s Historic RCA Studio A
June 26th, 2014 James Shotwell The building housing RCA Studio A, one of the most famous studios in country music history, is being sold to developers looking to add more residential offerings to Music Row. RCA Studio A was originally built in 1964 under the supervision of Chet Atkins. In the years since it opened its doors, the studio has […]
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The Amity Affliction Frontman Writes An Open Letter About Newest Single
May 20th, 2014 Kriston McConnell The Amity Affliction recently released a new single off their upcoming album, Let The Ocean Take Me. Apparently after the release of the song, the band was flooded with messages from fans about the lyrics in it. This has prompted their frontman, Joel Birch, to write an open letter addressing his lyrics in general, and […]
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Anthony Raneri Writes A Letter To His Younger Self
December 8th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Rock Sound have a long running series titled Letter To My Younger Self, where artists write a letter to, you guessed it, their younger self. This feature has seen a number of artists writing all kinds of letters, though most of them consist of various life lessons and advice for the future. The latest open […]
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RZA Releases Paul Walker Tribute Titled “Destiny Bends”
December 2nd, 2013 James Shotwell Wu-Tang Member RZA has made a name for himself in the world of acting over the last decade, and one of his most recent gigs was with recently deceased actor Paul Walker on the set of the upcoming film Brick Mansion. The news of Walker’s death hit RZA hard, and in the hours following the […]
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Jason Lancaster Pens Open Letter To Go Radio Fans, Disagrees With Band’s Statement
October 9th, 2013 James Shotwell The alternative rock scene is still recovering from the loss of Go Radio earlier this week, and now frontman Jason Lancaster has stepped forward to reveal his version of the band’s final days. Speaking directly to fans, Lancaster released a message earlier today opening up about the days leading up to the demise of Go […]
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Sinead O’Connor Writes Open Letter To Miley Cyrus – ‘No one who cares about you could support your being pimped’
October 3rd, 2013 James Shotwell Finally. Someone is saying what most of us have thought since July. Music icon Sinead O’Connor is making headlines worldwide today for releasing an open letter to pop sensation Miley Cyrus after learning the young starlet cited her as an influence. The message O’Connor had for Cyrus is about as far from a ‘thank you’ […]
Posted in News Tags: bangerz, miley cyrus, open letter, open letter to miley cyrus, pimping, Sinead O'Connor 32 Comments »
J. Cole Apologizes For Autism Lyric
July 22nd, 2013 James Shotwell The rap game is not the same as it was five years ago. Saying something controversial is still a proven marketing tactic, but more and more often there are groups coming out of the woodwork to attack rappers who choose to cross political/moral/decency lines when spitting rhymes. Rick Ross came under a ton of fire […]
Posted in News Tags: 2013, apology, autism, Born Sinner, controversy, Drake, J. Cole, jodeci freestyle, open letter Comments Off on J. Cole Apologizes For Autism Lyric
Randy Blythe Posts Letter To Fans
May 15th, 2013 James Shotwell Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe heads out on his first tour in over a year this week, and it comes not long after he was exonerated on murder-related charges stemming from a fan’s death that resulted from injuries sustained during an LOG set. To say his heart is heavy with emotion would be an […]
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P!nk Lashes Out At Fans In Open Letter
May 6th, 2013 James Shotwell We try to keep our pop music coverage at a minimum, but this week has given us a lot of crazy stuff to write about. This one is not that weird, but it is pretty surprising. P!nk is at the center of fan outcry this morning after posting an open letter online that lashes out […]
Posted in News Tags: angry letter, birmingham, Kiss My Ass, lashing out, open letter, p!nk, Pink 2 Comments »
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 […]
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