Fans of Canadian crooner The Weeknd will be treated to no less than three brand new tracks when Trilogy, the young singer’s first release on a major label, hits stores this month. Of those three tracks, “Twenty Eight” is the first to surface online and it is nothing short of a soulful beast. The track […]
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STREAM: The Weeknd – “Twenty Eight”
November 6th, 2012 
James Shotwell 
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WATCH: The Weeknd – “Enemy”
November 3rd, 2012 Jacob Tender The Weeknd exudes sex. How’s that for an opening line? Abel Tesfaye has taken over the R&B game for the past few years, one sweet love making session at a time. Last night, the sultry singer crooned and swooned over a Toronto audience at Sound Academy. The song: “Enemy,” which premiered last week. This was […]
MUSIC VIDEO: French Montana & Rick Ross – “Straight Off The Boat”
October 29th, 2012 Grant Trimboli French Montana and Rick Ross teamed up today to release their video for “Straight Off The Boat.” Watch out on UTG for more on his new album Excuse My French, dropping in December, along with details and streams from his upcoming mixtape Mac & Cheese 3 on November 9. French’s debut album features a slew […]
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STREAM: The Weeknd – “Enemy”
October 27th, 2012 Brian Leak Canadian crooner Abel Tesfaye makes panties wet. They soak and get heavy, then they drop. It only takes his voice to accomplish the feat but in his new track, Tesfaye explains how he aims to make bodies shake without a word. “Enemy” will not be featured on The Weeknd’s Universal Republic debut, Trilogy, so this […]
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October 3rd, 2012 James Shotwell Canadian talent The Weeknd is prepping the release of his forthcoming label debut, and this morning he continues to roll out the promotion plan with a brand new music video. Appearing first on the Thursday mixtape, “Rolling Stone” is a bare bones croonfest about love and, well, being a rolling stone. The visuals are pretty […]
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STREAM: Wiz Khalifa Ft The Weeknd – “Remember You”
September 24th, 2012 James Shotwell Wiz Khalifa emerges from a day of controversy surrounding a possible hit and run to deliver a show-stopper with Universal’s next big star. “Remember You” follows Khalifa’s “Work Hard Play Hard” as the second single off O.N.I.F.C. and pairs Wiz with Canadian sensation The Weeknd against a beat fans of the Northerner’s trilogy will embrace […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: .mp3, onifc, remember you, stream, taylor gang, the weeknd, Wiz Khalifa 2 Comments » STREAM: The Weeknd – “Wicked Games” (New Version)
September 14th, 2012 Grant Trimboli After the UTG crew learned of R&B crooner The Weeknd‘s signing to Universal Republic, there was immediate news of a trilogy and we could not be any more excited for this release. Canada’s rising superstar has let loose a stream of his re-mastered and re-done version of his House Of Balloons track “Wicked Games” and […]
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September 12th, 2012 Justin Proper Canada’s The Weeknd has gone major. Even though his name is still fresh on the lips of most music fans, The Weeknd has dominated the blogosphere over the better part of the last two years. His crooning goes into sonic territory that is still largely unexplored by mainstream artists, and this deal could lead to […]
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WATCH: Tyler Carter covers Drake’s “Crew Love”
July 15th, 2012 Michael McCarron Ex-Woe, Is Me lead vocalist, Tyler Carter, recently posted a video of himself and a friend covering Drake‘s “Crew Love (ft. The Weeknd)”. The track comes off of Drake’s sophomore record, Take Care. Take the jump to see Carter’s rendition, featuring his friend, Colby. Tyler Carter is hard at work on his solo debut album. […]
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: The Weeknd – Our Love
June 10th, 2012 James Shotwell A boring Sunday gets a bit better now as Canada’s greatest recent export delivers another soulful jam. Loosed on the internet from the vault it has been sitting in since 2009, “Our Love” is a track recorded by The Weeknd when he was part of a music collective known as The Noise. Things are slightly […]
WATCH: Jonny Craig Cover the Weeknd
June 4th, 2012 Michael McCarron Lightening rod lead singer, Jonny Craig (Dance Gavin Dance) recently performed a cover of the Weeknd’s hit, “Rolling Stone” at a recent set at Chain Reaction. The stop is the second on Craig’s “I’m sober, please see me” mini-tour. You can check out Craig’s cover of “Rolling Stone,” along with a performance of “I’ve Been […]