A HOLY GRAIL OF AN UPDATE: Despite widespread insistence from biz talkers in the media that the Samsung giveaway of Jay-Z's forthcoming album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, would not count toward his first-week sales figure, reliable sources tell us that talks about this very subject are ongoing. Of course, we don't know where in the world those 1 million free downloads (through an app accessible only to Galaxy S III and IV phones and Note II tablets) will take place when the album is "unlocked" on July 4 at 12:01am. Read more about the Roc Nation/IDJ record that's already spicing up the summer—and the $20-30m promotional deal behind it—here. (6/18a)
Jay-Z is taking his new album straight to the people. Instead of unveiling the tracklisting for Magna Carta Holy Grail online, he allowed his fans to be the first to see it.
As part of the rap mogul’s “New Rules,” Jay-Z’s publicist handed out black binders to the first people who met up with her in Brooklyn on Saturday. Some of the lucky few who scored a copy opened it to discover the tracklisting.
The album contains 15 tracks including the previously released “Open Letter.” Song titles were listed on each page, but the lyrics were blacked out. No features, if any, were mentioned.
so the official premiere is going to be on 4th of July but the app will be released earlier which is when?
anyone?
I am so hyped for this album, the slayage of rappers this year is unreal
So the album download will be available for free to the first million users on July 4th. But why is the album being released to US retailers on July 7th, when July 9th is the starting sales day ?
I got a GS2.
