Lana Del Rey Teases New Music From ‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack: 5 Things Her Photo Could Mean

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Lana Del Rey has just posted the logo for the upcoming film adaptation of The Great Gatsby on her official Facebook, fueling rumors that the chanteuse is involved with the movie in some way. Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald seminal 1925 novel (which — fun fact! — he wrote while listening to “This Is What Makes Us Girls” on repeat), is due out in May of this year, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan; it’s directed by Baz Luhrmann, who helmed Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet, which means that it’s pretty much guaranteed to be completely awesome. Although she hasn’t yet made a formal announcement about her role in the production, here are some things that this rather cryptic picture could mean:

1. She’s composing some original music for the film’s soundtrack.

This feels like the likeliest scenario, especially given how director Baz Luhrmann‘s high-concept theatricality aligns nicely with Del Rey’s noirish aesthetic and how, like Del Rey’s music, The Great Gatsby trades in themes of the emptiness of wealth and glamour and the corrosion of the American Dream. (We think. We read it in high school.) 

2. The character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby was based on Lana Del Rey, and she is just choosing now to reveal it.

Less sure about this one, but it still seems viable.

3. Her Gatsby tastes like Pepsi cola.

You’re welcome.

4. Lana Del Rey is having an affair with the ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Doesn’t that seem like something she would totally do?

5. No, she’s definitely composing some original music for the film’s soundtrack.



In this interview from November, Del Rey explains: “I’ve been helping composers write scores for movies. So, like, there’s a movie coming out in the summer that’s set in the 1920s and it’s been fun for me to write love songs for the woman who is the star.” So yes, she definitely wrote music for The Great Gatsby, and we are definitely ready for it.

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Did Beyonce Flash Illuminati Signs At The Super Bowl?

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Beyonce’s Illuminati Super Bowl shoutout is the latest conspiracy theory to grip the web, as viewers clearly not familiar with New York rap culture assumed the star’s flash of a triangle formation with her fingers was a secret symbol to the shadowy alleged group — a secret signal Beyonce displayed during the most viewed television event all year, naturally.

While Beyonce’s Illuminati signs seem to some a clear indicator the shady global elite is hard at work and paradoxically using one of the world’s most high-profile performers at one of the world’s most high-profile events to conceal their existence and massive international operations, others pointed out a potential hole in the theory.

For fans of rap music, Beyonce’s illuminati Super Bowl display appears far more likely to be something else, something a bit more explainable in context. As we all know, Bey is married to Jay-Z, rapper, mogul and head of Roc-A-Fella records.

Of course, the classic conspiracy thread exists in any debunking of Beyonce’s Illuminati gestures at the Super Bowl. We could point to extensive internet evidence of all sorts of people throwing up the Roc in years past — from Kanyeezy to A-Rod to everyone at the airport to Bey last summer to Gwyneth Paltrow’s kids to President Obama. (But maybe they’re in on it.)

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Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show Named The Greatest

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Rolling Stone ran an online poll to find out what readers thought was the greatest Super Bowl halftime show - and Madonna's 2012 halftime show came first!

The Super Bowl halftime show is a very tough gig. About 160 million people are watching, and the performers have about 14 minutes. Some opt to play three or four of their best songs, while others do a big medley that packs in as many of their hits as possible. No matter what they do, a good chunk of the crowd will hate it, or at least switch over to the Puppy Bowl midway.

If done right, however, it's a great way to revive a career, or at least sell a ton of tickets to the artist's next tour. We asked our readers last week to select their favorite halftime shows of all time.

#1 Madonna had a very ambitious tour plan for 2012, and the single best way to promote it was a Super Bowl halftime show. She went all out for the performance, bringing in Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and even acrobats. The set was wall-to-wall hits with her pretty flaccid new single 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' in the middle. M.I.A. tried to perk up the song by sticking her middle finger up on camera, which didn't exactly thrill Madonna or the NFL - though next to Nipplegate, it was a pretty tiny scandal. The next day, tickets went on sale for her world tour and sold out everywhere.

To find out who else followed Madonna on the top ten visit www.rollingstone.com

Relive the performance below

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Kelly Clarkson Did NOT Lip Synch at Inauguration: Rep

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Kelly Clarkson did not lip-synch during her Inaugural Ceremony performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” on Monday.

In the wake of the revelation that Beyonce decided at the last minute to sing the national anthem to a pre-recorded track, questions were raised about whether Clarkson’s own patriotic performance was lip-synched.

But a rep for the onetime “American Idol” winner says Clarkson sang live.

A spokesperson for the United States Marine Band also said on Tuesday that the band played their instruments live, contrary to some media reports.

Recording the ceremony’s music ahead of time is standard procedure, given the wide range of circumstances that could pose problems for performances during the program.

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