• Jennifer Lawrence Gets Hot 100 Hit with 'The Hanging Tree' from 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1'

    "Hunger Games" actress Jennifer Lawrence has a lot going for her these days. Aside from being one of Hollywood's biggest stars, J.Law also scored a "Billboard" Hot 100 hit this week with "The Hanging Tree" from "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1." According to "Consequence of Sound," the tune hit No. 12 on the charts with 200,000 downloads and 2.1 million streams. The song was written by "HG" scribe Suzanne Collins and adapted for the screen by Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers.Lawrence described the experience of singing on set for David Letterman recently."I do not like singing in front of other people," she said. "It's like my biggest fear. I cried on set that day. That was awful."The actress, who portrays Katniss Everdeen in the franchise, talked about the roots of the problem.

  • Purity Ring Shares New Song 'Push Pull' from Upcoming Album [LISTEN]

    Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring has shared a new song titled "Push Pull," which you can check out below. Like the previous Purity Ring singles, "Push Pull" is entirely electronic — with the exception of Megan James's vocals, of course — and seems to bridge the gap between indy electronica and Top 40 pop, with a beat that could easily support a verse by Nicki Minaj, if she were so inclined.The track was shared with some animated artwork by Russian artist Renata Raksha, though it is not exactly a music video. You can check out Purity Ring's "Push Pull" here:

  • DJ Earworm Releases "United State of Pop 2014" Featuring Taylor Swift, Hozier, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea & More [LISTEN]

    2014 is coming to a close, and you know what that means...year-end music wrap ups! In the world of mashups, there is no better summation of any given year than DJ Earworm's "United State of Pop" series. Yesterday (Dec. 3), Earworm released "United State of Pop 2014," featuring 25 of this year's biggest hits from the likes of Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande in one four-minute extravaganza.

  • Spring Awakening Music Festival Raises Age Limit To 18; Announces Ticket Pre-Sale

    Chicago's premiere dedicated electronic music festival, Spring Awakening Music Festival, has decided to raise the age restriction for the festival this summer and every one going forward. It will no longer be an all ages festival and will only accept 18+ consumers. The festival takes place at Solider Field each June, this year occurring June 13-15. In an email blast to subscribers and media announcing ticket pre-sales and the upping of the age restriction, React Presents, the promoter for Spring Awakening made the following statement.

  • J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive Leak: Fans Debate Whether It's Okay To Listen Early

    Last month, J. Cole announced that his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, would be released on Dec. 9. The album is named after the last home he lived in as a child in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. No singles or videos were planned to precede the release. Instead, his promotional strategy was more personal. First he surprised one lucky fan at his Dallas home to play the album for him, and then Cole hosted listening sessions for fans at his own home. Although the official release isn't until next week, 2014 Forest Hills Drives has leaked online.

  • Charli XCX Reveals She Has Synesthesia to 'Nylon' Magazine: She Can See Music

    Charli XCX has become one of the hottest new acts in the pop world with her edgy sound and well-timed hooks. Her rise to prominence has been so meteoric it almost seemed like something was not right. Now in an interview with "Nylon" magazine, the "Boom Clap" singer has revealed she has a special gift that, according to Boston University, anywhere from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 100,000 people have the condition synesthesia.Synesthetes, the people who have synesthesia, have a condition in which, according to BU, "When a certain sense or part of a sense is activated, another unrelated sense or part of a sense is activated concurrently. For example, when someone hears a sound, he or she immediately sees a color or shape in his or her 'mind's eye.'"Charlie XCX spoke to "Nylon" about her experience with synesthesia and what it is like to make music with the condition.People would always ask me how I came up with my music and what it felt like to make music, and I would always see colors and then I found out that that was synesthesia," Charli recently told "Nylon." "It helps me understand songs and what I like."

  • Azealia Banks Fires Shots At Iggy Azalea After Eric Garner Non Indictment

    The Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea feud just got a little nastier after a series of tweets directed at Azelia from Banks in response to the New York City grand jury decision to shockingly not indict the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner. The "Chasing Time" singer took to twitter to express her feelings on the non-indictment and race relations in America. She then turned her attention Iggy Azalea and her label boss T.I. (via Billboard). Below are a series of her many tweets that she posted during the evening.

  • Taylor Swift "Blank Space" Crowns Hot 100: Selena Gomez "The Heart Wants What It Wants" & Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" Crack Top 10

    Be assured, there is no "Blank Space" available at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. For the third week in a row, Taylor Swift's new single from 1989 tops the charts. While she sits snuggly atop the U.S. music radar, two new songs have cracked the top 10, with Selena Gomez's "The Heart Wants What It Wants" and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (feat. Bruno Mars) vaulting up the charts.

  • Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose is Not Dead, 'Welcome to the Jungle' Singer Responds to Death Hoax

    Axl Rose is not knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door yet. The "Welcome to the Jungle" singer is the latest rock star to fall victim to an Internet death hoax. While he did not immediately respond to the false reports, the Guns N' Roses frontman eventually posted a funny sentiment about the incident via Twitter. The story was originally posted on a fake MSNBC website with the headline, "Sources: Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose Found Dead in West Hollywood Home at Age 52."
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