• Review: Ariana Grande, Major Lazer Join Forces for Ethereal "All My Love" from 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1' [LISTEN]

    The soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, has finally come together. When the tracklist was originally announced, one song was missing, a "Track 5," and now that new song has arrived online. Today (Nov. 13), Ariana Grande's reggae-touched electronic Hunger Games song with Major Lazer "All My Love" leaked, and it's just as gloriously spacey as one could imagine.

  • Video of 12-Year-Old Taylor Swift Belting the National Anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers Game Surfaces [WATCH]

    Taylor Swift had the makings of a star even when she was a 12-year-old. Old video footage of the young "Shake It Off" singer performing the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game in Pennsylvania recently went viral.Swift, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, is shown in the brief clip below belting the last few lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner," including the challenging "o'er the land of the free" part, "The Huffington Post" reports. The singer does a spectacular job, considering her age at the time. I am sure no one knew Swift would one day rule the charts after listening to her performance, but she had plenty of years to improve. The next T.Swift is out there, though, so do not disregard any youngster you see belting out the beloved song.In case you missed it, New Zealand singer Lorde was also an excellent singer at age 12.

  • Dave Grohl: Lorde's 'Royals' Is a 'Revolution in a Sea of Bulls--t,' Foo Fighters Frontman Slams Pop Music

    Dave Grohl established that he was a fan of Lorde earlier this year, and he even invited the New Zealand singer to perform with Nirvana at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in April. The Foo Fighters frontman continued to praise the singer-songwriter in a new interview, especially her "Pure Heroine" hit "Royals."In an interview with the Red Bulletin, Grohl talked about why he and Krist Novoselic chose to perform with female lead vocalists for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance."Because Kurt was a feminist," he said about the band's deceased leader, Kurt Cobain. "And someone suggested Joan Jett. I mean, Joan Jett, she's the first lady of rock 'n' roll. She's the one. Then it was like, 'What about Kim Gordon?' She and Kurt were great friends, they loved each other and Sonic Youth were our heroes. 'Yeah, let's get Kim.'""Lorde was my idea," he added about the pop singer who performed "All Apologies" with the band. "Her song 'Royals' is its own little revolution in the sea of bulls--t."Grohl went on to call today's pop music "superficial" and "devoid of meaning."

  • Lorde Talks 'Hunger Games' and Nirvana in Recent Interview; 'Royals' Singer Is Taking Her Time with New Album

    Lorde has been pretty busy since her debut album, "Pure Heroine," dropped last year. The "Royals" singer has been parodied on "South Park," performed with Nirvana at the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and was even charged with curating the soundtrack for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1."In a recent interview with "Rolling Stone's" Brian Hiatt, Lorde talked about her many adventures in music, which included a tour stop in her native New Zealand last month."It definitely feels like a bit of a victory lap," she said.The singer got the Hunger Games gig in July and it has taken up a lot of her precious time.

  • WATCH: Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat" Music Video Features Alienation and Tons of Costumes

    The Hunger Games franchise is all about fighting against authority, even if that means standing on your own. And in her new music video for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1's "Yellow Flicker Beat," this is a concept pop star Lorde seems to understand quite well. On the dawn of her 18th birthday, the "Team" singer released the official visual for "Yellow Flicker Beat," and it displays the series' alienation themes perfectly well.

  • Lorde Talks Curating 'Hunger Games Mockingjay - Part 1' Soundtrack: "It's Been My Entire Life"

    It's been about a year since Lorde first rose to superstardom. She's brought something to pop music that people have been longing for. Her wit, introspection, and reflections on youth have resonated with people all over the world. Rather than following up her debut, critically acclaimed album Pure Heroine with another LP, Lorde chose to take on a different type of project, curating the Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I soundtrack.

  • Avicii, Nicki Minaj, Lorde, And More Partner With Disney For Fantasia: Music Evolved Video Game [WATCH]

    A new video game from Disney called Fantasia: Music Evolved puts the power of composing music into gamers' hands. Based off the 1940 animated film Fantasia and built by Harmonix for Xbox One and Kinect for Xbox 630, the game is powered by motion control, where different body movements allow users to interact with the music. The game hosts more than 30 artists including Avicii, Peter Gabriel, Lady Gaga, Gorillaz, Queen, Sting, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Drake, The White Stripes, Nicki Minaj, Drake, The Flaming Lips, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, and the Who as well as Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and other classical composers.

  • Chvrches Share Animated Sci-Fi Music Video For "Under The Tide" [WATCH]

    Scottish synthpop trio Chvrches have shared the music video for their latest single “Under The Tide,” which you can check out below. The Sing J. Lee-directed video uses animation and psychedelic visuals to tell some sort of sci-fi story while synth-player Martin Doherty sings along the track. The band’s other two members, Lauren Mayberry and Iain Cook, show up as well towards the video’s end.
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