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Lorde has announced her selections for the new "Hunger Games" soundtrack.

Kanye West, Chemical Brothers lead Lorde’s ‘Hunger Games’ soundtrack

June 17, 2018 at 10:49 a.m.

The contestants have been declared in Lorde's tournament of experimental pop music on her soundtrack for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1." The New Zealand electro-pop artist, who just...

Robin Thicke on ‘Blurred Lines’: ‘I was high on Vicodin and alcohol’

December 18, 2018 at 2:49 a.m.

Robin Thicke claims he was a little blurry himself during the recording of the hit single "Blurred Lines," according to a new deposition from the singer. Thicke's comments surfaced Monday...

Tyler, the Creator from the band Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA), winner of the Best New Artist Award for ""Yonkers" poses in the press room during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

Tyler, the Creator arrested at SXSW

December 18, 2018 at 3:23 a.m.

The rapper Tyler, the Creator was arrested at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas on Saturday on suspicion of inciting a riot, according to police and the Austin American-Statesman. The L.A....

Local board kills move to name NYC corner after Beastie Boys

June 17, 2018 at 10:45 p.m.

You've got to fight for your right to name an NYC street corner after the Beastie Boys -- but that doesn't mean you'll win. A local community board has nixed...

Miguel, pictured, and Keith Urban collaborate to sing Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine."

Stevie Wonder to join Daft Punk onstage at Grammy telecast

December 18, 2018 at 3:45 a.m.

The Grammy telecast is known for one-of-a-kind collaborations. Sometimes they're inspired, sometimes they're head-scratchers, but Daft Punk fans now have a lot to look forward to from the band's 2014...

Mudvayne finds its grinding throb

August 22, 2021 at 11:29 a.m.

Mudvayne, "Mudvayne" ** (out of 4) After the exceedingly nerdy concept pop-metal album "The New Game," Mudvayne has by and large returned to what it does best (or at least...

OneRepublic, ‘Waking Up’

August 22, 2021 at 12:43 p.m.

OneRepublic, 'Waking Up' *** (out of 4) A muscular, Timbaland-shaped shadow loomed over the unlikely success of OneRepublic's debut album, "Dreaming Out Loud." His inescapable remix of the band's single...

Long-derided rockers of Jet make bold move toward respectability

August 22, 2021 at 12:26 p.m.

Jet, 'Shaka Rock' ** (out of 4) Pop and rap singles are regularly praised as gleeful, idiotic summer fun. But rock has a harder time. Maybe it's still a post-Beatles...

Brendan Benson, ‘My Old, Familiar Friend’

August 22, 2021 at 2:48 p.m.

Brendan Benson, 'My Old, Familiar Friend' *** (out of four) Brendan Benson has at least three good ideas before he ever parts his lips on "A Whole Lot Better," the...

The Hold Steady

August 21, 2021 at 3:59 p.m.

In between a throbbing Wurlitzer and massive, hug-the-guy-in-the-next-seat power chords, indie-rock's boozy poet laureate Craig Finn tackles young love on the band's third and best album. The Hold Steady's unlikely...

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