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Lionsgate announced today that multiplatinum GRAMMY Award-winning recording star Lorde will curate the soundtrack album for the upcoming third installment of the global blockbuster The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 .

MANSFIELD, Mass. - Police are investigating a possible sexual assault at a weekend Keith Urban concert at which dozens of people were treated for excessive drinking.

That's just one of the reasons this July feels so off to me -- the climate's alternated weirdly between cuttingly humid days and unseasonably cool ones in way that feels like a rebuke; it's constantly cloudy, insects are plentiful and vicious.

KXM musicians break away from barriers with new group KXM is an intriguing combination of musicians.

I'd put him on the Mount Rushmore of New Orleans drummers, along with Smokey Johnson, Johnny Vidacovich and Herlin Riley."

Aldean's 'Burnin' It Down' burns up the charts The self-titled album from 5 Seconds of Summer tops the 'Billboard' albums chart.

Noelle Scaggs, left, and Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in Manhattan.

Nickel Creek is back in action, after a nearly seven-year hiatus, and the reunion coincides with the band's 25th anniversary.

Liam Neeson has spoken about the moment his wife Natasha Richardson died and how it still doesn't feel real.

Throughout history, musicals have come with some pretty outrageous premises. But it's safe to say that none before Revolution In The Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter -- a rock musical written by a little-known, reclusive Icelandic songwriter -- involved a political struggle and a love triangle taking place in a Horton Hears a Who -like ... (more)

Detroit, the city has a proven and impressive track record for producing awesome, angry-as-fuck hardcore punk bands.

Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty and other devotees of JJ Cale pay tribute to the late musician on 'The Breeze,' out July 29. Eric Clapton honors JJ Cale with a cool 'Breeze' Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty and other devotees of JJ Cale pay tribute to the late musician on 'The Breeze,' out July 29. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: ... (more)

Katy Perry is No. 1 on YouTube's list of the year's most popular music videos. The pop star's smash "Dark Horse ft.

Just past the year's halfway point, Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' tops YouTube's list of the most popular videos of 2014.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett arrive to their 'Cheek To Cheek' taping at at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, on July 28, 2014.

There's something beyond delivering a set packed with her hits that's got Aretha Franklin jazzed about fair season: the food.

Aretha Franklin is jazzed about more than music at the Ohio State Fair: She's also looking forward to the food.

Hilary Duff may be physically at work in her new music video, but in her mind she's chasing the sun.

Gathering of the Vibes was founded in 1996 as a tribute to then-recently-deceased Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead .

Toby Keith has topped Forbes' list of the world's highest paid country artists for a second year in a row, banking a hefty $65 million, according to the magazine.