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Lorde Contributes Bright Eyes Cover for ‘Hunger Games’ Soundtrack

Recently we’ve seen young singing sensation Lorde maintain her pop relevance with the release of “Yellow Flicker Beat.” The song, which will be part of the soundtrack for the highly-anticipated Hunger Games sequel, Mockingjay Pt. 1, has stormed radio stations since its release and even caught the attention of rapper/producer Kanye West, who released a […]

Major Lazer Releases New Song Feat. Ariana Grande

One of the most anticipated films of 2014 is coming in a little over a week. The movie adaptation of The Hunger Games‘ last book, Mockingjay (Part I), is set to hit box offices on November 21. The soundtrack, which features tracks from artists like Lorde (who also curated the soundtrack), CHVRCHES, Charli XCX, and […]

Lorde Just Covered Jeremih’s Hit Single “Don’t Tell Em” (And It’s Amazing)

Oh, Lorde. I once thought our love affair with your music was a fleeting burst of hormones and originality, but over the last year you have made it abundantly clear that you will be a staple of music for many years to come. You do what you please when you want, and as far as […]

Kanye West Reworks Lorde’s “Yellow Flicker Beat” For ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One’ Soundtrack

While the chances of Kayne West dropping a new record in 2014 are looking grim, we’ve been blessed with a couple of great remixes from Yeezy in the past few months. The latest addition to his creative body of work is a re-tooling of Lorde’s contribution to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One soundtrack. Kanye shows his powerful […]

Lorde Dances By Herself In “Yellow Flicker Beat” Video

Lorde has released the official video for the first of her three contributions to the upcoming film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. “Yellow Flicker Beat” was written by Lorde with the character Katniss Everdeen in mind, but it doesn’t feel all that different from the material that made up the New Zealand native’s 2013 […]

CHVRCHES Stream ‘Hunger Games’ Contribution “Dead Air”

There was a time not too long ago when Lorde made headlines for sharing one of her contributions to the upcoming film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Her song was great and everything fans had hoped the young singer would deliver, but she is not the only headline grabbing talent to have a new […]

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Everywhere But San Francisco Is Royal: City Bans Lorde Song During World Series

A ban of Lorde’s Grammy winning, infectious single “Royals” has been placed on San Francisco airwaves for the duration of the 2014 World Series. According to USA Today, KFOG Radio and 96.5 KOIT both pulled the song from airwaves because of its relation to the Kansas City Royals, who are facing the San Francisco Giants […]

Lorde Streams New Single “Yellow Flicker Beat”

Lorde has delivered on the promise that she would share her contribution to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 this week, and yes, it’s pretty much perfect. “Yellow Flicker Beat” is a song drenched in romance and vengeance, with Lorde riding larger than life production to dizzying heights and back again. “I’m a princess […]

Lorde Covers Kanye West And Bon Iver Live

Lorde is currently on tour in the US. Not only is she performing her own songs on the tour, but it seems like she’s performing some other big hits. During her set at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia, she performed covers of Kanye West‘s “Flashing Lights” and Bon Iver‘s “Heavenly Father.” You can watch […]

Flume Remixes Arcade Fire’s “Afterlife”

First Lorde, now Arcade Fire. Flume has been making his way through indie hits and giving them new life. Not that they needed it, but Flume’s remixes are not to be missed. With Lorde‘s “Tennis Court,” Flume didn’t just add new beats over the existing New Zealand star’s song. He deconstructed the tune (which is […]

Listen To Lorde’s Fugazi-Inspired High School Band

Over the past year, Lorde has experienced the type of meteoric success that most musicians only dream of. The 17-year-old’s full-length debut, Pure Heroine, daintily muscled its way to the top of music charts around the globe last fall, debuting at number 3 on the Billboard 200, and selling 129,000 copies during its first week. […]

Required Listening: Lorde – “Tennis Court” (Diplo Remix)

New Zealand’s hottest export has officially been remixed by everyone in the game. Yesterday, the one and only creative genius known as Diplo shared with the world his unique remix of Lorde’s infectious “Tennis Court.” Keeping with his signature style, Diplo kicks up the energy of the song to eleven, adding bouncy bass and additional […]