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Click to listen to AgesandAges' 'No Nostalgia' Tim Perry the founding member of Portland's AgesandAges was just waking up when he learned that the lead track from his band's debut album had been included on President Obama's Spotify playlist Half-awake he felt like he was being punked "I kept searching for...

Click to listen to AgesandAges' 'No Nostalgia' Tim Perry the founding member of Portland's AgesandAges was just waking up when he learned that the lead track from his band's debut album had been included on President Obama's Spotify playlist Half-awake he felt like he was being punked "I kept searching for...

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles this Sunday night In anticipation of the record industry's biggest night Rolling Stone checked in with a top Las Vegas oddsmaker and a panel of pop stars including Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert to determine who is most likely...

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles this Sunday night In anticipation of the record industry's biggest night Rolling Stone checked in with a top Las Vegas oddsmaker and a panel of pop stars including Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert to determine who is most likely...

The music of Grammy week takes over all of Los Angeles with a number of private parties and intimate shows Thursday night offered a rich abundance of celebrations in Hollywood that when combined put together a festival-worthy lineup consisting of Stevie Wonder Mary J Blige Ne-yo Skrillex Mark Ronson WillIAm and...

The music of Grammy week takes over all of Los Angeles with a number of private parties and intimate shows Thursday night offered a rich abundance of celebrations in Hollywood that when combined put together a festival-worthy lineup consisting of Stevie Wonder Mary J Blige Ne-yo Skrillex Mark Ronson WillIAm and...

Paul McCartney's latest album Kisses on the Bottom finds the rock legend covering some of his favorite rock and soul standards His own catalog of course includes no shortage of songs that have become pop standards in their own right Our question for you this week is What is the best...

Paul McCartney's latest album Kisses on the Bottom finds the rock legend covering some of his favorite rock and soul standards His own catalog of course includes no shortage of songs that have become pop standards in their own right Our question for you this week is What is the best...

Joss Stone and Dave Stewart are having a moment Last year the English soul singer hired the former Eurythmics member to produce her latest solo disc LP1 Then Stewart drafted Stone into SuperHeavy the globe-tripping all-star outfit that also includes Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones reggae scion Damian Marley...

Joss Stone and Dave Stewart are having a moment Last year the English soul singer hired the former Eurythmics member to produce her latest solo disc LP1 Then Stewart drafted Stone into SuperHeavy the globe-tripping all-star outfit that also includes Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones reggae scion Damian Marley...

Will Adele sweep? Will Bon Iver or Skrillex take the Best New Artist category over established star Nicki Minaj? Will this Beach Boys/Foster the People/Maroon 5 performance be a total train wreck? Find out the answers to all of this and more as Rob Sheffield Live-Blogs the Grammy Awards on...

Will Adele sweep? Will Bon Iver or Skrillex take the Best New Artist category over established star Nicki Minaj? Will this Beach Boys/Foster the People/Maroon 5 performance be a total train wreck? Find out the answers to all of this and more as Rob Sheffield Live-Blogs the Grammy Awards on...

They didn't really know what they were doing – didn't even totally know how to play their instruments if they were being honest But back in 1977 a couple of the band's friends were holding a Valentine's Day house party at a place on Milledge Ave in Athens Ga just...

They didn't really know what they were doing – didn't even totally know how to play their instruments if they were being honest But back in 1977 a couple of the band's friends were holding a Valentine's Day house party at a place on Milledge Ave in Athens Ga just...

Robert Dewey Hoskins a man who was convicted of stalking Madonna in the Nineties is back in police custody after having escaped from a mental health facility in California on February 3rd CNN reports that Hoskins was caught in Long Beach California Police have described him as highly psychotic and...

Robert Dewey Hoskins a man who was convicted of stalking Madonna in the Nineties is back in police custody after having escaped from a mental health facility in California on February 3rd CNN reports that Hoskins was caught in Long Beach California Police have described him as highly psychotic and...

On the off chance you haven't heard Van Halen released a new album this week The only problem is they don't seem to be up for doing much press We spoke to Sammy Hagar recently so we figured it was time to get late-1990s frontman Gary Cherone on the phone...

On the off chance you haven't heard Van Halen released a new album this week The only problem is they don't seem to be up for doing much press We spoke to Sammy Hagar recently so we figured it was time to get late-1990s frontman Gary Cherone on the phone...

Lionsgate hopes the trailer will draw even more fans to 'Hunger Games,' the biggest investment in the company's history.
By John Mitchell

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Photo: Summit Entertainment

Fans of YA-book-to-blockbuster-film adaptations rejoice; you're in for a treat! Lionsgate Entertainment has announced that the trailer for the fifth and final film in the "Twilight Saga," "Breaking Dawn - Part 2," will debut exclusively before "The Hunger Games" when it hits theaters on March 23.

The synergistic trailer release marks Lionsgate's first big move to court the rabid fanbase that's turned the "Twilight Saga" into a $2.5 billion-grossing worldwide box-office phenomenon.

" 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2' trailer will debut exclusively on every 'Hunger Games' print on its opening night for what will be Lionsgate's largest release ever," Lionsgate chief executive Jon Feltheimer said (via the Los Angeles Times) in a conference call Friday (February 10).

Lionsgate acquired Summit Entertainment, the production company for "Twilight," in January. The hope appears to be that excitement over the "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" trailer will draw even more people in to see the already much-anticipated "Hunger Games," which, with its $100 million production budget and three planned sequels, is the biggest investment in Lionsgate's history.

Fans of Suzanne Collins' bestselling YA trilogy are counting the days until the release of the first Jennifer Lawrence-starring film, though its stars are trying to avoid all the pre-release buzz. "It was crazy. It had so much buildup for something I've done so many times before," Josh Hutcherson recently told MTV News. "Every other time it's been, 'Oh, another movie.' This time, it had so much going on before the production even started."

"Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" hits theaters on November 16.

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Don't miss the premiere of Taylor Swift's "Safe & Sound" video during "MTV First: Taylor Swift" at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV, followed by an exclusive chat with Swift about her "Hunger Games" clip on MTV.com.

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Get a sneak peek at the 'Hunger Games' soundtrack video before it premieres Monday at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV.
By Jocelyn Vena

Taylor Swift in her "Safe & Sound" video
Photo: Big Machine

On Monday, Taylor Swift will debut the video for "Safe & Sound," her Civil Wars-assisted single from the "Hunger Games" soundtrack, during "MTV First: Taylor Swift" at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV, followed by an exclusive chat with Swift herself on MTV.com. But you don't have to wait until Monday to catch a sneak peek of the emotional video.

In a mini-tease, Swift is wearing a long, white dress. Her hair and makeup are not done — it's a far cry from the red-carpet-ready Taylor fans are used to seeing. She sings the moody track while she walks through the woods — an obvious connection to the "Hunger Games" film and book that inspired the track.

After Monday's video premiere — which will also air live on MTV's channels in Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa — the Grammy-nominated singer will sit down with MTV News' Sway Calloway for a 30-minute interview on MTV.com. Fans of the superstar can get in on the action by submitting questions via Twitter @MTVNews with the hashtags #AskTaylor or #MTVFirst.

CMT will air "Safe & Sound" at 8 p.m. ET, the same time the music video will debut exclusively online at MTV.com, CMT.com, VH1.com and MTV's international sites. On Tuesday morning, VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live" will feature the video at 10 a.m. ET/PT.

The "Hunger Games" soundtrack, which also features Arcade Fire and the Decemberists, drops March 20; the movie hits theaters days later, on March 23.

And for those non-Swifties wondering why Taylor chose Monday to drop the video, it's the 13th and that happens to be the star's lucky number.

Don't miss the premiere of Taylor Swift's "Safe & Sound" video during "MTV First: Taylor Swift" on Monday at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV, followed by an exclusive chat with Swift about her "Hunger Games" clip on MTV.com.

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