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Lorde gets 'Mockingjay' single

Brian Mansfield
Special for USA TODAY
Lorde performs  at Hordern Pavilion on July 11 in Sydney.

Lorde will have the first single for the upcoming The Hunger Games: MockingJay - Part 1, and she'll also curate the companion album for the film.

"Curating the soundtrack for such a hotly-anticipated film was a challenge, but I jumped at the chance," the 17-year-old singer/songwriter said in a news release. "The cast and story are an inspiration for all musicians participating and, as someone with cinematic leanings, being privy to a different creative process has been a unique experience. I think the soundtrack is definitely going to surprise people."

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, the third film in the Hunger Games series, will open worldwide Nov. 21. The soundtrack album also will be out this fall.

Taylor Swift and Civil Wars' Grammy-winning Safe & Sound was the lead single for the first Hunger Games film, and Coldplay's Atlas introduced last year's soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Lorde is slated to perform Friday at Lollapalooza in Chicago. She'll launch a U.S. tour Sept. 5 in Philadelphia.

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