Miranda Lambert's all-girl group Pistol Annies begged and pleaded to be included in The Hunger Games soundtrack - because they were so inspired by the film's heroine.

The Hell On Heels singers wrote Run Daddy Run, named after a line in Suzanne Collins' hit novel, in honor of Katniss Everdeen, who is played by Jennifer Lawrence in the big screen adaptation.

And Lambert reveals she wouldn't take no for an answer when it came to persuading producer T-Bone Burnett to include the song in the soundtrack.

She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We didn't get the call to write for the movie or any...

Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence is heading for the pop charts after recording a new tune for The Hunger Games soundtrack.

The actress, who plays literary heroine Katniss Everdeen in the movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestseller, has teamed up with award-winning producer T Bone Burnett to record Rue's Lullaby, a song her character sings in the film.

And Burnett, who recently produced actor Jeff Bridges' debut album, admits he was charmed by the pretty actress: "It was beautiful and she did great. She's singing great. Killer actor too."

Veteran Actor Jeff Bridges Reunited With his The Big Lebowski castmates John Goodman and Steve Buscemi on Tuesday to celebrate the film's DVD relaunch.

The trio was also joined by co-stars Julianne Moore and John Turturro, as well as soundtrack producer T-Bone Burnett, to mark the cult comedy's release on Blu-ray disc, 13 years after it hit movie theatres.

And Bridges was overjoyed to see his old pals at the New York event.

He says, "All the guys from the movie were there - John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Turturro... It was a ball."

Academy Award nominees Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, Gabourey Sidibe and Woody Harrelson got their Oscars weekend off to a great start in Los Angeles on Friday night by picking up top acting prizes at the 25th annual Independent Spirit Awards.

Mo'Nique and Sidibe's Precious was the night's big winner, claiming five honors - including Best Feature. Bridges' Crazy Heart and the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man were double winners and other major awards were shared by The Messenger, (500) Days of Summer and Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

Highlights of the night included Bridges' performance of Falling &...

Golden Globe-winning rocker Ryan Bingham missed out on the chance to collect his Best Original Song award at Sunday's ceremony, because he was drinking beer at the bar.

Folk singer Bingham won the prize for "The Weary Kind", the song he wrote with T-Bone Burnett for Jeff Bridges' movie "Crazy Heart".

When the winner was announced, Bingham couldn't be found, so Burnett collected the award alone.

Bingham later revealed he missed his big moment because he'd dashed to the bar for a drink.

He tells Daily Variety, "I just got up for a second."

Burnett adds, "He had the speech all w...

The King of the Blues is set to release a new album featuring covers of old blues songs from B.B. King's early influences. With production by T. Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello) the set revisits the music that influenced B.B. in the 1950s, the beginning of King's extraordinary professional journey that, literally, changed the texture of modern blues playing. One Kind Favor will be released on Geffen Records August 26th.

Recorded at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, CA One Kind Favor is meant to sound like an album recorded in the 50s. To get ...

On July 1st a brand new 2CD, DVD & Blu-Ray package hits stores entitled Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles filmed last December at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and directed by Danny Clinch. The special Columbia Records release includes three distinct sets: an acoustic performance, a rare set with John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino), as well as a Continuum set featuring Mayer's full-band. Where The Light Is will be the first new release since Continuum became available in September 2006 and incorporates each of the elements the five-time Grammy-w...

John Mellencamp's eagerly anticipated new album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom, produced by T Bone Burnett, will be released July 15 by Hear Music at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as traditional music retail.

Mellencamp has characterized the album as a collection of "modern electric folk songs." With backing from his legendary touring band, the album's 14 tracks were recorded at his studio in Bloomington, Indiana and mixed in Los Angeles with Burnett behind the boards for all of the sessions. Mellencamp cites Burnett's production as key to "find...

Ever had one of those days when nothing went your way? This was the Dude's life. At least during the now cult classic "The Big Lebowski." In Joel and Ethan Coen's unforgettable and oft-quoted tale of mistaken identity, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is beaten by a pair of idiot thugs who have mistaken him for the other Jeffrey Lebowski: the "Big" Lebowski (David Huddleston), a local millionaire. They are looking for his wife, Bunny (Tara Reid), who owes money to a lot of seedy characters. As one thug plunges the Dudes head into the toilet, he asks, "Where's the money, Lebow...

Brad Pitt, Katie Holmes and Christina Aguilera all celebrated their birthdays on Tuesday. The stars turned 44, 29 and 27 respectively.

Atonement director Joe Wright will be honored with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California next month.

Jeanne Tripplehorn and Terrence Howard will announce the nominees for the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at dawn in Hollywood on Thursday.

B.B. King's 2008 album, produced by T-Bone Burnett, will be the blues great's 150th. The disc is expected to hit stores on his 83rd birthday.

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Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the initial lineup for the 2007 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The sixth annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 14-17 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville.

A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2007 lineup will total over 100 bands and 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through bonnaroo.com on Friday, February 23 at 12:00 PM ...

From his acclaimed debut 'Room For Squares' in 2001, through 2003's 'Heavier Things,' to his most recent work with the John Mayer Trio, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has sold more than eight million albums and earned three Grammy Awards.

"As a songwriter, the Trio helped me focus on being more raw," he says. "As a guitar player, it helped me get a lot out of my system and get to a point somewhere between the Trio record and Room For Squares - and that's a really good place to be."

Over the past two years, Mayer's put in the time to get to that place. He famously toured an...