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It's FINALLY almost time to see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 in theaters, and we couldn't be more excited! The first part of the film finale comes out this Friday November 21st, so more and more sneak peeks are making their way out to the media. The most recent ones come by way of a movie clip and a release of one of Lorde's songs from the official soundtrack!

Let's start with the movie clip! The stars of Mockingjay Part 1 stopped by Good Morning America recently to share the clip and answer some questions from fans. The clip shows Katniss watching Peeta plead with District 13 to stop the war, and Gale does not agree with the course Peeta has seemingly taken. Check out the emotional new teaser, and keep watching to hear all the very important (read: sarcasm!) questions Jennifer answers for her fans!

Now on to the new song release! If you didn't already know, singer/songwriter Lorde curated the whole The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack! She didn't only choose what artists and songs go into the soundtrack, but she's added some of her own into the mix, as well! Well, from what we've heard so far, she's done an amazing job with it, and the newest released song proves that even more! Lorde most recently released her cover of Bright Eye's "Ladder Song" from the soundtrack, and we can already tell how perfectly it fits with the theme and tone of the upcoming movie.

It's shaping up to look like an incredible movie, just like the first two films in the series. With the movie out at the end of this week, we're sure there will be many more sneak peeks released in the coming days. We'll keep our eyes out and make sure to share them with you as we see them!

Last week, we shared Taylor Swift's brand new song Shake It Off and her announcement that she'll be coming out with a new album on October 27th called 1989. Well, we have another inside scoop for you! Tay and Lorde are besties, so it's no surprise that Lorde got a sneak peek of what 1989 is all about.

Just as we suspected the new hit single "Shake It Off" is only the beginning of many more fun and catchy songs from Swift. Here's what Lorde had to say when she was interviewed by the New Zealand radio station The Edge:

"I actually heard it [Shake It Off] a while ago. I love it. What I'm gonna say about it [1989] is...that it is quite simply, as someone who's a fan of pop music, it is joyous. It is such a great record. Honestly, it's so good."

Well, now we definitely can't wait for Taylor Swift's new album to come out! That's not all Lorde talked about with The Edge, of course, though (she announced that she'll be going on a tour of New Zealand!). We'll make sure to keep you updated as new news on 1989 is released!

Source: Seventeen.com, TheEdge.co.nz

 

The beautiful Taylor Swift, who is known for being so adorable, celebrated her 24th birthday in true swift style. She shared photos of her party on Twitter, and it looked both beautiful AND adorable! Seventeen Magazine had the scoop:

"She threw a super fancy, balloon-festooned garden party in Melbourne with all of her pest pals, including, much to everyone's delight, Lorde. Because why wouldn't the two coolest girls in showbiz who sing catch pop jams and have enviable hair be BFFs?"

Taylor and Lorde were first seen together in NYC at Shake Shack last month, where Seventeen wrote that they presumably talked about boys over chocolate milkshakes (yum!). And now, they're such besties that Lorde went all the way down under to Australia to celebrate Tay's bday. It definitely looked like they had a great time together! Check out some pics from Taylor's party below:

Taylor and Lorde having fun with sparklers at her party:

 

Taylor and her girlfriends:

 

Taylor and the whole party! Taylor tweeted on Twitter: "The best birthday I've ever had."

Happy birthday, Taylor! We can't wait to see what next year's party will be!