Taylor Swift has already given her voice to the soundtrack of “The Hunger Games”; now, she’s going to be partnering with Viacom for what is being marketed as MTV’s “first global music video premiere,” according to Reuters. According to the article, the music video at the center of the premiere, Swift’s “Safe & Sound,” featuring the Civil Wars, will air Feb. 13. According to Van Toffler, the president of Viacom Music & Logo Group, the video is set to reach 600+ households worldwide. Toffler told TheWrap that Viacom has probably not premiered the music video of an artist on this scale before. “I’m not sure we’ve ever done a global…

Lately, everyone’s been making “Shit [insert group here] Says” videos, ranging from white girls, black girls, Indian girls, girls in general, black mothers, web designers, yogis, vegans, hipsters, cats…the list goes on (you can actually view a list at Mashable). Popdust has decided to get in on the meme craze with their own “People Say” video. Since they’re a music/pop-culture based site, theirs features Adele. According to Popdust, Adele seems to say a lot of funny and outrageous things in her interviews and on her blog, so they’ve decided to feature some of the things Adele might say and turn it into a viral 2 minutes and 39 second video….

If there’s anything that’s just as anticipated as the film adaptation of “The Hunger Games,” it’s the soundtrack to the film adaptation of “The Hunger Games.” News about the soundtrack has been coming out in a slow trickle, but finally, the biggest news since the release of Taylor Swift and the Civil Wars’ single has been announced–the release of the cover art on the film’s official Facebook page. The cover art for the soundtrack, subtitled, “Songs for District 12 and Beyond,” is standard, to say the least. It’s basically a cropped version of the poster showing Katniss. You can view the cover below the post. You can also learn more…

One of the scenes that “Twilight” fans are waiting on in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ is the father-daughter scene showing Edward and Renesmee playing the piano together. Composer Carter Burwell discussing his work on “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” with Sag Harbor Online. When asked about when he comes aboard the filming process, he said, “Generally, I don’t actually write anything until a film has actually been shot. But, there are some exceptions. In the movie I’m working on right now, which is ‘Breaking Dawn: Part II,” they needed Rob Pattinson and the actress who plays his daughter to play piano onscreen. I had to write this…

Yesterday, ShockYa reported on the music video for Blink-182′s newest single, “After Midnight.” Today, the behind-the-scenes video of the making of the film has been released on AOL Music. According to the press release, director Isaac Rentz said the music video, which is about troubled lovers in a psychiatric ward who break free to spend an incredible night together, is a little like the 1980s film “Ferris Beuller’s Day Off.” “It’s that idea of one person trying to help another person to live life,” he said. “It’s almost like ‘Ferris Beuller’s Day Off’ in that they have this one night to have a great time together.” Aside from seeing the…

Fans of the legendary rock band Van Halen seem to define the rock band before David Lee Roth and after Roth left the group. For those who have been clamoring for the band–the full band–to get back together and forget their differences, it would seem that your prayers have been answered. Van Halen have been hard at work on their newest CD, “A Different Kind of Truth,” their first original studio album with David Lee Roth since the classic multi-platinum album “1984.” The band has also released their video for their new single, “Tattoo.” The video can be viewed either below the post or at VEVO.com. The album is also…

Blink-182 fans, if you haven’t heard that your favorite band has a new video out, then think of this post as your wake-up call. The pop-punk band has released the music video for the second single from “Neighborhoods,” “After Midnight.” The video was directed by Isaac Rentz, and according to Mark Hoppus, “the concept [of the video] is troubled love found in a psych ward.” You can watch the video below this post. Also, a behind-the-scenes video on “After Midnight” will be out on AOL Music Thursday. I’m sure if you love seeing how a music video comes together, you’ll love seeing the details that went into the making of…

According to a recent survey in “Car and Driver,” texting while driving is more dangerous than operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and those who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a car crash. While she fortunately hasn’t been one of those statistics, singer JoJo (http://twitter.com/JoJoistheway) felt strongly enough about the issue to step up and encourage her fans to take part in AT&T’s “It Can Wait” pledge to stop texting while driving. Recently, ShockYa had a chance to talk to the 21-year-old — who has sold more than three million albums worldwide – about why she’s involved in the campaign,…

Ever since it was announced that Beyoncé had given birth to her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, the Twittersphere and blogosphere have been alight with reactions, jokes, and even music. Let’s take a look at how the internet responded to the joyous news. -Blue Ivy’s father, Jay-Z, released a song on SoundCloud called “Glory.” The song also features Blue Ivy’s voice. You can listen to it here. -Seconds after it was announced what Beyoncé and Jay-Z named their daughter, Twitter hashtags #IvyBlue and #NamesBetterThanIvyBlue were created, with tons of people making jokes about the baby’s name. Of course, these hashtags were created when it was still thought that the baby’s name…

Recently, the news came out that Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars’ single from the upcoming “The Hunger Games” soundtrack, “Safe and Sound” had been released. Now, according to Collider and Entertainment Weekly, news is coming out about the other musical acts that will appear on the soundtrack. According to the sites, other songs on the soundtrack will be contributed by The Decemberists, Arcade Fire members Win Butler and Regine Chassagne. The soundtrack is also being produced by T-Bone Burnett, who won an Oscar for his work on “Crazy Heart.” James Newton Howard has also been tapped to co-create the score for the film; Howard is replacing Danny Elfman, who…