Lorde's Big Role in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'

The 17-year-old singer had some big news to announce today.

— -- Singer Lorde, 17, will be picking the soundtrack for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1," to be released later this year.

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"i am so pleased and proud to have been announced the sole curator of the soundtrack for MOCKINGJAY - PART 1," she tweeted today. "building this thing piece by piece has been amazing. i can't wait to share the other artists' contributions with you."

She added that she and Joel Little already has written the first single.

While the soundtrack doesn't have a release date yet, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1" is set to hit theaters in November.