U2, Arcade Fire and Karen O are among the nominees at this year's Oscars.
U2's "Ordinary Love" (from Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom) is nominated in the Best Original Song category, alongside Karen O and Spike Jonze for "The Moon Song" from Her and Pharrell Williams' "Happy", from Despicable Me 2.
Meanwhile, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett have been nominated in the Original Score category for the soundtrack to Spike Jonze's Her.
The National have recorded a song for HBO drama Boardwalk Empire.
The band covered Isham Jones and The Ray Miller Orchestra’s 1924 song "I’ll See You in My Dreams" for use in episode 10 of season 3, 'A Man, A Plan', which aired in the US on November 18. The band are accompanied by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks on the track, which you can hear below by scrolling down the page.
The National received hate mail for supporting US President Barack Obama's campaign for four more years in the oval office.
The band were sent "hate mail on Facebook" for playing a Democratic campaign rally for the incumbent President in Des Moines last month, according to guitarist/keyboardist Aaron Dessner.
Despite the criticism, the Brooklyn group say they stand by their decision to publically support Obama as the election is "more important than any rock band".
All Tomorrow's Parties is set to return to its original venue, Pontins in Camber Sands, after Butlins in Minehead ended its contract with the festival.
