Jennifer Lawrence's Billboard Hit Surprised the Record Label's CEO!

Jennifer Lawrence makes her way into her hotel after working on her fitness at the gym in New York City on Monday morning (December 15).

The 24-year-old actress earned her first Billboard Top 20 hit this month with her song “The Hanging Tree” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack and the record label’s chairman/CEO Monte Lipman says he was surprised by the success.

“I don’t think anyone went into the Hunger Games movie anticipating that we’d have a smash from Jennifer Lawrence. But the difference is, we capitalize. When the universe offers a gem like ‘The Hanging Tree,’ you run with it,” he told Billboard.

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