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Also nominated for two more awards including Best R&B Performance. Jhene Aiko
Also nominated for two more awards including Record of the Year. Black Pumas
Also nominated for Best Recording Package. Coldplay
Def Jam • R&B
ATO Records • R&B
Atlantic/Parlophone Pop/Rock
Chilombo
Black Pumas
Everyday Life
Parental Advisory 12875956 $13.99
Super Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 13528524 $15.99
Also nominated for two more awards including Best R&B Performance. Jacob Collier
Also nominated for five more awards including Best Pop Solo Performance. Dua Lipa
Also nominated for Best Rock Performance. Haim
Decca UK • Pop/Rock
Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Pop/Rock 12810203 $11.99
Columbia Records Pop/Rock
Djesse Volume 3
Import 13730529 $23.99
Women in Music Pt. III
Also nominated for five more awards including Song of the Year. Taylor Swift
Hollywood’s Bleeding
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Folklore
Republic Records Pop/Rock
Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop
Parental Advisory 13499496 $13.99
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Future Nostalgia
Parental Advisory 12946508 $13.99
Also nominated for Record of the Year. Post Malone
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BEST OF JANUARY The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight
RCA Pop/Rock Available February 5 13762276 $10.99 Foo Fighters pack nine new songs into a 37-minute album. This collection includes the smoldering new single, Shame Shame.
Bring Me the Horizon
Post Human Survival Horror
Morgan Wallen
Dangerous The Double Album Big Loud Records Country Available January 8
2 Discs 13793221 $19.99 Further establishing his signature sound, Morgan Wallen’s highly anticipated sophomore album includes a strong arsenal of writers and features More Than My Hometown.
Jeezy
Recession 2
RCA Records Pop/Rock Available January 22 13798273 $14.99 Guest Artists: Babymetal, Amy Lee Following a digital release in October, Bring Me the Horizon’s nine-track EP becomes available on CD. Among the tracks is Obey, a collaboration with YUNGBLUD.
Def Jam Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory 13775959 $13.99 The sequel to a classic, Recession 2 deals with pain and pressure that everyday people of color deal with, especially within inner cities. It is an inspiration to be motivated to make it out, be successful, and achieve goals.
2 Chainz
BTS
Def Jam Rap/Hip-Hop Available January 22
Bighit Entertainment Pop/Rock Deluxe Edition 13653256 $50.99 BTS keeps making history with the release of their eighttrack album, which includes the Grammynominated hit single Dynamite.
So Help Me God!
Parental Advisory 13804300 $13.99 The personal, soulful sixth studio album from 2 Chainz. Boasting a wide range of star-studded collaborators including Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Rick Ross. 2 Chainz delivers his classic quotable bars across fifteen tracks.
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HOT NEW RELEASES The in-demand titles patrons will be looking for.
Why Don’t We
Barry Gibb
Greenfields The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook Volume 1
The Good Times and the Bad Ones Atlantic • Pop/Rock
Available January 15 13793138 $11.99 Why Don’t We’s self-written and co-produced album featuring the hit single Fallin’ (Adrenaline).
CMG Records • Country Guest Artists: Alison Krauss, Keith Urban A lifelong country music fan, Barry Gibb has long dreamed of a project that would bring him together with some of the artists he admires the most. With the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, that dream has become a reality. Available January 8 13761323 $13.99
Neil Diamond
Classic Diamonds with the London Symphony Orchestra
Capitol • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: London Symphony Orchestra Features new vocals paired with the London Symphony Orchestra’s interpretations of Neil Diamond’s most celebrated hits. 13657892 $13.99
One Night in Miami… Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
ABKCO • Soundtracks Leslie Odom, Jr., a Tony and Grammy Award winner for his role in Hamilton, performs the music of Sam Cooke. Soundtrack also includes score highlights from Grammy Awardwinning composer Terence Blanchard. Available January 15 13794056 $16.99
Aesop Rock Spirit World Field Guide
Rhymesayers Rap/Hip-Hop Aesop Rock has released a steady stream of impressive projects that have continued to grow his diverse fan base, but he shows no signs of slowing down or deviating from his path, constantly pushing his creative limits. Parental Advisory 13801663 $14.99
Morricone Segreto Ennio Morricone
Decca • Soundtracks A treasure trove of unreleased tracks, rare pieces, and alternate takes, this explores Morricone’s richest creative period, demonstrating his everlasting influence on generations of musicians and film directors. Available January 22 13686690 $19.99
The Dirty Knobs
Rauw Alejandro
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Chris Stapleton The Dirty Knobs came together fifteen years ago when Mike Campbell met guitarist Jason Sinay. When Campbell’s friend and bandmate, Tom Petty, passed away, he began to work on this music to heal some of the pain.
Sony Music Latin • Latin Rauw Alejandro’s hit album includes collaborations with J Balvin, Zion & Lennox, Anuel AA, Trippie Redd, and more. 13801666 $8.99
Wreckless Abandon
Afrodisíaco
Parental Advisory 12826853 $13.99
Lewis Capaldi
Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Finale Capitol • Pop/Rock
Available January 8 Parental Advisory, 2 Discs 13794052 $24.99 Lewis Capaldi’s critically acclaimed debut album is coming to its finale as a double CD, including the Extended Edition with number one single Before You Go and smash hit Someone You Loved, as well as twelve additional live tracks.
Lil Baby My Turn
Quality Control Music, LLC Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Future, Lil Uzi Vert Grammy-nominated rap superstar Lil Baby releases the deluxe version of his latest studio project. The original release quickly went double platinum. The deluxe CD includes the smash hits We Paid and The Bigger Picture. Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs 13793140 $13.99
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HOT NEW RELEASES Jimmy Buffett
Songs You Don’t Know by Heart
Mailboat Records Pop/Rock Jimmy Buffett asked fans to suggest what songs they would like to hear that weren’t in his usual repertoire. This set contains nine tracks plus an additional six that were unveiled as part of the video series Directed by Delaney. 13732733 $12.99
Monsta X Fatal Love
Starship Entertainment Pop/Rock K-pop stars Monsta X continue to help the genre grow in North America with the release of a brand new album. It includes the single Love Killa. Available January 8 13765389 $12.99
Goodnight Songs for Rebel Girls Various Artists
Decca • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Imelda May, Linda Perry The book brand Rebel Girls is collaborating with Decca to create an album of empowering songs spanning generations, genres, and geographies. It is Decca’s goal to celebrate extraordinary women in music, both contemporary and historical. Available January 8 13794050 $18.99
Stevie Nicks
Live in Concert The 24 Karat Gold Tour
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock Stevie Nicks, the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, performs a selection of solo hits and Fleetwood Mac classics including Landslide; Rhiannon; and Stand Back. Available January 15
The Prom Music from the Netflix Film Various Artists
Sony Classical • Soundtracks 13794038 $15.99 Artists: Jo Ellen Pellman, Nicole Kidman The seven-time Tony Award-nominated musical comes to the screen with an all-star cast featuring Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, James Corden, and Jo Ellen Pellman.
Kacy & Clayton, Marlon Williams Plastic Bouquet
A Mind of Your Own The Bright Siders
New West Records • Folk The debut collaborative album between Kacy & Clayton and singersongwriter Marlon Williams. Here, the three musicians find common ground in dusty country spun through a kaleidoscope of psychedelic soul and dreamy fifties delivery. 13761330 $12.99
Smithsonian Folkways Children’s Guest Artists: The War and Treaty, Ed Helms Debut release from the duo of songwriter Kristin Andreassen and child psychiatrist Kari Groff, MD. Brimming with uplifting and empowering songs, this invites listeners to think deeply on the emotions that come with growing up. Available January 22 13786351 $14.99
Femi & Made Kuti
The Pretty Reckless
Legacy+
Partisan Records • World Femi and Made Kuti, respective eldest son and grandson of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, come together to release two albums: one from each, but unified together. Available February 5 2 Discs 13804292 $16.99
Death by Rock and Roll
Fearless Records Pop/Rock The Pretty Reckless’s new album is their most ambitious release yet. It was written through the heartbreaking losses of Chris Cornell, who was one of frontwoman Taylor Momsen’s musical muses, and longtime collaborator Kato Khandwala. Available February 12 Parental Advisory 13775960 $14.99
Jay Electronica
A Written Testimony Roc Nation • Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory 13155162 $11.99
The long-awaited debut studio album from Jay Electronica was recorded over 40 days and 40 nights. Includes appearances from Travis Scott and The-Dream, as well as production from Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, and more.
2 Discs 13758242 $19.99
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TOP MUSIC PICKS Titles people are talking about.
Miley Cyrus
Paul McCartney McCartney III
Plastic Hearts
RCA Records • Pop/Rock Parental Advisory 13697632 $12.99 Edited Version 13697631 $12.99 Guest Artists: Dua Lipa, Billy Idol Miley Cyrus’s seventh studio album is shaped by some of the events that happened in her personal life, including the wildfire that destroyed her home. It features the new single Midnight Sky.
Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
Songs of Comfort and Hope
Sony Classical • Classical Featuring 21 new recordings, ranging from fresh arrangements of traditional folk tunes to mainstays from the western classical repertoire, the songs here bring a sense of community, identity, and purpose. 13680720 $11.99
Garth Brooks Fun
Pearl Records • Country Guest Artists: Blake Shelton, Trisha Yearwood Garth Brooks’s twelfth studio album features 14 tracks, including Dive Bar, the collaboration with Blake Shelton. The album also includes a cover of Shallow with Trisha Yearwood; All Day Long; and Stronger Than Me. 13678942 $8.99
Capitol • Pop/Rock A stripped-back, selfproduced, and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970’s McCartney and 1980’s McCartney II. 13686858 $13.99
T.I.
Jeff Tweedy
Grand Hustle, LLC Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Ms. Pat, 21 Savage T.I. is an artist who needs no introduction, as a staple in the landscape of hiphop, the Atlanta representative returns with his new album. As a part of the rollout, T.I. partnered with All HipHop to give back to fans and launch the album.
dBpm Records • Pop/Rock The follow-up to 2018’s Warm and 2019’s Warmer comes on the heels of Jeff Tweedy’s second book, How to Write One Song.
The L.I.B.R.A.
Love Is the King
Available January 15 13701419 $12.99
Parental Advisory 13702271 $12.99
Common
Sturgill Simpson
Loma Vista Recordings Rap/Hip-Hop Grammy Award-winning artist Common releases an album that aims to inspire those dealing with injustice. Overall, it delivers a powerful message of hope and change.
High Top Mountain Records Country Sturgill Simpson returns to the music of his native Kentucky with his first bluegrass project. The album sees him reimagining songs from across his catalog backed by some of Nashville’s finest acoustic virtuosos. 13690099 $11.99
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1
Available February 5 13702257 $12.99
Cuttin’ Grass
Best of GoNoodle
The White Stripes
Busta Rhymes
Verve Music Group Children’s For the first time in one place, enjoy 14 of the most popular songs from GoNoodle bands like Blazer Fresh and Moose Tube, beloved by kids and their grownups. 13660041 $13.99
SMG • Pop/Rock The first-ever official anthology of recordings from the iconic rock duo of Jack and Meg White is an essential career-spanning collection highlighting 26 previously released songs. 13657891 $12.99
Conglomerate Ent. Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Vybz Kartel, Mariah Carey The first album in eight years from hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes. The album is a sequel to his 1998 album E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front. Includes the single The Don and the Boss.
GoNoodle
The White Stripes Greatest Hits
Extinction Level Event 2 The Wrath of God
Parental Advisory 13691749 $12.99
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TOP MUSIC PICKS Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary)
Kamasi Washington
Young Turks • Soundtracks Kamasi Washington composed and produced the original score for the fourtime Emmy-nominated film that provided an intimate glimpse into the life of Michelle Obama. 13730513 $15.99
21 Savage & Metro Boomin Savage Mode II
Epic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Released digitally in October, the chart-topping collaboration between 21 Savage and Metro Boomin makes its way onto CD. The album also includes appearances from Drake and Young Thug. Available January 15 Parental Advisory 13697633 $12.99
Hillsong Worship
Ariana Grande Positions
Republic Records • Pop/Rock Parental Advisory 13660395 $13.99 Edited Version 13660396 $13.99 Guest Artists: Doja Cat, The Weeknd Ariana Grande had fans talking when she posted a cryptic countdown clock on her official website. What it later revealed was her sixth studio album, which includes the single Positions.
Russell Dickerson
Sigur Ros
Triple Tigers • Country Guest Artists: Florida Georgia Line Four years after the successful release of the album Yours, Russell Dickerson is back with what he describes as the best songs he has ever written. The album includes the track It’s About Time, a collaboration with Florida Georgia Line. 13697694 $12.99
Krunk • Pop/Rock The album’s title comes from an Icelandic poem composed in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. The poem recounts a great banquet held by the gods in Valhalla, where ominous signs appeared that could foretell the end of the worlds. 13697657 $15.99
Southern Symphony
Odins Raven Magic
Tim McGraw
Passenger
Big Machine • Country Guest Artists: Faith Hill, Taylor Swift Thirteen of Tim McGraw’s most recent hits are featured in a collection that includes Humble and Kind; Truck Yeah; Highway Don’t Care; Top of the World; and Shotgun Rider. 13630211 $12.99
Nettwerk Records • Pop/Rock Known for the hit single Let Her Go, Passenger releases a new set of songs that, in his words, are ‘about drinking and the emotions felt around it.’ They are based on personal experiences, including a rough time after a breakup.
Margo Price
Rhye
Arctic Monkeys
Universal Music • Country Margo Price takes to the stage of the legendary Ryman in Nashville for a concert featuring songs from her latest album, That’s How Rumors Get Started.
Loma Vista Recordings Pop/Rock Familiar in its synthesis of propulsive beats, orchestral flourishes, piano ruminations, and sultry, gender-nonconforming vocals, but never have they sounded more cohesive or alive.
Take Heart (Again)
Hillsong • Religious All three expressions of Hillsong Church (Worship/ United/Young & Free) came together to prayerfully craft an offering of songs. The songs are reminders of times when the power of God has moved mightily and will again. 13697659 $9.99
Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman
Parental Advisory 13639672 $14.99
McGraw Machine Hits 2013-2019
Home
Available January 22 13702269 $14.99
Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted
Available January 8 Parental Advisory 13701418 $10.99
Arctic Monkeys Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Domino Recording Co. Pop/Rock Recorded at the start of the band’s Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino tour, this features twenty of the band’s finest moments to date. Included are performances of Do I Wanna Know?; I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor; and more. 2 Discs 13702273 $13.99
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Pop Justin Bieber Changes
Harry Styles Fine Line
BTS BE
4 awards including Best Pop Vocal Album
3 awards including Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Def Jam
12775013 $13.99
James Taylor American Standard Fantasy
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 12717786 $14.99
Columbia Records
12614206 $10.99
Lady Gaga Chromatica Interscope
2 awards including Best Pop Vocal Album 12935947 $13.99
Bighit Entertainment
Deluxe Edition 13653256 $50.99
Includes Song of 2020 Nomination, Dynamite!
Rufus Wainwright Unfollow the Rules BMG Rights Management
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 13129054 $13.99
Country Ashley McBryde Never Will Warner Music Nashville
Best Country Album
12821666 $12.99
Brandy Clark Your Life Is a Record Warner Bros.
2 awards including Best Country Album
12739838 $11.99
Brothers Osborne Skeletons
Ingrid Andress Lady Like
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
3 awards including Best New Artist
Maren Morris Girl
Old Dominion Old Dominion
Best Country Song
2 awards including Best Country Duo/Group Performance
UMG Nashville
Warner Music Nashville
13439473 $11.99
12826863 $12.99
Columbia Nashville
12310559 $11.99
RCA
12453159 $11.99
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SmartBrowse ‘2021 Grammy Nominees’ for more of music’s best.
Jazz Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science Waiting Game Motema Music, LLC
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Kurt Elling Secrets Are the Best Stories
John Beasley Monk’estra Plays John Beasley
Best Jazz Vocal Album
3 awards including Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Edition Records
12874350 $12.99
13559818 $17.99
2 Discs 12556217 $15.99
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Four Questions ZOHO
2 awards including Best Latin Jazz Album 12892834 $16.99
Mack Avenue Records
Chick Corea Trilogy 2
Poncho Sanchez Trane’s Delight
2 awards including Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Latin Jazz Album
Concord Jazz
Concord
12407996 $15.99
2 Discs 12447833 $18.99
Rap Freddie Gibbs Alfredo Esgn
Best Rap Album
Parental Advisory 13691748 $12.99
DaBaby Blame It on Baby
Jay Electronica A Written Testimony
4 awards including Record of the Year
Best Rap Album
Interscope Records
Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition 13590473 $13.99
Roddy Ricch Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial Atlantic Mod
3 awards including Best Melodic Rap Performance
Parental Advisory 12823122 $16.99
Nas King’s Disease Mass Appeal
Best Rap Album
Parental Advisory 13577742 $12.99
Roc Nation
Parental Advisory 13155162 $11.99
Megan Thee Stallion Suga
300 Entertainment
4 awards including Best New Artist Digital album available on hoopla.
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Classical The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Various Artists
Primosch Carthage The Crossing
Moravec Sanctuary Road Various Artists
2 awards including Best Opera Recording
Best Choral Performance
Best Choral Performance
Metropolitan Opera
3 Discs 12875960 $29.99
Navona
13321923 $14.99
Adès Conducts Adès Various Artists
Farinelli Cecilia Bartoli
Best Classical Compendium
12532173 $18.99
Deutsche Grammophon
Decca
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
12741082 $13.99
Naxos Classics
12638205 $11.99
Contemporary Voices Otis Murphy & Pacifica Quartet Cedille Records
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
13394101 $16.99
Soundtracks Frozen 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists Walt Disney Records
2 awards including Best Song Written for Visual Media
Becoming Kamasi Washington Young Turks
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
12564853 $12.99
Music from the Netflix Original Documentary 13730513 $15.99
Cats Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
Amelie A New Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording Various Artists
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Best Musical Theater Album
Republic Records
12657693 $13.99
Rhino Warner Classics
11862906 $18.99
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Jagged Little Pill Original Broadway Cast Recording Various Artists Atlantic
Best Musical Theater Album
Parental Advisory 12591925 $16.99
Harriet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists Backlot Music
Best Song Written for Visual Media
12597808 $14.99
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R&B Jhene Aiko Chilombo
John Legend Bigger Love
Thundercat It Is What it Is
2 awards including Best Progressive R&B Album
Best R&B Album 13571740 $17.99
Best Progressive R&B Album
Ledisi The Wild Card
Gregory Porter All Rise
Def Jam
Columbia (USA)
Brainfeeder
12742604 $13.99
Parental Advisory 12875956 $13.99
Robert Glasper Fuck Yo Feelings Loma Vista Recordings
2 awards including Best R&B Song
Parental Advisory 12645818 $12.99
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Guest Artists: Cory Henry, Sa-Roc
Blue Note
Best R&B Album 12748033 $13.99
Best Traditional R&B Performance 13469276 $14.99
Rock Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters Epic
3 awards including Best Alternative Music Album
13333535 $11.99
Grace Potter Daylight Fantasy
2 awards including Best Rock Album 12452297 $14.99
Big Thief Two Hands
Brittany Howard Jaime
2 awards including Best Rock Performance
6 awards including Best Rock Song
4AD
12568076 $15.99
The Strokes The New Abnormal RCA Records
Best Rock Album 12846857 $13.99
ATO Records
Parental Advisory 12406175 $13.99
Tame Impala The Slow Rush Interscope
2 awards including Best Alternative Music Album 12599063 $13.99
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ROCK Jimmy Buffett
The Pretty Reckless Death by Rock and Roll
Songs You Don’t Know by Heart Mailboat Records 13732733 $12.99
Jimmy Buffett asked fans to suggest what songs they would like to hear that weren’t in his usual repertoire. This set contains nine tracks plus an additional six that were unveiled as part of the video series Directed by Delaney.
Fearless Records The Pretty Reckless’s new album is their most ambitious release yet. It was written through the heartbreaking losses of Chris Cornell, who was one of frontwoman Taylor Momsen’s musical muses, and longtime collaborator Kato Khandwala. Available February 12 Parental Advisory 13775960 $14.99
Moon Taxi
Sleaford Mods
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC Nashville-based indie rockers Moon Taxi release their second album, which includes the single One Step Away.
Rough Trade Guest Artists: Billy Nomates, Amy Taylor In 2021, Sleaford Mods will take stock of an astonishing rise with the release of their newest creation. They will bring British political correctness, in the truest, purest sense of those words, directly to the masses.
Silver Dream
Available January 22 13750841 $14.99
Spare Ribs
Available January 15 13730527 $15.99
Blue Oyster Cult
Foo Fighters
Real Gone Music Originally recorded for radio broadcast, this was long regarded as one of the best-sounding Blue Oyster Cult bootlegs, and now it is finally coming out in an authorized physical form.
RCA Foo Fighters pack nine new songs into a 37-minute album. This collection includes the smoldering new single, Shame Shame.
Live ‘83
Available January 8 13777075 $18.99
Medicine at Midnight
Available February 5 13762276 $10.99
Goodnight Songs for Rebel Girls Various Artists
Decca Artists: Imelda May, Linda Perry The book brand Rebel Girls is collaborating with Decca to create an album of empowering songs spanning generations, genres, and geographies. It is Decca’s goal to celebrate extraordinary women in music, both contemporary and historical. Available January 8 13794050 $18.99
Meg Myers
Thank U 4 Taking Me 2 the Disco, I’d Like 2 Go Home Now
Sumerian Records Singer-songwriter Meg Myers releases a collection of B-sides from her second album, Take Me to the Disco. There are also a couple of new songs, including the single Any Way You Wanna Love. Parental Advisory 13730544 $11.99
Celebrate these popular rock bands and artists’ milestones with an anniversary reissue release! 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
50th Anniversary Edition
Deftones
Neil Young
Warner Bros. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark album, Deftones are releasing an expanded version featuring new remixes of the album’s tracks.
Reprise Originally released September 19, 1970, this is fixed in the annals of music history; the album has often been recognized as one of the finest ever made. 13732713 $16.99
White Pony
Parental Advisory 13732715 $16.99
After the Goldrush
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Deluxe Remastered Anniversary Edition
The Black Keys Brothers
Nonesuch This Deluxe Anniversary Edition celebrates the tenth anniversary of the duo’s breakthrough album. The CD has been remastered and contains three previously unavailable songs. 13750843 $12.99
COUNTRY Barry Gibb
Drive-By Truckers The New OK
ATO Records The new album from DriveBy Truckers, made up of songs left over from the Unraveling sessions and new ones written and recorded since, hopefully balances out the darkness of the current situation with a hope for better days and nights ahead. 13637619 $13.99
Greenfields The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook Volume 1 CMG Records
Available January 8 13761323 $13.99 Guest Artists: Alison Krauss, Brandi Carlile, Keith Urban A lifelong bluegrass and country music fan, legendary singer, songwriter, and producer Barry Gibb has long dreamed of a project that would bring him together with some of the artists he admires that most.
Margo Price
Sturgill Simpson
Universal Music Live vicariously through this live recording of the 2018 sold-out concert at the famed Nashville venue, which features Margo Price’s early hits and duets with musical guests like Sturgill Simpson, Jack White, and Emmylou Harris.
High Top Mountain Records Simpson returns to the music of his native Kentucky with his first bluegrass project. The album was dreamed up while he was recovering from COVID-19, and sees him reimagining songs from across his catalog. 13690099 $11.99
Perfectly Imperfect at the Ryman
Cuttin’ Grass
Parental Advisory 13639672 $14.99
Morgan Wallen
Dangerous The Double Album
Big Loud Records Morgan Wallen’s highly anticipated sophomore album includes a strong arsenal of writers and features More Than My Hometown, a countrified version of the tripleplatinum Diplo collab Heartless, and more. Available January 8 2 Discs 13793221 $19.99
FOLK The Steel Wheels Everyone a Song Volume 1
Big Ring Records The Steel Wheels are connecting a far-flung fanbase through shared experience and the revolutionary act of personal storytelling with their latest album. 13730522 $12.99
Alex Maas Luca
Innovative Leisure The debut solo album from Black Angels vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Maas. Dedicated to his newborn son, this album is named after him and means ‘bringer of light.’ 13730519 $13.99
Plastic Bouquet
Robbie Basho
Song of the Avatars The Lost Master Tapes
Tompkins Square Robbie Basho was a key architect of what’s known today as American primitive guitar, bringing Hindi, Indian, Japanese, and Native American traditions into his work. 5 Discs 13657894 $63.99
Josephine Foster No Harm Done
Various Artists New West Records 13761330 $12.99
Artists: Kacy & Clayton, Marlon Williams With this album, duo Kacy & Clayton and singer-songwriter Marlon Williams find common ground in dusty country spun through a kaleidoscope of psychedelic soul and dreamy fifties delivery.
Fire Records Josephine Foster collaborates with gutarist Matthew Schneider, resulting in eight new slow-burning idiosyncratic country folk blues songs, sung with sibylline wit and a hint of the absurd, awash in sensually anachronic lyricism. Available January 8 13686687 $14.99
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BEST OF 2020
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra • Dawson Negro Folk
SmartBrowse ‘NPR Best of 2020’ for more of the year’s best albums.
Anjimile Giver Taker Father/Daughter Records Folk 13509055 $13.99
Nubya Garcia Source Source Music • Jazz 13429688 $14.99
Adès Conducts Adès Various Artists Deutsche Grammophon Classical 12741082 $13.99
Phoebe Bridgers Punisher Dead Oceans, Inc. Pop/Rock 13355909 $14.99
Lido Pimienta Miss Colombia Anti • Pop/Rock 12823125 $11.99
Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters Epic • Pop/Rock 13333535 $11.99
Homeboy Sandman Don’t Feed the Monster Mello Music Group Rap/Hip-Hop 13653247 $11.99
The Mavericks En Español Mono Mundo Recordings Latin 13559815 $12.99
Ambrose Akinmusire On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment Blue Note • Jazz 13314012 $11.99
Jake Blount Spider Tales Free Dirt Records • Folk 13448149 $14.99
Kathleen Edwards Total Freedom Dualtone Music • Pop/Rock 13411109 $13.99
Code Orange Underneath Roadrunner Pop/Rock 12766196 $11.99
Katie Pruitt Expectations Rounder • Pop/Rock 12723772 $12.99
Thundercat It Is What it Is Brainfeeder • R&B 12742604 $13.99
Ashley Ray Pauline Self Produced • Country 13354975 $15.99
Symphony; Kay Fantasy Variations/ Umbrian Scene Naxos American Classics • Classical
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21 Savage, Metro Boomin Waxahatchee Savage Mode II Saint Cloud Epic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Merge Records • Pop/Rock Available January 15 12839477 $12.99 13697633 $12.99
Debussy; Rameau Vikingur Olafsson Deutsche Grammophon Classical 12835926 $16.99
Adrianne Lenker Songs and Instrumentals 4AD • Pop/Rock 13613823 $18.99
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Mercury KX • Classical Guest Artists: Bonobo, JFDR, Josin A personal journey told through Arnalds’s introspective music against the backdrop of a chaotic world. The collaborators were key, like British musician Bonobo on the pulsing opener, Icelandic artist JFDR, and German singer-songwriter Josin. 13575518 $18.99
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Tigran Hamasyan The Call Within Nonesuch • Jazz 13469290 $12.99
Guest Artists: Areni Aghbabian, Artyom Manukyan, Tosin Abasi Takes inspiration from Hamasyan’s interest in maps from different eras, along with poetry, Armenian folk stories and legends, astrology, geometry, rock carvings, and cinematography-blurring lines between historic reality and the imaginary world.
Hyperdub Records Pop/Rock The Bug, aka Kevin Martin, and vocalist Dis Fig, aka Felicia Chen, refer to their style on the album as ‘Tunnel Sound’: a foggy, melancholic meltdown of narco-dancehall-soul and dread-drenched, electronic dub. 13777073 $14.99
Shirley Collins
Kem
Domino Recording Co. Folk An album broader and brighter in tone than Lodestar, it finds Shirley exploring warmer themes and features three songs less rooted within the folk tradition. 13482789 $13.99
Motown Records • R&B Guest Artists: Toni Braxton, Erica Campbell, Brian Culbertson Internationally renowned, three-time Grammynominated R&B singer-songwriter Kem returns with his sixth studio album. The album features the chart-topping single Lie to Me. 13540344 $11.99
Mamalarky
Joni Mitchell
Mamalarky
Fire Talk Records Pop/Rock Raw and cerebral, the LP looks to a range of influences from their collective musical nerdiness. The result is an album that is as musically fun and explorative as it is catchy and sweet. 13686689 $11.99
Heart’s Ease
Joni Mitchell Archives Volume 1 The Early Years (1963-1967)
Rhino Records • Folk Five-CD collection features nearly six hours of unreleased home, live, and radio recordings that flow chronologically to paint a rich portrait of Mitchell’s rapid growth as a performer and songwriter during the period leading up to her debut album. 5 Discs 13613800 $55.99
Love Always Wins
Partner
Never Give Up
You’ve Changed Records Pop/Rock In the years since their first release, the band has developed their ‘post classic rock’ sound, trading their ‘90s rock influences, for deep power grooves, bona fide guitar heroics, and big-hearted vocals from singers Josée Caron and Lucy Niles. 13686686 $14.99
Quakers
Dino Saluzzi
Chris Stapleton
Stones Throw Records Rap/Hip-Hop Much like Quakers’ selftitled debut, this is loud, unapologetic, and blunted. It’s also more explicitly political, with songs that speak directly to systemic corruption, racism, and the climate crisis. 13653295 $12.99
ECM • Jazz After highly acclaimed music from the family band and orchestra, here is the great Argentinean bandoneon player in his first purely solo project in decades. It’s a powerful reminder of his gifts as an intimate musical storyteller of great subtlety. 13657904 $18.99
Mercury Nashville • Country Chris Stapleton’s new studio album has 14 tracks and is his first studio album of new material since 2017. Stapleton plans on touring in support of this release as part of the All-American Road Show in Summer 2021. 13571692 $11.99
II The Next Wave
Albores
Starting Over
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JAZZ
SOUNDTRACKS
Shaun Martin
John Zorn
Ropeadope Records Eight-time Grammy Award winner Shaun Martin is well known for his work with Kirk Franklin and as a key member of Snarky Puppy; his creative stamp can be heard on projects with musical legends including Chaka Khan and more. 13794037 $13.99
Tzadik An epic suite of short pieces for solo piano inspired by the later sketches of the great English painter J.M.W. Turner. This expansive suite includes a variety of styles and forms including études, preludes, and color studies. 13730515 $18.99
Three-O
The Turner Études
Jazz Is Dead 5 Doug Carn
Clifton Anderson
Jazz Is Dead Artists: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge Doug Carn’s newest project takes his unique and timeless art and places it within the context of a musical culture that has always taken cues from his ‘70s classics. 13761328 $14.99
Ropeadope Records Trombonist and composer Clifton Anderson returns with his fourth solo album. The title and lead single states the intent and message that are on the composer’s mind. It is a thought-provoking musical message. 13794031 $14.99
Been Down This Road Before
Various Artists
CLASSICAL Beethoven Trios Daniel Barenboim
Deutsche Grammophon Guest Artists: Michael Barenboim, Kian Soltani Pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim continues his 2020 Beethoven journey with a complete recording of piano trios. Available January 8 3 Discs 13794051 $16.99
Schumann & Brahms Lieder
Malcolm Martineau & Elina Garanca
Deutsche Grammophon Elina Garanca stars in her first solo recital album devoted exclusively to the lied genre, choosing works that she’s been performing live on stage for many years, documenting personal interpretations of the classics. 13732718 $13.99
Erkki-Sven Tüür Lost Prayers Various Artists
ECM Artists: Harry Traksmann, Leho Karin The volatility of Erkki-Sven Tuur’s vectoral concept emerges forcefully with Fata Morgana, one of two pieces for violin, violoncello, and piano, performed by Harry Traksmann, Leho Karin, Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann. Available January 8 13794049 $18.99
Lindberg 2017; Liverpool Lullabies; Waves of Wollongong
Christian Lindberg BIS Guest Artists: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Evelyn Glennie As a performer and conductor, Christian Lindberg has a rare ability to electrify an audience, and as reviewers attest, the same applies to his compositions. Available January 1 13765391 $19.99
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The Prom Music from the Netflix Film Various Artists
Sony Classical Artists: Jo Ellen Pellman, Meryl Streep The seven-time Tony Awardnominated musical comes to the screen with an all-star cast featuring Andrew Rannells, Meryl Streep, James Corden, and Jo Ellen Pellman. 13794038 $15.99
In the Green Original Cast Recording Grace McLean
Ghostlight Records Guest Artists: Rachael Duddy, Ashley Pérez Flanagan This new musical by Grace McLean is the tale of two women and the journey that leads one to embrace death, and the other to celebrate the beauty and blemishes of a fully lived life. Available January 15 13750842 $18.99
One Night in Miami… Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists
ABKCO Leslie Odom, Jr., a Tony and Grammy Award winner for his role in Hamilton, performs the music of Sam Cooke. Soundtrack also includes score highlights from Grammy Awardwinning composer Terence Blanchard. Available January 15 13794056 $16.99
Morricone Segreto Ennio Morricone
Decca A treasure trove of unreleased tracks, rare pieces, and alternate takes, this explores Morricone’s richest creative period, demonstrating his everlasting influence on generations of musicians and film directors. Available January 22 13686690 $19.99
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A Mind of Your Own The Bright Siders
Smithsonian Folkways
Available January 22 13786351 $14.99
Guest Artists: The War and Treaty, Ed Helms Debut release from the duo of songwriter Kristin Andreassen and child psychiatrist Kari Groff, MD. Brimming with uplifting and empowering songs, this invites listeners to think deeply on the emotions that come with growing up. Worship Songs for Kids Sing Hosana
Self Produced Keith Munslow gives fans something to be excited about with eleven original new songs, including the fan-favorite Snack! There are also songs about cats, pizza, and the mysteries that come from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile. 13801621 $15.99
Nimbus Created during a moment of improvisation while spending time with his granddaughter, Poulenc’s work is based on the beloved children’s literature character. 13730506 $12.99
Essential Media Mod Traditional children’s songs and nursery rhymes are given playful, fly new arrangements, and sung over highly intoxicating beats that might even get the adults in the room hooked. 13786348 $11.99
Songs in the Key of Fifi Dupree
Self Produced Music Monkey Jungle celebrates their tenth birthday with this collection of their greatest songs, dances, and games for music monkeys of all ages. 13730496 $18.99
Self Produced Ideal for sing-alongs, this collection celebrates the season with songs including Ten Little Valentine’s; What If Ev’rybody Sent a Valentine; and You Need a Little Rain, You Know. 13801623 $11.99
Crunk Kidz
An A Cappella Family
Music Monkey Jungle
Songs That Tickle Your Funny Bone Volume 2: Valentine’s Day and Spring Songs Michael Brent Publications
Amos Larkins Presents Nursery Breaks EP
Simon Callaghan & Miriam Margolyes
Evosound An inspiring collection of 35 Christian songs and hymns that can be sung along with or listened to at home, in school, or at worship in church and religious settings. 13786349 $14.99
Exclamation Point! Keith Munslow
Poulenc The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Steve Pullara and His Cool Beans Band
Cool Beans Music, Inc. Grammy Award winner Steve Pullara & His Cool Beans Band bring several musical styles into a collection of songs that was created without the use of instruments. 13800358 $12.99
Sometimes I Just Have to Move Preschool Movement Sharon Novak
Nick Guy & the Snow White and the Seven D.W.A.R.F.s Affair
Self Produced Sharon Novak creates fun and energetic songs that get kids up and moving. Her latest includes such songs as Sing Hello; I Got New Shoes; Sometimes I Just Have to Move; and Clap Your Hands. 13801624 $18.99
Nick Guy, Private Eye
Self Produced Nick Guy, Private Eye, puts a new and unique spin on one of the best known and beloved fairy tales, using the story as a way to teach several values. 13730494 $25.99
Kiddin’ Around Chad Caddell
Self Produced Chad Caddell creates super fun songs designed to bring smiles to faces. Includes the tracks Ain’t That Funky; The Belly Button Song; and Boogie Woogie Ghost. 13800357 $16.99
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Happy Heart!
Caspar Babypants
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For the first time in one place, enjoy 14 of the most popular songs from GoNoodle bands like Blazer Fresh and Moose Tube, beloved by kids and their grownups.
Aurora Elephant Music Sweet, tender, happy, sing-along good-time songs for the whole family is what the eighteenth Caspar Babypants album is all about. Some of the themes on this new album include counting five ducks and talking to monkeys. 13644866 $12.99
KIDZ BOP 2021
Una Idea Tengo Yo
Lullabies
KIDZ BOP The perfect soundtrack for a celebration featuring the biggest pop hits sung by kids for kids. Featuring kidfriendly versions of songs such as Blinding Lights; Adore You; Rain on Me; and Memories sung by the KIDZ BOP Kids. 13577741 $10.99
Salsana Records Latin Grammy Awardwinning duo 123 Andres presents a collection of eleven upbeat Spanishlanguage songs that help spark curiosity on all things science. 13730493 $16.99
Verve At 91 years old, Brubeck recorded peerless takes on best-known children’s songs, beloved standards, and originals as a gift to his grandchildren and as his last studio recording. 13609437 $13.99
Verve Music Group 13660041 $13.99
KIDZ BOP Kids
123 Andres
Doodlebug
Cats Sit on You
Los Angeles Clown Records Gilly Atoms borrows from a wide range of genres, including blues, pop, and country, to create a new collection of fun songs for kids of all ages. 13730492 $12.99
Face Cake Records The third album from the Story Pirates features hilarious, fan-favorite songs that originally appeared on the Story Pirates podcast, winner of the 2020 Webby Award for Best Kids and Family Podcast. 13588197 $12.99
Gilly Atoms
Disney Goes Classical The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Decca An album of brand new, lush recordings of the world’s favorite songs from beloved Disney films such as The Lion King; Frozen; and Toy Story. Features special guest artists Matteo Bocelli, Renee Fleming, and more. 13361395 $16.99
The Story Pirates
Dave Brubeck
Be a Pain An Album for Young Leaders (and Old) Alastair Moock
Moockshake Music The album is a joyful, musical rallying cry for young (and old) leaders in these turbulent times. It looks to the heroes of the past and the present to inspire kids to move the ball forward. 13730495 $19.99
Buenos Días! Spanish Learning Songs
Songs Across the Pond
Whistlefritz A tour de force celebration of the vibrant music, language, and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Lively music transports kids on a magical ride across the entire Spanish-speaking world. Spanish with English translation guide and lyrics. 13601054 $14.99
Bumblin’ Bee Records Three-time Grammy nominee Brady Rymer and UK BBC Folk Award nominee David Gibb present a collaborative album about making new friends, sharing unexpected discoveries, and creating joyful music together! 13559506 $12.99
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“4 out of 5 stars...finds the band constantly moving between genres, each attempt a triumph.” - NME
Bighit Entertainment • Pop/Rock Deluxe Edition 13653256 $50.99 As their latest album topped the charts, BTS made history again. Their single Life Goes On became the first all-Korean-language single to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
2 3 4 5 Megan Thee Ariana Pop Smoke Future & Shoot for the Stallion Grande Lil Uzi Vert Good News
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Parental Advisory 13499496 $13.99
Positions
Parental Advisory 13660395 $13.99
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What You See Is What You Get
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Stars Aim for the Moon
Parental Advisory 13477288 $13.99
Pluto X Baby Pluto
Digital album available on hoopla.
8 9 Chris Juice WRLD Legends Never Stapleton Starting Over
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Die
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A Holly Dolly Christmas
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Harmony
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Original Broadway Cast Recording Various Artists
Parental Advisory, 2 Discs 11415110 $23.99
18 19 20 21 The Weeknd Jeezy Post Malone Mariah Carey Recession 2
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Hollywood’s Bleeding
Parental Advisory 12454759 $13.99
Merry Christmas
Deluxe Anniversary Edition, 2 Discs 12514265 $13.99
After Hours
Parental Advisory 12874314 $13.99
22 23 24 25 The Vince Queen DaBaby Machine Gun Greatest Hits Blame It Guaraldi Trio Kelly A Charlie Brown Christmas
Snoopy Doghouse Edition 11022409 $14.99
We Will Rock You Edition
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Tickets to My Downfall
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