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Grammy Award-winning superstars are back with new music.

Coldplay Music of the Spheres

Atlantic • Pop/Rock Available October 15 14391894 $14.99 Coldplay is back with their ninth album. Produced by Max Martin, it features the single Higher Power, which the band has performed live on shows including The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The album also includes the song Coloratura.

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga explore the Cole Porter songbook.

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Love for Sale

Interscope • Jazz Available October 1 14431228 $13.99 Celebrating ten years since they first recorded together, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga returned to the studio for another collaboration featuring the very best of the Cole Porter songbook.

All-star celebration of Metallica’s landmark album.

Metallica The Metallica Blacklist

Rhino/Blackened Recordings • Pop/Rock Available October 1 4 Discs 14323956 $29.99 Features covers of songs from Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album by over fifty artists, including Miley Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Volbeat, Darius Rucker, Igor Levit, Mickey Guyton, St. Vincent, Weezer, and many more.

Della Mae

Family Reunion

Self Produced Della Mae’s mission as a band is to showcase top female musicians, and to improve opportunities for women and girls through advocacy, mentorship, programming, and performance. 14457978 $15.99

Natalie Hemby

Pins and Needles

Fantasy Natalie Hemby won a Grammy for Country Song of the Year for Crowded Table, the song she wrote with Lori McKenna and performed as a member of the Highwomen. Now she is releasing a new solo album. Available October 8 14398063 $14.99

Toby Keith

Peso in My Pocket

Show Dog, LLC Available October 15

14465618 $12.99 Toby Keith returns with his first new album in four years. The first single, Old School, became his highest debut on the Billboard airplay chart. The album also includes the song Happy Birthday America.

Jameson Rodgers

Bet You’re from a Small Town

River House Artists Guest Artist: Luke Combs Breakthrough singersongwriter Jameson Rodgers releases his debut album. It includes the number one single Some Girls and the climbing chart hit Cold Beer Calling My Name, which features Luke Combs. 14447848 $11.99

Asleep at the Wheel

Half a Hundred Years

Home Records Guest Artists: Lyle Lovett, George Strait Asleep at the Wheel celebrates their 50th anniversary. The nineteen tracks feature original band members, current band members, and guest artists. Available October 1 14458286 $11.99

Chase Rice The Album

Broken Bow Records Available October 1

14447850 $13.99 Guest Artists: Florida Georgia Line Following a digital release in May, Chase Rice’s fifth album is now available on CD. It includes his hit collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin God. Amen.

Reba McEntire

Revived Remixed Revisited

MCA Nashville Featuring 30 total tracks across three discs, this collection spans Reba’s entire career. Revived was recorded with Reba’s touring band. Remixed features new remixes. Revisited features stripped-down tracks. Available October 8 3 Discs 14458310 $29.99

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Raise the Roof

Rounder In 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss released the acclaimed Raising Sand. After fourteen years, they return with a dozen songs from a range of traditions and styles that extend this remarkable collaboration in new directions. Available November 19 14446266 $14.99

The Wild Feathers

Alvarado

New West Records Produced by the band, this is the truest representation of the Wild Feathers to date. No outside musicians, no outside opinions, just them playing their new songs in a room with the best mics they could find. Available October 8 14458334 $13.99

Sam Williams

Glasshouse Children

Mercury Nashville An introspective meditation on hurt and healing, growth and loss, and sin and redemption, but more than that, this album is a reckoning with fate and free will and the family ties that bind. Available October 8 14458314 $11.99

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings The Album

Various Artists

MARVEL/Hollywood Records, Inc/Interscope Records 14435788 $13.99 A first-of-its-kind pan-Asian album with incredible features from global artists. The soundtrack will have all original production spanning multiple genres performed in both English and Asian languages including Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese.

Diana The Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording Various Artists

UMe Artists: Jeanna De Waal, Roe Hartrampf The life of Princess Diana comes to the Broadway stage with music and lyrics by two-time Tony Award winners Joe DiPietro and Bon Jovi’s David Bryan. Parental Advisory 14428094 $19.99

The French Dispatch Original Soundtrack

Various Artists

Universal Music The Franco-centric soundtrack features an original score by Oscar winner Alexandre Desplat, music by E Georges Delerue and Grace Jones, and a new version of the French pop hit Aline recorded by Jarvis Cocker. Available October 22 14455183 $19.99

Dear Evan Hansen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists

Interscope The soundtrack for the film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Awardwinning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety disorder, and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a classmate. 14465638 $13.99

Annette Highlights from the Soundtrack Sparks

Milan Records Guest Artists: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard Legendary art-pop duo Sparks creates a soundtrack for an acclaimed film based on their original story. Along with the duo, there are performances from the film’s cast, including Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, and Simon Helberg. Cannes Edition 14428074 $13.99

JAZZ

BadBadNotGood

Talk Memory

XL Recordings On their latest album, the Canadian ensemble Badbadnotgood returns to their instrumental beginnings to pay homage to the musicians, composers, innovators, and influences that first informed their work. Available October 8 14458339 $15.99

John Coltrane

A Love Supreme Live in Seattle

IMPULSE! This newly discovered live recording of a performance of the Love Supreme suite is a revelation. Recorded at the Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965, this recording transports the listener to a prime seat for a piece of musical history. Available October 8 14458306 $13.99

Hiromi

Silver Lining Suite

Telarc Hiromi’s latest album pairs her virtuosic and emotive piano with a string quartet assembled by violinist Tatsuo Nishie, concertmaster of the New Japan Philharmonic. Available October 8 14458309 $15.99

Esperanza Spalding

Songwrights Apothecary Lab

Concord Jazz Esperanza Spalding’s new album explores how songwriters may incorporate knowledge in consultation with practitioners of music therapy, neuroscience, and more to create music that can have a specific effect on the listener. 14458008 $15.99

Arturo O’Farrill

...Dreaming in Lions...

Blue Note Guest Artists: Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble Grammy-winning composer/pianist Arturo O’Farrill makes his Blue Note debut with a vibrant album presenting two suites he conceived in collaboration with the Malpaso Dance Company. 14431222 $11.99

Kiefer

When There’s Love Around

Stones Throw Records Kiefer’s new album sees the acclaimed Grammy Award-winning artist team up with several other musicians for a full live band sound. Kiefer is one of LA jazz’s most exciting new artists, with a broad international fanbase. 14431191 $11.99

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