Grammy Recordings and RhinoEntertainment have partnered to release onJanuary 27. The 20-song collection includes hits by Coldplay, KatyPerry, Leona Lewis, Pink and 16 other hit-makers from the pop, rock andhip-hop fields. This is the 15th edition of the series highlightingartists and songs nominated for the annual Grammy Awards. A portion ofthe proceeds from sales of the album will go to the MusiCaresFoundation and the Grammy Foundation.
BruceSpringsteen & the E Street Band's new album, ,will go on sale in the U.S. on January 27. Two bonus tracks arepackaged with 12 other new songs. They include the GoldenGlobe-winning track , which is featured in the MickeyRourke film of the same name, and "A Night With the Jersey Devil," asong Springsteen offered as a free download last Halloween. In othernews, Bruce and his band plan to release a deluxe reissue of their 1978album . Springsteen's manager Jon Landautold Billboard the project "would involve remastering that record,doing the kind of super-creative reconstruction and documentary of howit all came about and finding usable live footage from that point intime."
Thefirst full-length bluegrass album by comedian and actor Steve Martinwill be released on January 27. will be sold exclusively at Amazon.com for the first90 days. The album was produced by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's JohnMcEuen. Guests include Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Irish singer MaryBlack and Earl Scruggs, among others.
Theweek ending January 31, teen Country star Taylor Swift spends a seventhweek at Number One on the 200 chart with her second album,. Usher's 2004 was the last collection to topthat list for seven weeks. It went on to spend a total of nine weeksat Number One. This also marks the first time a female Country artisthas topped the 200 for seven weeks.
OnJanuary 27, Geffen Records will mark the upcoming 50th anniversary ofBuddy Holly's death with the release of . The59-track, double CD set features rare outtakes and alternate versionsof his recordings. Also included are four previously unreleasedtracks. One is a song Holly recorded when he was only 14 years old. Asecond Buddy Holly compilation, , will be releasedon February 10. The 3-CD set is a career anthology with hits such as"That'll Be The Day," "Peggy Sue" and "Oh Boy!" Holly was killed in aplane crash along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper"Richardson on February 3, 1959.
"For(N)ever" - Hoobastank
"Fantasy Ride" - Ciara
"The Empyrean" - John Frusciante
"Stand (In The Light)" - James Ingram
"What I'm For" - Pat Green
"Boombox" (Remix Album) - Kylie Minogue
"Retrospective 3" - Rush
"Amoeba's Secret" (Live Album) - Paul McCartney
"Whisper House" - Duncan Sheik
"Eye-Legacy" - Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
"Yesterdays" - Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette
"Just Like Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure" - various artists
FallOut Boy, Lifehouse and Rihanna will perform at the Pepsi Smash SuperBowl Bash on January 29 in Tampa, Florida. The next day, EnriqueIglesias and Belanova will be in Tampa to headline a second Pepsi Smashevent. The Telemundo Network will broadcast highlights from that showon January 31. On January 30, Orlando's Hard Rock Café will host theCoors Light party, which will feature Nelly and the St. Lunatics. Theevents are being held in conjunction with Super Bowl XLIII. The NFL'schampionship football matchup between the Arizona Cardinals andPittsburgh Steelers is set for February 1 in Tampa. Bruce Springsteen& the E Street Band will perform the Super Bowl halftime show.
Britishrock band Coldplay and Welsh newcomer Duffy each received four BritAward nominations. Both are mentioned in the Best British Albumcategory, which also includes Elbow, Radiohead and The Ting Tings. Duffy faces Adele, Beth Rowley, Estelle and MIA in the Best Britishfemale category. Coldplay is up against Elbow, Girls Aloud, Radioheadand Take That for Best British Group. The Best British Male contendersare Ian Brown, James Morrison, The Streets, Paul Weller and WillYoung. In addition to seven British artist categories, the 2009 BritAwards will honor musicians in four international categories. The BritAwards will be handed out on February 18 in London. (Complete list ofnominees available at )