New Music CDs

On her debut Capitol Records studio album, Blu De Tiger claims the spotlight as a rising pop icon who's not afraid to feel it all. The record is a portrait of Blu at her most unstoppable and most vulnerable as she captures the unpredictable process of coming into one's own. Inspired by sleepless nights out on the town and memories of her thumping DJ sets, the album sees Blu staking a claim to her desires and transforming into the messy protagonist of her fantasies.

The album offers much of what's made the eight time Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year the only country artist on Billboard's Top Ten Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years for the last fifteen years. As "Take Her Home," climbs the country radio charts, there's plenty more where the song of three moments that define taking a risk and finding a life came from.

Randall Goosby performs Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto and both of Florence Price’s Violin Concertos. Recorded by the Grammy-winning team behind Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Florence Price Symphonies 1&3, the album also includes Price’s Adoration arranged for string ensemble.

Ondine is proud to release its seventeenth album together with the award-winning Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Sigvards Klava dedicated to a cappella words by Anton Brucker.

Three years after releasing Scaled and Icy, twenty one pilots return with a brand new album. They have been giving fans cryptic teases of what is to come, including the single Overcompensate.

With a deep-rooted love for traditional music, Zach Top is poised to invigorate the country genre with his homage to classic sounds and authentic storytelling. Zach embodies the spirit of '90s country legends, shaped by his upbringing in Sunnyside, WA listening to classic country music while driving around his family's ranch tending to livestock. At the age of seven, he formed a band with his siblings which set the stage for his musical ambitions. Throughout his teenage years and early twenties, Zach honed his craft by playing in various bluegrass bands before moving to Nashville in 2021 where he has been steadily making his mark as an artist to watch.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam return with their highly anticipated new album. The band's 12th studio album was produced by Grammy Award winner Andrew Watt.

GloRilla is an award-winning hip-hop artist from Tennessee, who gained notoriety for her relatable lyrics and femme fatale flow. After blowing the world with away with hits such as "F.N.F (Let's Go);" "Tomorrow 2;" and "Lick Or Sum," as well as signing with the hip hop mega label, CMG, she returned this year with a blow out of a single, "Yeah Glo!" reminding everyone of why they fell in love with her home-grown lyrics and inspiring style. Her highly anticipated mixtape, This is a follow-up to her critically acclaimed EP, Anyways, Life's Great..., and we all couldn't be more excited.

Benson Boone's intimate, diaristic pop songs are constantly evolving as he quickly becomes a global hitmaker. His latest single, the smash hit "Beautiful Things," quickly soared into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. "Fireworks & Rollerblades" includes not only unreleased music, but his previous hit songs such as his breakout single “GHOST TOWN”, which was Boone's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and a Top 25 hit at both Top 40 and Hot AC radio and “In The Stars,” which is now certified Platinum.

Ugandan-born, Austin-based Jon Muq's debut melds African and Western melodies, reflecting his astonishing journey. Produced by Dan Auerbach, the album is infused with themes of resilience and Muq's spontaneous, reflective songwriting captures the essence of his cross-continental life. From busking for children on the streets of Kampala, to cruise ship clubs, to sharing stages with music's biggest stars, Muq now embarks on the grandest voyage of all: releasing his first album.

Kate Hudson's not sure what took her so long, especially with all the music whirling inside her. That hunger for musical expression from the woman who embodied the rocker's muse in Almost Famous runs deeper. "I always felt connected to music. It was my outlet." Natural and easy, there's both self-examination and celebration flowing through her songs. She understands the phases of modern music in a way that's fluid, but defined, honest, yet willing to leave it all at the door in the name of love.

Noahfinnce is the alias of Noah Adams, a voice for a generation fed up with being told how to be. A virtuoso performer (he plays drums, guitar, bass, ukulele, and sings), Noahfinnce is ready to flip off tradition and any roles that society expects him to fulfill, and instead continues to champion authenticity and self-expression. He brings a refreshing new energy to the world of alternative rock and pop punk with his punchy anthems as well as establishing himself as a prominent figure within the online LGBT community.

The original Broadway cast recording of Gutenberg! The Musical!, starring Book of Mormon costars Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad.

Here the great Komitas work is transformed into a 'concert mass' in the first-ever recording of this appealing mixed choir version. This version was beautifully arranged and edited by the brilliant Armenian composer Vache Sharafyan. In his arrangement, the added colors of female voices increase the beauty of the work.

Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), a great genius of the viola, is little known to today's public. Timothy Ridout pays tribute to this key figure in his instrument's history with a flamboyant program featuring music by Tertis's friends, teachers and students alongside some of his own original works and transcriptions. A marvelous musical journey, rich in discoveries.

Luke Grimes self-titled debut album on Mercury Nashville features thirteen tracks, including 'Burn;" "Hold On;" and "Oh Ohio." Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series Yellowstone, Grimes has been making music for years. He closed out 2023 with a sold-out tour after playing fairs and festivals around the country, including Stagecoach, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, Under The Big Sky Festival, and more. Grimes grew up playing music in church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.

The eagerly anticipated debut album from Crawlers. Digging deeper into what fans already know and love about their eclectic alt-rock sound, builds on the relationship of trust they have with producer Pete Robinson and engineer Tom Roach at Liverpool's Coastal Studios and takes on a whole range of challenging topics; trauma, sexual politics, a mental health, the general goings on in a young person's life

"I felt so much love and inspiration entering into motherhood that I just needed to create something really powerful," explains Samantha Poulter, the Berlin-based DJ and producer, who grew up in the Sydney suburbs and better known to fans as Logic1000. That vitality and renewed sense of purpose is captured on her debut album. The twelve-track set is a laser-focused love letter to house music, written in collaboration with her husband and long-time creative partner Thom McAlister.

Brittney Spencer announces her highly anticipated debut album, out via Elektra. The first track, "Bigger Than The Song," highlights Spencer's ability to excel on the fringe of genre periphery with her honest and free-spirited songwriting. The album's thirteen tracks are a culmination of her experience during her time trying to "make it" in Music City, discovering herself in the process. The Baltimore native moved to Nashville ten years ago, and this album is Spencer's commitment to be unapologetically herself.

Neon Pill is the highly anticipated new album from Cage the Elephant, and the group's first new music since their album Social Cues, which won Best Rock Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Dazzling country singer-songwriter Mackenzie Porter proves her 'star power is undeniable' (American Songwriter) with her Big Loud debut album. Pairing deeply honest country storytelling with her shimmering vocals, she delivers an emotive 19-song introduction with her all-encompassing heartbreak album. Following global success with six #1 singles across the US, Canada, and Australia, Porter narrates her experience with life's many types of heartbreak: friendship, career, health, and love.

Legendary electronic pop duo Pet Shop Boys are back with a new album that includes the single Loneliness.

Papercuts is the first singles collection from innovative musical force Linkin Park. The career-spanning 20-track album compiles 18 essential anthems, plus the never-before-released track Friendly Fire, recorded during the 2017 sessions for their seventh album One More Light, and fan-favorite rarity QWERTY.

Danny Elfman, known the world over for his scores to over 115 movies, including numerous collaborations with directors Tim Burton, Gus van Sant and Sam Raimi, not to mention the classic theme for The Simpsons, adds two major orchestral works to his recorded catalogue. The dynamic American conductor JoAnn Falletta directs the forces of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in this new studio recording.

With a sound rooted at the intersection of country, southern rock, and R&B, Lewis Brice comes at you with high-energy stories and sounds that catch your ear and make you want to move. Born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina, he grew up singing and eventually moved to Charleston, where he began performing his first live shows and presenting his music to a new crowd.

The album casts the Eno Williams and Max Grunhard-led outfit in a new light. The hope, joy, and sexiness of their music remain, but, further honing the edge of their acclaimed 2022 album Electricity, the connection they aim to foster has shifted venues from the sunny buoyancy of a sunlit festival to a sweat-soaked, all-night dance club.

Scotty McCreery pours his heart and soul into his latest studio album, which features the tracks Can't Pass the Bar; Slow Dance; Red Letter Blueprint; and Fall of Summer.

Inspired by a lifetime of listening to jazz and woodshedding, Andrew Bird on his new album Sunday Morning Put-On presents his take on the Great American Songbook.

Tyla has already made her mark in music history as the first winner of the Grammy Award for Best African Performance. Now the rising South African music star is releasing her debut album, which includes the single Water.

UB40, the world's best-selling reggae group, is celebrating their 45th anniversary with the release of their 21st studio album via SRG Records. The fourteen-track album features brand-new songs, including the singles "Gimme Some Kinda Sign," and "Home," plus re-recordings of some of the band's most beloved hits.

Accompanying for KING + COUNTRY's highly anticipated feature film the Inspired By Soundtrack. The eleven-track collection showcases original music both heard in the film and inspired by the Smallbone family's story of radical risk, bravery, and faith. Boasting reimagined versions of Christian music's most iconic hits, as well as a handful of new songs, the official soundtrack also includes a wealth of A-list collaborations with artists like Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Stryper, Lee Brice, Hillary Scott, and more.

Adding to Chicago's long lineage of forward-thinking indie rock, Friko transform each song into a moment of collective catharsis. On their full-length debut, vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger sustain the combustible energy of their breakout single "Crimson To Chrome," merging elements of post-punk, chamber-pop and experimental rock, magnifying their music's exhilarating power with a barrage of spirited ensemble vocals. Poetic, explosive, and sublimely raw in feeling.