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Bon Jovi

Bryan Adams

Island • Pop/Rock • Available May 15 12874315 $18.99 Features the single Limitless, as well as Unbroken.

UMe • Pop/Rock • Available April 17 12308038 $20.99 Includes a duet with Jennifer Lopez called That’s How Strong Our Love Is.

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Shine a Light

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Best of April

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Hot New Releases

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ACM Award Nominees

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World; Blues

14-15 Rock

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Rap; Electronic

Top Music Picks

16 Classical

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Featured on NPR

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NOW/KIDZ BOP

17 Soundtracks

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What’s on the Radio

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Canadian Perspective

18 Jazz

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Country & Folk

19 Christian

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BEST OF APRIL The In-Demand Titles Patrons Will Be Looking For

Lady Gaga

The Weeknd

Interscope Pop/Rock Available April 10 12935947 $18.99

Republic Records R&B Parental Advisory 12874314 $18.99 Edited Version 12912292 $18.99

Chromatica

After Hours

Lady Gaga follows up her Grammy and Academy Awardwinning soundtrack for A Star Is Born with her sixth studio album. The first single, Stupid Love, is already making its way up the charts.

Filtering R&B, pop, and hip-hop through an ambitious widescreen lens, the Weeknd quietly took over popular music and culture on his own terms. Features the global hits Heartless and Blinding Lights.

Jhene Aiko

Kanye West

Def Jam R&B Parental Advisory 12875956 $18.99

Def Jam Religious 12912293 $18.99

Chilombo

Jesus Is King

Kanye West made headlines in the music world with the digital release of his first gospel album.

Now the album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart, is available on CD.

The album is about relationships, love, and self-discovery.

Jhene Aiko spent months in Hawaii recording, meditating, and working on discovering.

Her message of self-actualization, self-worth, and self-love is both timely and relevant.

Sam Smith

Luke Bryan

To Die For

Born Here Live Here Die Here

Capitol Pop/Rock Available May 1 12850475 $18.99

Capitol Nashville Country Available April 24 12850368 $15.99

Guest Artist: Normani The latest offering from Sam Smith features the new single To Die For; How Do You Sleep?; I Feel Love, a cover of Donna Summer’s disco classic; and Smith’s collaboration with Normani, Dancing with a Stranger.

The new album from country music superstar Luke Bryan features the charttopping hit Knockin’ Boots, as well as the new single Whatever She Wants Tonight.

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HOT NEW RELEASES The In-Demand Titles Patrons Will Be Looking For John Anderson Years

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Country Guest Artist: Blake Shelton Produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and David Fergie Ferguson, the album includes ten new original songs as well as special guest appearance by Blake Shelton on the track Tuesday I’ll Be Gone.

Available April 10 12773921 $19.99

Grateful Dead

Road Trips Volume 3 No.2 Austin 11-15-71

Real Gone Music Pop/Rock This fall 1971 show captures the Dead dancing down their improvisational high wire as only they can.

It features free-form jams of their earlier incarnations and the country-inflected tunes of American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead.

2 Discs 12835981 $54.99

Sing Street Original Broadway Cast Recording Various Artists

Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks Artists: Brenock O’Connor, Zara Devlin With a score that embraces the new wave sounds of the early 1980s, this musical celebrates the thrill of first love and the power of music. It is the acclaimed musical adaptation of John Carney’s indie hit film.

Available April 17 12874320 $20.99

KIDZ BOP Party Playlist

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

KIDZ BOP • Children’s Featuring kid-friendly versions of songs such as Dance Monkey; Shake it Off; and Uptown Funk sung by the KIDZ BOP Kids, it is sure to be an instant favourite among families everywhere.

12810122 $14.99

Metropolitan Opera Opera To open the 2019-20 season, this production returned to the Met stage for the first time in nearly 30 years.

The acclaimed new production is captured in this three-CD set headlined by Eric Owens and Angel Blue in the title roles.

Fair Trade/Columbia Religious Guest Artists: Jason Crabb, Austin French Micah Tyler’s second album features the new single Amen. It was shaped by some of the challenges that he faced over the past year, including rebuilding his home after it was damaged by a hurricane.

3 Discs 12875960 $38.99

Available April 24 12850477 $16.99

The Clark Sisters

Joe Satriani

Pokey LaFarge

Motown Gospel • Religious Guest Artist: Snoop Dogg The Clark Sisters’ first collective release in over ten years harks back to the formative sound of their early productions, incorporating original instruments and a ‘70s and ‘80s R&B/soul sound.

Legacy Recordings Pop/Rock Rock guitar icon Joe Satriani puts his skills on display with a new album that includes the single Nineteen Eighty.

KIDZ BOP Kids

The Return

Available April 10 12842467 $16.99

Various Artists

Shapeshifting

Available April 10 12850476 $16.99

Lil Baby My Turn

Quality Control Music, LLC • Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory 12847090 $15.99 Grammy-nominated rap superstar Lil Baby releases his latest studio project. It includes the single Forever featuring Lil Wayne. There are also collaborations with Gunna, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and more.

Micah Tyler New Today

Rock Bottom Rhapsody

New West Records Country When Pokey LaFarge moved to LA, new songs came quickly, along with new temptations. Shortly before recording this album, he experienced a spiritual awakening, which shaped his latest.

Available April 10 12765975 $16.99

Built to Spill

Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston

Ernest Jenning Record Co Pop/Rock In 2017 Built to Spill was invited to play a few shows as Daniel Johnston’s backup band.

This is what those rehearsals sounded like. Eleven tracks of Johnston’s fractured pop presented through the eyes of Built to Spill.

Available May 1 12830074 $15.99

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HOT NEW RELEASES Live Spirits Soundtrack

Depeche Mode

Columbia Records Soundtracks Featuring highlights taken from Depeche Mode’s 2017/2018 Spirit Tour, this soundtrack features performances of Personal Jesus; Enjoy the Silence; and Never Let Me Down Again.

NOW That’s What I Call Country Songs of Inspiration Volume 2 Various Artists Now • Country 12810123 $24.99

For their second collection of inspirational country hits, the popular NOW series presents a CD that includes songs from Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, and more.

2 Discs 12912295 $18.99

Early James

Celtic Thunder

Nonesuch • Blues Early James’s album spans hard-charging blues, wistful folk, and ages-old pop crooning, anchored by the singer’s voice, which oscillates from a gravel-gruff shout to a honey-smooth whisper.

12766195 $16.99

Gaither Music Group World Combining ten years of Celtic Thunder hits, this collection focuses on their most popular Irish and Celtic songs that have made them one of the best-loved and most successful musical acts on public TV and on tour since 2008.

12764908 $15.99

Singing for My Supper

Ireland

John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Original Soundtrack Recording John Mulaney, Sack Lunch Bunch

Drag City • Soundtracks Emmy Award-winning comedian John Mulaney aims to recapture the magic of that bygone television era when children sang songs about their feelings with celebrity guests on funky outdoor sets.

Available May 1 12799405 $22.99

The Strokes

The New Abnormal

RCA Records • Pop/Rock The Strokes make their long-awaited return with their first new album in seven years. Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, it includes the single At the Door.

Available April 10 12846857 $18.99

Willie Nelson

First Rose of Spring

Legacy Recordings Country Following a Grammy win for Best Country Solo Performance, living legend Willie Nelson releases his 70th studio album. Along with the title track, it includes the songs Blue Star; Love Just Laughed; and We Are the Cowboys.

Available April 24 12912294 $18.99

Matthew Tavares, Leland Whitty Visions

Mr. Bongo • Jazz A new collaborative album from BadBadNotGood co-founders Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty, this is the latest upshot of their incredibly fruitful, Grammy-winning partnership.

Available April 3 12766226 $26.99

Kierra Sheard Kierra

RCA Inspiration • Religious Grammy-nominated singer Kierra Sheard releases a brand new album that includes the single It Keeps Happening, as well as collaborations with Le’Andria Johnson, Sir the Baptist, Todd Dulaney, and Jacob Sheard.

Available April 17 12904498 $11.99

Thundercat

It Is What It Is Brainfeeder • R&B

Available April 3 12742604 $18.99 Thundercat’s latest album features musical contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, BadBadNotGood, Louis Cole, and Zack Fox.

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HOT NEW RELEASES The In-Demand Titles Patrons Will Be Looking For To All the Boys P. S. I Still Love You Various Artists

RJD2

Corb Lund

RJ’s Electrical Connections Rap/Hip-Hop RJD2 is back with his first new album in four years.

Exploring different styles and sounds, the final track list was determined by which songs were just the most fun to listen to.

The Fun Ones

Agricultural Tragic

Available April 17 12870930 $15.99

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New West Records Country Guest Artist: Jaida Dreyer Corb Lund embraces his western heritage with a style that’s unique and resolute while touching on a range of cowboy themes, from rough-and-tumble tales of lawless frontier saloons to the somber realities of running a modern family ranch.

Rory Block

Little Dragon

Brendan Benson

Stony Plain Records • Blues The second album from Rory Block’s new Power Women of the Blues series celebrates the songs of nine groundbreaking female blues artists, and includes one of her own originals.

12759514 $22.99

Ninja Tune • Pop/Rock Little Dragon returns with their sixth studio album.

Grammy-nominated for 2014’s Nabuma Rubberband, they have long been seen as one of the most sought-after groups to work with.

12835950 $18.99

Third Man Records Pop/Rock Brendan Benson releases his first new album in almost seven years. After all of his success with the Raconteurs, Benson is sure to make a splash with this album.

Ashley McBryde

Grey Daze

Going the Distance

Warner Music Nashville Country The CMA and ACM Awardwinning singer-songwriter releases the follow-up to her acclaimed debut album, 2018’s Girl Going Nowhere. Her new album features the songs One Night Standards; Hang in There Girl; and Never Will.

Loma Vista Recordings Pop/Rock Prior to his untimely passing, Chester Bennington personally announced a Grey Daze reunion. As he never got the chance to launch the reunion himself, various collaborators stepped up to help finish what the late singer started.

Sony Classical • Classical With his new album, Jonathan Antoine has found his voice. Eight years after his debut, he’s also now free to follow his own vision. This realizes a childhood idea to structure an album in three acts, like a musical.

Capitol • Soundtracks Along with some previously unreleased hits, the soundtrack to the Netflix series includes new music from MARINA, Illunium, OTR and Ukiyo, BAD CHILD, Chaz Cardigan, and more.

Prove It on Me

Never Will

Available April 3 12821666 $16.99

New Me, Same Us

Amends

Available April 10 12830069 $18.99

Shawn Stockman Foreword

Independent Label Services, Inc. • R&B

Available April 10 Parental Advisory 12723775 $16.99 Guest Artist: Raphael Saadiq Shawn Stockman is a founding member of one of the topselling groups of all time, Boyz II Men. This is his first solo album, and features collaborations with super-producer Tim Kelley (Boyz ll Men, TLC, Sisqo, 112) and R&B star Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!).

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Available April 24 12835949 $16.99

Dear Life

Available April 24 12882769 $20.99

Jonathan Antoine

Available April 3 12874317 $16.99

Hugh Masekela & Tony Allen Rejoice

World Circuit • Jazz A collaboration between Tony Allen, the co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master of South African jazz. They finally recorded together in 2010, but the unfinished sessions lay dormant until Hugh passed away in 2018.

12826854 $18.99

HOT NEW RELEASES Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn

Smithsonian Folkways World Merging American old-time music and Chinese folksong, this features gorgeous, impressionistic renditions of traditional material from the hills of Appalachia to the prairies of Xinjian Province, each tune flowing seamlessly into the next.

Haim

Women in Music Pt. III

Columbia Records • Pop/Rock

Available April 24 Parental Advisory 12946508 $18.99 Grammy-nominated rock trio Haim releases their third album, which includes the single The Steps. The video for The Steps was co-directed by Danielle Haim and Paul Thomas Anderson.

Available April 3 12842436 $22.99

Passion

Linda Lavin

Maddie & Tae

sixstepsrecords • Religious Guest Artists: Crowder, Hillsong United Recorded live at Passion Conference 2020 in front of 65,000 college students, the brand new live album from Passion is filled with songs written specifically for Passion 2020.

Club 44 • Jazz Before she was working at Mel’s Diner on Alice, Linda Lavin was a Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway. From songwriters including Cole Porter, she has carefully selected songs that connect her with her audience.

12846855 $15.99

Mercury Nashville Country Guest Artist: Dierks Bentley Maddie & Tae first took country by storm in 2013 with their single Girl in a Country Song. Since then they have toured with the likes of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

Now they are back with a new full-length album.

Roar

Available April 3 12842469 $12.99

Tycho

Simulcast

Mom+Pop • Pop/Rock Tycho’s fifth studio album features instrumental versions of tracks from his 2019 release Weather.

12799407 $16.99

Love Notes

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Something Beautiful

Gaither Music Group Religious Ernie Haase & Signature Sound have selected their favourite songs written by the legendary Bill and Gloria Gaither and reimagined them with this all-new recording.

Available April 17 12799370 $18.99

Best of Bond...

James Bond Various Artists

Capitol • Pop/Rock As fans prepare for the release of the next James Bond film, this compilation has been updated to include Adele’s Skyfall and Sam Smith’s Writing’s on the Wall.

The Way It Feels

Available April 10 12821665 $15.99

Stormzy

Heavy Is the Head

Atlantic UK • Rap/Hip-Hop UK artist Stormzy has become one of the world’s most talked-about music stars with his sophomore album. Following a digital release in 2019, it is now available on CD. Parental Advisory 12708257 $13.99

J. Balvin Colores

Universal Music Latin Entertainment • Latin 12904496 $14.99 J. Balvin continues to change Latin music on his own terms while staying true to his Colombian roots and reggaeton essence.

Available November 6 2 Discs 12870928 $25.99

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TOP MUSIC PICKS Titles People Are Talking About Lil Wayne

Funeral

Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Lil Wayne delivered quite a surprise when he released his latest album with just a couple days’ notice, quickly making its way onto the charts. It also features appearances from 2 Chainz, Lil Baby, The-Dream, and the late XXXTentacion.

Music from and Inspired by Birth of the Cool Soundtrack Miles Davis

Mac Miller Circles

Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Rap/Hip-Hop Conceived as a sister album to 2018’s full-length Swimming, this was completed with the assistance of Jon Brion, with whom Miller worked on Swimming and had been working on this release at the time of his passing.

12733753 $18.99

Parental Advisory 12810131 $25.99

Columbia/Legacy Soundtracks Guest Artists: Charlie Parker, John Coltrane The definitive audio companion to the critically acclaimed new documentary directed and produced by Stanley Nelson, the soundtrack is an essential Miles Davis playlist for seasoned fans and new listeners alike.

12741086 $11.99

BTS

Niall Horan

Gregory Porter

Bighit Entertainment Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Halsey K-pop superstars BTS continue their domination of the world’s music charts with another new album. The band did a memorable performance of the first single, Black Swan, on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

12731233 $27.99

Capitol Records Pop/Rock Featuring the new single No Judgement and uptempo track Nice to Meet Ya, Niall Horan’s sophomore album showcases his unique musicianship and magnetic vocal range.

12830064 $18.99

Blue Note • Jazz Gregory Porter returns with his sixth studio album. It marks a return to his beloved original songwriting, heart-onsleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy and real-live detail, set to a stirring mix of jazz, soul, blues, and gospel.

Map of the Soul 7

Heartbreak Weather

All Rise

Available April 17 12748033 $18.99

AWOLNATION

Kelsea Ballerini

Eminem

Better Noise Music Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Alex Ebert, Rivers Cuomo The fourth album by AWOLNATION is a fullthrottle journey, linked by a conceptual framework about good versus evil. The first single, The Best, is one of the fastestclimbing songs on alternative rock radio.

Black River Entertainment Country An introspective look into the emotions of the last two years of Kelsea Ballerini’s life. Using songwriting as therapy, she explores everything from social anxiety to the importance of real friendships, and a new perspective on old heartbreaks.

12799366 $16.99

Interscope • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Royce Da 5’9”, Ed Sheeran Eminem shocked the music world with the surprise release of his eleventh studio album. Along with the single Darkness, the album includes the track Godzilla, a collaboration with Juice WRLD.

Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders

Kelsea

Music to Be Murdered By

Available April 24

Parental Advisory 12751862 $18.99

Parental Advisory 12799340 $14.99

Edited Version 12751863 $18.99

Ozzy Osbourne

Dua Lipa

Jaden

Epic • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Elton John, Post Malone After making an appearance on Post Malone’s single Take What You Want, Ozzy Osbourne releases his first new solo album in almost ten years.

It features the singles Straight to Hell and Under the Graveyard.

12733754 $16.99

Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Pop/Rock Dua Lipa is back with the follow-up to her Grammy Award-winning debut album. Her latest includes the singles Don’t Start Now and Physical.

Roc Nation • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Willow Smith, Tyler, the Creator Jaden’s second studio album features Summertime in Paris with sister Willow; Chateau featuring A$AP Rocky; Noize with Tyler, the Creator; and more.

Ordinary Man

Future Nostalgia

Available April 3 12810203 $14.99

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Erys

Parental Advisory 12799387 $18.99

TOP MUSIC PICKS

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT Lindsey Geraghty Justin Bieber

8 years with

Def Jam • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Post Malone, Quavo After five years, Justin Bieber is back with a brand new album. It is inspired by the changes that have taken place in his personal life and includes the singles Get Me and Yummy.

12775013 $18.99

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Sam Hunt

Lindsey enjoys a range of genres and always turns up a good country love song.

Southside

MCA Nashville • Country Country star Sam Hunt announces his eagerly awaited sophomore album. The album will feature his current top-five-and-climbing radio hit Kinfolks, and the introspective ballad Sinning with You. Available April 3 12823077 $18.99

Jessie Reyez

Before Love Came to Kill Us

Island • R&B Juno Award nominee Jessie Reyez follows up her acclaimed releases Kiddo and Being Human in Public with a new album that includes the RIAA gold-certified single Imported with 6lack.

Parental Advisory 12766228 $15.99

5 Seconds of Summer Calm

Interscope Records Pop/Rock In 2018, 5 Seconds of Summer saw their album Youngblood become their third consecutive release to debut at number one on the Billboard Top 200. Now they are back with the follow-up, which includes the singles No Shame; Old Me; and Teeth.

Mandy Moore

Silver Landings

Verve • Pop/Rock Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe-nominated actress/singer/songwriter Mandy Moore returns to music with her first album in a decade. It deftly moves from ‘70sinspired soft rock to contemporary pop.

12741083 $18.99

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Rhett Walker

Brandy Clark

Pearl Jam

Provident Music Group Religious Rhett Walker’s third studio album comes in riding the momentum of the most successful single of his career, Believer. His vulnerability and authenticity throughout the album highlight his evolution as an artist and songwriter.

12799403 $11.99

Warner Bros. • Country Guest Artist: Randy Newman Brandy Clark’s latest album takes her unerring eye for detail and a genremelting sense of melody to examine personal truths, revelations, and emancipations with wit, grace, and compassion.

12739838 $16.99

Monkeywrench Records Pop/Rock Rock icons Pearl Jam are back after seven years with one of 2020’s most anticipated albums. Their new release includes the single Dance of the Clairvoyants.

12742310 $24.99

Good to Me

Your Life Is a Record

Gigaton

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Country Songs of Inspiration Volume 2 NOW 12810123 $24.99

For their second collection of inspirational country hits, the popular NOW series presents a CD that includes songs from Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, and more.

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Legacy Recordings Volume 73 includes such hits as Selena Gomez’s Lose You to Love Me; Maroon 5’s Memories; Post Malone’s Circles; and the hit Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber collaboration 10,000 Hours.

12723730 $24.99

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NOW Features the hits Hey Look Ma, I Made It by Panic! At the Disco; Sam Smith’s How Do You Sleep; Normani’s Motivation; Lil Nas X’s Panini; and Taylor Swift’s You Need to Calm Down.

12458534 $24.99

KIDZ BOP The popular music series for kids offers a collection that features three songs from the 2016 sold-out KIDZ BOP live tour.

There are also kid-friendly versions of Old Town Road; I Don’t Care; Sucker; and more.

12470778 $16.99

KIDZ BOP This installment from KIDZ BOP serves as the companion to their 2019 concert tour. Included are 23 songs that fans heard at the shows, as well as two live recordings.

12342557 $14.99

NOW! Music Lil Nas X’s history-making hit Old Town Road is just one of the songs featured in this collection. Also included are Juice by Lizzo; Katy Perry’s Never Really Over; Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy; and Sucker by Jonas Brothers.

12420260 $24.99

KIDZ BOP This collection features family-friendly versions of hits including I Like It; Better Now; Girls Like You; and more.

12258229 $14.99

Legacy Recordings Classic soft rock hits include Africa by Toto; This Is It by Kenny Loggins; Baby I Love Your Way

by Peter Frampton; and Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes.

12421091 $24.99

KIDZ BOP Today’s biggest pop hits are sure to be an instant favourite among families everywhere. Features kidfriendly versions of Finesse; In My Blood; God’s Plan; and more.

12142933 $14.99

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The perfect soundtrack for a celebration featuring the biggest pop hits sung by kids for kids. Featuring kidfriendly versions of songs such as Dance Monkey; Shake it Off; and Uptown Funk.

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CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE Alanis Morissette

Purity Ring

Corb Lund

Epiphany Music • Pop/Rock Alanis Morissette’s ninth album is her first new release since 2012’s Havoc and Bright Lights. It includes the single Reasons I Drink.

4AD • Pop/Rock Purity Ring’s long-awaited third album. The five-year gap between albums has only served to distill the gorgeous and ethereal future pop for which the band is known.

Available April 3 12882782 $20.99

New West Records Country Guest Artist: Jaida Dreyer Corb Lund embraces his rich western heritage with a style that’s unique, honest, and resolute while touching on a range of cowboy themes, from tales of lawless frontier saloons to the somber realities of running a modern family ranch.

Crystal Shawanda

Ron Sexsmith

Lido Pimienta

True North Records • Blues Consumed by the desire to let the world know just how much she adores and is influenced by some of the most timeless blues songs ever written, Crystal Shawanda presents updated modern takes on some classic songs.

Cooking Vinyl Limited Pop/Rock Ron Sexsmith worked with producer Don Kerr to create this album; the two set up in Ron’s living room to record, where Ron played all the instruments for the album, with the exception of the drums.

Anti • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Li Saumet, Sexteto Tabalá Lido Pimienta’s new album takes her ecstatic hybridity to a new level, building on the ‘nu’ intersection of electronica and cumbia established by her 2016 Polaris Prize-winning La Papessa.

Such Pretty Forks in the Road

Available May 1 12912296 $16.99

Church House Blues

Womb

Hermitage

Agricultural Tragic

Available April 24 12835949 $16.99

Miss Colombia

Available April 17 12882767 $22.99

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Klo Pelgag

Frazey Ford

Maya Rae

Secret City Records • World Klo Pelgag’s new album is rooted in both childhood memories of a geographical region and her own personal journey through anxiety and self-doubt.

Arts & Crafts • Pop/Rock On her third album, Vancouver-based singersongwriter Frazey Ford inhabits an entire world of shapeshifting rhythm, elevating every beat and groove with the subtle magnetism of her mesmerizing voice.

Black Hen Music • Folk Up-and-coming Vancouver singer-songwriter Maya Rae releases her debut album. In the summer of 2018 she began writing songs with her brother Gabriel that were inspired by Carole King, Nina Simone, the Beatles, and Joni Mitchell.

Notre-Dame-DesSept-Douleurs

U Kin B the Sun

Available April 17 12799408 $15.99

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David Foster

Johnny Summers

Eleven Words

Classics • Pop/Rock A simple yet complex piano solo album by David Foster. Primarily known for writing and producing megastars’ chart-topping hits, he steps back to his roots: seated at the grand piano he delivers emotional and meaningful piano melodies.

Available April 17 12870929 $18.99

Parental Advisory 12835931 $16.99

Baker’s Dozen Celebrating Chet Baker

Cellar Live • Jazz Johnny Summers has been a mainstay in the Canadian jazz scene for years. This swinging and soulful Baker’s Dozen features thirteen of Summers’s arrangements, representing some of the songs best known from Chet Baker.

Available April 17 12823125 $15.99

Can You See Me?

Available April 3 12882753 $22.99

Sultans of String Refuge

Prosthetic Records • World On the latest release from Sultans of String, every featured artist on the album is a refugee, from regions such as Somalia, the Middle East, and Russia.

12810153 $15.99

Available April 10 12892801 $16.99

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COUNTRY & FOLK John Anderson

Maddie & Tae

The Way It Feels

Years

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

Available April 10 12773921 $19.99 Produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and David Fergie Ferguson, the album includes ten new original songs as well as a special guest appearance

by Blake Shelton on the track Tuesday I’ll Be Gone.

Mercury Nashville Guest Artist: Dierks Bentley Maddie & Tae first took country by storm in 2013 with their single Girl In a Country Song. Since then they have toured with the likes of Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Now they are back with a new full-length album.

Available April 10 12821665 $15.99

Rumer

Corb Lund

Ruthie Collins

Cooking Vinyl Limited Guest Artist: Lost Hollow Southern American folklore tells of songcatchers: individuals who possess a spiritual, almost supernatural connection to the music of a culture. They gather important songs and preserve them. Rumer is such a song-catcher.

New West Records Guest Artist: Jaida Dreyer Corb Lund embraces his rich and rustic western heritage with a style that’s honest, and resolute, while touching on a range of cowboy themes, from tales of lawless frontier saloons to the somber realities of running a modern family ranch.

Curb Records, Inc. Ruthie Collins had never been much of a rule breaker, but last year, when she slipped into the studio without letting anyone know what she was up to, she knew she was taking a risk. In the end, she created the music she always wanted to do.

Nashville Tears

Agricultural Tragic

Cold Comfort

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Pokey LaFarge

Ingrid Andress

Whitney Rose

New West Records When Pokey LaFarge moved to LA, new songs came quickly, along with new temptations. Shortly before recording this album, he experienced a spiritual awakening, which shaped his latest.

Warner Music Nashville A rising star in country music, ACM Award nominee Ingrid Andress releases her debut album. It includes the tracks Life of the Party; Lady Like; and We’re Not Friends.

12826863 $16.99

Smith Music Group Austin, Texas-based recording artist Whitney Rose releases her fifth studio recording.

She is an award-winning, internationally lauded, and critically acclaimed vocalist and songwriter whose music bends genres and transcends boundaries.

Rock Bottom Rhapsody

Lady Like

Available April 10 12765975 $16.99

Ashley McBryde Never Will

Warner Music Nashville CMA and ACM Awardwinning singer-songwriter releases the follow-up to her acclaimed debut album, 2018’s Girl Going Nowhere. Her new album features the songs One Night Standards; Hang in There Girl; and Never Will.

Available April 3 12821666 $16.99

We Still Go to Rodeos

Available April 24 12847087 $18.99

Willie Nelson

First Rose of Spring Legacy Recordings

Available April 24 12912294 $18.99 Following a Grammy win for Best Country Solo Performance, living legend Willie Nelson releases his 70th studio album.

Along with the title track, it includes the songs Blue Star; Love Just Laughed; and We Are the Cowboys.

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Smart Browse ‘2020 ACM Award Nominees’ for more.

Entertainer of the Year

Luke Bryan • Born Here Live Here Die Here Capitol Nashville Available April 24 12850368 $15.99

Eric Church • Desperate Man EMI Nashville Also nominated for Song of the Year 12172989 $25.99

Luke Combs • What You See Thomas Rhett Center Point Road Is What You Get Valory River House Artists Nominated for five awards Nominated for three awards including Male including Album of the Year Artist of the Year 12342548 $18.99 12468738 $12.99

Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Capitol Nashville Also nominated for Female Artist of the Year 12133038 $18.99

Other Top Nominees

Maren Morris • Girl Dan + Shay • Dan + Shay Columbia Nashville Warner Music Nashville Nominated for five awards Nominated for four awards including Album of the Year including Duo of the Year 12310559 $16.99 12140170 $14.99

The Highwomen The Highwomen New Elektra Nominated for Group of the Year 12430657 $12.99

Ingrid Andress • Lady Like Warner Music Nashville Nominated for New Female Artist of the Year 12826863 $16.99

Jon Pardi Heartache Medication Capitol Nashville Nominated for Album of the Year 12390552 $18.99

Miranda Lambert • Wildcard Maddie & Tae The Way It Feels SME Nashville Mercury Nashville Nominated for three awards including Female Nominated for Duo of the Year Artist of the Year Available April 10 12453160 $16.99 12821665 $15.99

Old Dominion Old Dominion RCA Nominated for four awards including Group of the Year 12453159 $16.99

Riley Green Different ‘Round Here Big Machine Nominated for New Male Artist of the Year Available April 3 12850370 $15.99

Lady Antebellum • Ocean BMX Nominated for two awards including Single of the Year 12472102 $18.99

Midland • Let It Roll Big Machine Nominated for Group of the Year 12396763 $18.99

Little Big Town • Nightfall Capitol Nashville Nominated for two awards including Group of the Year 12461454 $18.99

Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour UMG Nashville Nominated for two awards including Single of the Year 12047364 $18.99

Kelsea Ballerini • Kelsea Black River Entertainment Nominated for Female Artist of the Year 12799366 $16.99

Blake Shelton Fully Loaded God’s Country Warner Music Nashville Nominated for four awards including Single of the Year 12569651 $14.99

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ROCK Joe Satriani

The Used

Heartwork

Shapeshifting

Legacy Recordings

Available April 10 12850476 $16.99 Rock guitar icon Joe Satriani puts his skills on display with a new album that includes the single Nineteen Eighty.

Big Noise Music Group Guest Artists: Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker The Used release their first new album since 2017’s critically acclaimed The Canyon. It features the tracks Blow Me; The Lighthouse; and Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton.

Available April 24 Parental Advisory 12830070 $16.99

Grateful Dead

Road Trips Volume 3 No.2 Austin 11-15-71

Real Gone Music This fall 1971 show captures the Dead dancing down their improvisational high wire as only they can. It features freeform jams of their earlier incarnations and the country-inflected tunes of American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead.

2 Discs 12835981 $54.99

The Black Dahlia Murder Verminous

Metal Blade Records Melodic death metal heavyweights the Black Dahlia Murder release their ninth studio album.

They continue to create accomplished, aggressive, and emotionally diverse music.

Ron Sexsmith Hermitage

Cooking Vinyl Limited The new album is the first from the Canadian songwriting legend since his move from his longtime home of Toronto to a more bucolic life in Stratford, Ontario.

Ron worked with producer Don Kerr to create this album.

Available April 17 12764888 $16.99

Anti Acclaimed musician and producer M. Ward has created a new album that was born during a Montreal winter. It is inspired by stories of travel and migration that came from both friends and the news.

RED Red returns to their purest origins, blending nu-metal and alternative hard rock with elements of classical and orchestral akin to their debut and sophomore albums, End of Silence and Innocence & Instinct.

Soul Asylum

Built to Spill

Available April 17 12830073 $16.99

Legacy Recordings Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason returns to the group’s earliest records for a live show that also feels like a musical time machine. Joining him are Guy Pratt, Lee Harris, Dom Beken, and Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp.

Available April 17 3 Discs 12874319 $41.99

Red

Migration Stories

Available April 3 12674649 $15.99

Blue Elan Records LLC Soul Asylum retuned to the place where they recorded their earliest albums to lay the groundwork for their twelfth studio release.

Sonically, it features songs that tip their hats to punk, classic rock, and folk-influenced pop.

Live at the Roundhouse

M. Ward

Available April 17 12830071 $18.99

Hurry Up and Wait

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets

Declaration

Available April 10 12892950 $15.99

Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston Ernest Jenning Record Co

Available May 1 12830074 $15.99 In 2017 Built to Spill was invited to play a few shows as Daniel Johnston’s backup band. This is what those rehearsals sounded like. Eleven tracks of Johnston’s fractured pop presented through the eyes of Built to Spill.

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ROCK The Psychedelic Furs Made of Rain

Cooking Vinyl The Psychedelic Furs release their first new album in three decades.

Magnificent reiterations of the Psychedelic Furs’ distinct, desperate wall of sound, melding haunting melodies and driving rhythms with ambition and power.

The Strokes

The New Abnormal RCA Records

Available April 10 12846857 $18.99 The Strokes make their long-awaited return with their first new album in seven years. Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, it includes the single At the Door.

Available May 1 12823127 $18.99

Sparta

Brendan Benson

Toto

Dine Alone Music Inc. The first Sparta record since 2006. Sparta is the product of principal singer-songwriter Jim Ward, previously of At the Drive In.

Third Man Records Brendan Benson releases his first new album in almost seven years. After all of his success with the Raconteurs, Benson is sure to make a splash with this album.

Columbia / Legacy Released as part of Toto’s All In box set, this release is now available as a standalone CD. It features a collaboration with Skrillex as well as the song Devil’s Tower.

Trust the River

Available April 10 12764889 $16.99

Dear Life

Old Is New

Available April 24 12882769 $20.99

Available April 3 12823079 $11.99

Hinds

August Burns Red

Phantogram

Mom+Pop Unfolding in frenetic guitar riffs and buzzing basslines, powerful drumming and delicate piano work, this endlessly delivers massively catchy melodies and vocals that growl and sigh with equal ferocity.

Fearless Records August Burns Red creates their most collaborative effort to date, all while staying true to their heavy sound. These eleven tracks have a common theme of helping others.

Republic Records Lauded as an experimental, alternative band that’s never been married to one genre, Phantogram challenges the zeitgeist with their signature blend of hard-hitting beats, guitar-driven dark psychedelia, and electronic pop.

12842465 $18.99

The Prettiest Curse

Available April 3 12835947 $16.99

Guardians

Available April 3 12835924 $19.99

Grey Daze Amends

Loma Vista Recordings

Available April 10 12830069 $18.99 Prior to his untimely passing, Chester Bennington personally announced a Grey Daze reunion. As he never got the chance to launch the reunion himself, various collaborators stepped up to help finish what the late singer started.

Ceremony

All Time Low

Wake Up, Sunshine

Fueled by Ramen Guest Artists: Blackbear All Time Low went back to the basics, and the basement, for this release.

Face to face, they wrote and recorded the fifteen-song affair joined by co-writer, producer, and collaborator Zakk Cervini.

Available April 3 12874339 $16.99

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CLASSICAL The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Various Artists

Metropolitan Opera 3 Discs 12875960 $38.99 To open the 2019-20 season, this production returned to the Met stage for the first time in nearly 30 years.

The acclaimed new production is captured in this three-CD set headlined by Eric Owens and Angel Blue in the title roles.

Aspects of America The Oregon Symphony

Strauss Symphonia Domestica; Rimsky-Korsakov

Pulitzer Edition 12839532 $20.99

LPO Recorded live in concert at Royal Festival Hall in 1988 and 1992 under the baton of Zubin Mehta, these recordings are now available from the London Philharmonic Orchestra archives.

12839472 $33.99

Pentatone Music Oregon Symphony and Carlos Kalmar continue their acclaimed Aspects of America series with this second installment, featuring three symphonic works that were all awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

Cherubini Discoveries

Riccardo Chailly

Decca Continuing their collaboration, the latest album from Riccardo Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala features works by Luigi Cherubini, including his Symphony in D Major, and nine world premiere recordings.

12821658 $22.99

Quartet Quintet

London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Live Distinguished orchestral players with enviable reputations in their own right, the LSO Percussion Ensemble returns with a vibrant, jazz-infused album of music.

12741189 $19.99

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Mythos

Estonian Festival Orchestra & Paavo Jarvi

Alpha Composed to mark the centenary of the Estonian Republic, Erkki-Sven Tuur’s Ninth Symphony is entitled Mythos.

According to the composer, this refers to the myths that arise about nations and how they have acquired their independence.

12839489 $24.99

Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 5 & 1

London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Live Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra continue their acclaimed Shostakovich symphony cycle. Few pieces of classical music have been the subject of so much debate and discussion as the Fifth Symphony.

Available April 3 2 Discs 12839479 $19.99

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Going the Distance Jonathan Antoine

Sony Classical Guest Artist: Tina Guo With his new album, Jonathan Antoine has found his voice. Eight years after his debut, he’s also now free to follow his own vision.

This realizes a childhood idea to structure an album in three acts, like a musical.

Available April 3 12874317 $16.99

Dreamland

Alexis Ffrench

Sony Classical A stunning collection of classical-soul pieces composed, arranged, and performed by Alexis Ffrench. His goal is to change the way people perceive classical music and to help make it more inclusive and democratic.

12875951 $18.99

The Diabelli Project Rudolf Buchbinder

Deutsche Grammophon Celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder releases a recording featuring a series of works based on Beethoven’s monumental Diabelli Variations.

2 Discs 12821662 $32.99

Beethoven Songs Matthias Goerne & Jan Lisiecki

Deutsche Grammophon Acclaimed lied singer Matthias Goerne is joined by pianist Jan Lisiecki for a remarkable Beethoven recital. Though often eclipsed by his other compositions, Beethoven’s lieder are among his most intimate, poetic creations.

12835927 $22.99

SOUNDTRACKS Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future Various Artists

Broadway Records The recording of this award-winning new musical doubles as a sci-fi concept album intercutting fictional live recordings of two concerts.

12830068 $24.99

John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Original Soundtrack Recording John Mulaney & Sack Lunch Bunch

Drag City Comedian John Mulaney aims to recapture the magic of that bygone television era when children sang songs about their feelings with celebrity guests on funky outdoor sets.

Available May 1 12799405 $22.99

Promising Young Woman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists

Artists: Sky Ferreira, Maya B The soundtrack to the film starring Carey Mulligan features fifteen songs by female artists, as well as Anthony Willis’s reimagining of the Britney Spears hit Toxic.

Available April 17 Parental Advisory 12915162 $15.99

To All the Boys P. S. I Still Love You Various Artists Capitol

Available April 17 12870930 $15.99 Along with some previously unreleased hits, the soundtrack to the Netflix series includes new music from MARINA, Illunium, OTR and Ukiyo, BAD CHILD, Chaz Cardigan, and more.

Last and First Men

Johann Johannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman

Deutsche Grammophon Inspired by the cult sci-fi novel of the same name

by Olaf Stapledon, Johann Johannsson paired images of a decaying futuristic landscape with a haunting score to create this. CD includes the never-before-released Blu-ray of the film.

12835933 $32.99

Live Spirits Soundtrack

Depeche Mode

Columbia Records Featuring highlights taken from Depeche Mode’s 2017/2018 Spirit Tour, this soundtrack features performances of Personal Jesus; Enjoy the Silence; and Never Let Me Down Again.

2 Discs 12912295 $18.99

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3 Music from the Prime Original Series Various Artists UMe

Available May 22 12679711 $18.99 The soundtrack from the third season of the awardwinning series includes songs from Julie London, Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Nina Simone, and more.

Emojiland the Musical

Various Artists

Broadway Records Artists: Max Crumm, Jacob Dickey Not to be confused with and very much unlike The Emoji Movie, this is an electric ensemble piece about a diverse community of archetypes who take one another at face value.

12830067 $24.99

Sing Street Original Broadway Cast Recording Various Artists

Masterworks Broadway Artists: Brenock O’Connor, Zara Devlin With a score that embraces the new wave sounds of the early 1980s, this musical celebrates the thrill of first love and the power of music. It is the acclaimed musical adaptation of John Carney’s indie hit film.

Available April 17 12874320 $20.99

Best of Bond...

James Bond Various Artists

Capitol Artists: Paul McCartney, Madonna Timed around the original release date of the newest James Bond film, this compilation has been updated to include Adele’s Skyfall and Sam Smith’s Writing’s on the Wall.

Available November 6 2 Discs 12870928 $25.99

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JAZZ The Puppini Sisters

Robby Krieger

Millionaire Records Guest Artists: The Pasadena Roof Orchestra With five albums under their waist-cinching belt, the Puppini Sisters are now regarded as the world’s leading close-harmony group and count HRH Prince Charles, the Manhattan Transfer, and Michael Buble among their fans.

The Players Club Robby Krieger, legendary guitarist and songwriter for the Doors, releases his first solo album in ten years. The ten-song instrumental release features alumni from Frank Zappa’s band.

Dance, Dance, Dance

Available April 17 12830072 $18.99

Nduduzo Makhathini

Modes of Communication Letters from the Underworlds

The Ritual Begins at Sundown

Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty Visions

Mr. Bongo A new collaborative album from BadBadNotGood co-founders Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty, this is the latest upshot of their incredibly fruitful, Grammy-winning partnership.

Available April 24 12904500 $20.99

Available April 3 12766226 $26.99

Avishai Cohen & Big Vicious

Roscoe Mitchell & Ostravaska Banda

Big Vicious

ECM On this album, textures from electronica, ambient music, and psychedelia are part of the blend, as are grooves and beats from rock, pop, trip-hop, and more.

Distant Radio Transmission

Available April 3 12842468 $24.99

Wide Hive Records Four new recordings and compositions by 2020 NEA recipient and Art Ensemble of Chicago founder Roscoe Mitchell. Here Mitchell performs with the Czech Orchestra Ostravaska Banda and the Nonaah Trio.

12764928 $20.99

Linda Lavin

Harold Mabern

Al Di Meola

Club 44 Before she was working at Mel’s Diner on Alice, Linda Lavin was a Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway. From songwriters including Cole Porter, she has carefully selected songs that connect her with her audience.

12846855 $15.99

Smoke Sessions Records Pianist Harold Mabern at his absolute best, playing his favourite original compositions with a sextet of close friends and associates in front of a live audience at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City.

12810151 $23.99

earMUSIC Al Di Meola releases an homage to the Beatles and their influence on generations of music lovers all over the world.

The recognizable melodies blend into the unique style of one of the greatest jazz guitarists of this time.

12810147 $19.99

Blue Note What one can learn from the career of pianist, composer, and producer Nduduzo Makhathini is that an artist has achieved a tremendous breakthrough when they can tell a story so layered that its reach is limitless.

Available April 3 12850372 $15.99

Love Notes

Mabern Plays Mabern

Kassa Overall

John DiMartino

Brownswood Recordings Guest Artists: Joel Ross, Theo Croker Fast-rising musician Kassa Overall masterfully dissolves the barriers between hip-hop and jazz music.

Taking cues from Karriem Riggins, Madlib, and Flying Lotus, the album matches jazz improvisation with beatmaker ingenuity.

Sunnyside The greater part of recorded examples of Billy Strayhorn’s masterworks were by the Ellington Orchestra or by players from that revered organization. Now John DiMartino’s uniquely personal interpretations can be added to that illustrious list.

I Think I’m Good

Parental Advisory 12734511 $19.99

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Passion Flower

Available April 10 12882761 $22.99

Across the Universe

Matthew Whitaker Now Hear This

Resilience Music Blind since birth, Matthew Whitaker has created a truly remarkable album combining original compositions and covers of songs that have influenced him throughout his life.

12392839 $14.99

As Seen On

CHRISTIAN Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

The Clark Sisters

Gaither Music Group Ernie Haase & Signature Sound have selected their favourite songs written by the legendary Bill and Gloria Gaither and reimagined them with this all-new recording.

Motown Gospel

Something Beautiful

Available April 17 12799370 $18.99

Scott Miller & Jim Wood

Mountain Frontier Hymns An Inspirational Collection

Gaither Music Group An inspirational collection of mountain frontier hymns featuring the hammered dulcimer. This include such songs as What a Friend We Have in Jesus; Be Thou My Vision; Amazing Grace; and Let Us Break Bread Together.

The Return

Available April 10 12842467 $16.99 Guest Artist: Snoop Dogg The Clark Sisters’ first collective release in over ten years harks back to the formative sound of their early productions, incorporating original instruments and a ‘70s and ‘80s R&B/soul sound.

David Dunn

Micah Tyler

BEC Recordings Guest Artist: Aaron Cole Each song on this album speaks to the way people view the world, and the way they understand it, as all people have different perspectives and, even though they may disagree, their views are still valid.

12839435 $15.99

Fair Trade/Columbia Guest Artists: Maranda Curtis, Jason Crabb Micah Tyler’s second album features the new single Amen. It was also shaped by some of the challenges that he faced over the past year, including rebuilding his home after it was damaged by a hurricane.

Perspectives

Available April 3 12842470 $12.99

Charles Billingsley I Was Made for This

StowTown Records Guest Artist: Tasha Layton Charles Billingsley, internationally known singer, worship leader, teacher, author, and pastor, returns to the stage with a worshipful recording for all generations. It is a collection of songs that encompasses modern worship with timeless themes.

Available April 10 12874318 $16.99

Top 25 Praise Songs Living Hope Various Artists

Maranatha Some of the top songs sung in church today, from such songwriters as Phil Wickham and Chris Tomlin, fill a collection featuring arrangements and keys are that are easy to sing along to.

2 Discs 12799384 $15.99

Kierra Sheard

New Today

Available April 24 12850477 $16.99

Passion Roar

sixstepsrecords Recorded live at Passion Conference 2020 in front of 65,000 college students, the brand new live album from Passion is filled with songs written specifically for Passion 2020. It features artists like Crowder, Sean Curran, and more.

Available April 3 12842469 $12.99

Kanye West Jesus Is King

Kierra

RCA Inspiration

Available April 17 12904498 $11.99 Grammy-nominated singer Kierra Sheard releases a brand new album that includes the single It Keeps Happening, as well as collaborations with Le’Andria Johnson, Sir the Baptist, Todd Dulaney, and Jacob Sheard.

Def Jam Kanye West made headlines in the music world with the digital release of his first gospel album. Now the album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart, is available on CD. 12912293 $18.99

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WORLD Sultans of String

Klo Pelgag

Prosthetic Records On the latest release from Sultans of String, every featured artist on the album is a refugee, from regions such as Somalia, the Middle East, and Russia.

12810153 $15.99

Secret City Records Klo Pelgag’s new album is rooted in both childhood memories of a geographical region and her own personal journey through anxiety and self-doubt.

Refuge

Hugh Masekela, Tony Allen

Notre-Dame-DesSept-Douleurs

World Circuit A collaboration between Tony Allen, the co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master of South African jazz. They finally recorded together in 2010, but the unfinished sessions lay dormant until Hugh passed away in 2018.

12826854 $18.99

Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn

Available April 17 12799408 $15.99

Smithsonian Folkways Merging American old-time music and Chinese folksong, this features gorgeous, impressionistic renditions of traditional material from the hills of Appalachia to the prairies of Xinjian Province, each tune flowing seamlessly into the next.

Celtic Thunder

Onipa

Gaither Music Group Combining ten years of Celtic Thunder hits, this collection focuses on their most popular Irish and Celtic songs that have made them one of the best-loved and most successful musical acts on public TV and on tour since 2008.

12764908 $15.99

Strut Guest Artists: Morena Leraba, Spoek Mathambo Afro futurist sensations Onipa unleash their debut album, combining Afro grooves, electronics, and fierce energy for an effervescent celebration of cultural and musical encounters.

12835975 $16.99

Ireland

Rejoice

Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn

Available April 3 12842436 $22.99

We No Be Machine

BLUES Rory Block

Watermelon Slim

King Solomon Hicks

Stony Plain Records The second album from Rory Block’s new Power Women of the Blues series celebrates the songs of nine groundbreaking female blues artists, and includes one of her own originals.

12759514 $22.99

NorthernBlues Music, Inc. Watermelon Slim is one of the most authentic bluesmen in the world today. This collection is a stunning mix of original blues songs covering a mix of personal and political topics.

Provogue King Solomon Hicks grew up in Harlem and was surrounded by a lot of great musicians. Those influences shine through on Hicks’s debut album, which is an eleven-song salute to those roots mixed with Hicks’s own distinctive style.

12766215 $20.99

Prove It on Me

Freddie King Blues Journey

Sunset Blvd Records Featuring more than thirty tracks across three CDs, this collection features over three hours of prime Freddie King concert performances from the 1970s. It showcases his classic and deeply influential solos.

3 Discs 12766189 $33.99

Traveling Man

2 Discs 12835971 $22.99

Harlem

Ryan Perry

Early James

Ruf Like all the great artists, Ryan Perry isn’t afraid to rip it up and start again.

Here the award-winning blues guitarist and band leader makes his solo recording debut.

12759480 $22.99

Nonesuch Early James’s album spans hard-charging blues, wistful folk, and ages-old pop crooning, anchored by the singer’s voice, which oscillates from a gravel-gruff shout to a honey-smooth whisper.

12766195 $16.99

High Risk Low Reward

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Singing for My Supper

RAP RJD2

The Fun Ones

RJ’s Electrical Connections RJD2 is back with his first new album in four years.

Exploring different styles and sounds, the final track list was determined by which songs were just the most fun to listen to.

Available April 17 12882771 $16.99

King Iso

Stormzy

Heavy Is the Head

Atlantic UK Parental Advisory 12708257 $13.99 Guest Artists: Ed Sheeran, H.E.R. UK artist Stormzy has become one of the world’s most talked-about music stars with his sophomore album.

Following a digital release in 2019, it is now available on CD.

World War Me

Kool Keith & Thetan

Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats

Parental Advisory 12835921 $24.99

Anti-Corp Guest Artists: Three 6 Mafia, Dwarves Following their liaison last year for the Complicated Trip Record Store Day single, legendary Bronx-based rapper Kool Keith and Nashville power-violence duo Thetan present this collaborative LP.

Loma Vista Recordings After releasing two critically acclaimed albums in the span of ten months (TA13OO and ZUU, respectively), Denzel Curry starts off 2020 with a menacing and concise full-length produced entirely by Kenny Beats.

Strange Music King Iso gives a peek at the conflict that rages within. This collection of personal tracks showcases his talents while addressing meaningful topics and bringing light to struggles with mental health.

Space Goretex

Available April 10 12882762 $16.99

UNLOCKED

Parental Advisory 12835930 $16.99

ELECTRONIC Little Dragon

Tycho

John Carroll Kirby

Ninja Tune Little Dragon returns with their sixth studio album.

Grammy-nominated for 2014’s Nabuma Rubberband, they have long been seen as one of the most sought-after groups to work with.

12835950 $18.99

Mom+Pop Tycho’s fifth studio album features instrumental versions of tracks from his 2019 release Weather.

12799407 $16.99

Stones Throw Records John Carroll Kirby is based in Los Angeles and has arranged, produced, and played on records by artists as diverse as Solange, Moses Sumney, Connan Mockasin, Yellow Days, and Mark Ronson.

New Me, Same Us

Mr. Scruff DJ-Kicks

!K7 Records Guest Artists: Equiknoxx, Black Pocket The popular electronic music series kicks off their 25th year with a collection curated by Mr. Scruff. Along with his own tracks, there are contributions from DJ Nervoso, Tony Allen, and Rosa Maria.

12835946 $16.99

Simulcast

My Garden

Available April 24 12765980 $12.99

Alessandro Cortini & Daniel Avery Illusion of Time

Mute The debut full-length collaboration between UK techno specialist Daniel Avery and acclaimed experimental musician Alessandro Cortini is a beguiling and unexpected collision of two sounds.

12826857 $19.99

Lapsley

Through Water

XL Recordings It is the follow-up to Lapsley’s acclaimed debut album Long Way Home.

This album marks the artist’s coming of age, melding richer textures with confident songwriting.

12835964 $20.99

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FEATURED ON Spotlighting Unique Music The Weeknd

After Hours

Republic Records R&B Parental Advisory 12874314 $18.99

Sarah Harmer Are You Gone

Arts & Crafts Pop/Rock 12660980 $16.99

Six Organs of Admittance Companion Rises Drag City Pop/Rock 12734513 $22.99

Archers of Loaf All the Nations Airports

Merge Records Pop/Rock 2 Discs 10731030 $19.99

Moses Sumney

Aromanticism

Jagjaguwar Pop/Rock 11944040 $19.99

Katie Pruitt

Expectations

Rounder Pop/Rock Parental Advisory 12723772 $16.99

King Krule

Jenny Lewis

True Panther Sounds Pop/Rock 12741194 $20.99

Warner Bros.

Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Benmont Tench, Ryan Adams, Don Was 12302999 $16.99

Man Alive!

Wilsen Ruiner

Secret City Records Pop/Rock 12734525 $12.99

On the Line

Guided by Voices

Surrender Your Poppy Field

GBV Inc. Pop/Rock 12764589 $23.99

Best Coast Always Tomorrow

Concord Records Pop/Rock 12764896 $19.99

Laura Stevenson The Big Freeze

Don Giovanni Pop/Rock 12314136 $16.99

Julie Doiron

I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day

Jagjaguwar Pop/Rock 10283465 $19.99

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra Pillar

Ropeadope Jazz Guest Artists: Bela Fleck, Shaun Martin, Victor Wooten 12220026 $24.99

Shabaka and the Ancestors

We Are Sent Here by History Impulse • Jazz 12764920 $18.99

Jay Som Anak Ko

Polyvinyl Records Pop/Rock 12419953 $16.99

Chris Dave & the Drumhedz Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

Blue Note • R&B Guest Artists: Sir, Anderson .Paak, Bilal Parental Advisory 12017374 $16.99

Moon Hooch

Life on Other Planets

Self Produced Jazz 12631731 $15.99

Greg Dulli Random Desire

BMG Rights Management Pop/Rock 12699162 $18.99

Ada Lea

What We Say in Private

Saddle Creek Records Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Tim Gowdy, Mathieu Rousseau, Alexandra Levy 12391262 $22.99

22 April 2020 | CVS Midwest Tape | 1.866.698.2231 | 3875 McNicoll Avenue Unit 105, Toronto, Ontario, M1X 0C1

WHAT’S ON THE RADIO Popular tracks taking over the airwaves from these hot artists!

R&B Track 2: The Box

Track 11: No Guidance

Track 7: On Chill

Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial

Indigo

Wow... That’s Crazy

Roddy Ricch

Atlantic Mod Parental Advisory 12823122 $22.99

Chris Brown

RCA Records Parental Advisory, 2 Discs 12396581 $17.99

Wale

Warner Brothers Mod Parental Advisory 12579714 $14.99

Country Track 3: Kinfolks

Track 12: The Bones

Southside

Girl

Sam Hunt

MCA Nashville Available April 3 12823077 $18.99

Maren Morris

Columbia Nashville 12310559 $16.99

Track 2: Make Me Want To

Jimmie Allen Mercury Lane

Stoney Creek Records 12241030 $18.99

Christian Track 5: The God Who Stays

Matthew West Brand New

Provident Music Group 12704002 $16.99

Track 2: Holy Water

Track 5: Burn the Ships

Live at the Wheelhouse

Burn the Ships

We the Kingdom Sparrow 12799383 $10.99

For King & Country Word Entertainment 12170376 $18.99

Latin Track 16: La Mejor Version de MI

Track 4: Fantasia

Track 12: Solo Tu

Iluminatti

Nibiru

Aura Records 12689768 $16.99

Simplemente Gracias

Natti Natasha Pina Records 12303715 $11.99

Ozuna

Calibre 50

Disa 12408738 $15.99

Rock Track 8: The Hype

Track 7: Might Be Right

Trench

You Deserve Love

Twenty One Pilots Fueled by Ramen 12193237 $14.99

White Reaper New Elektra 12458532 $16.99

Track 1: Novocaine

The Unlikely Candidates Novocaine

Red Music 12579751 $7.99

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CHILDREN’S Songs That Tickle Your Funny Bone Volume 1: Easter and Animal Songs Michael Brent Publications

Fun and Games ABC 12934278 $20.99

It’s time to kick back and have some fun with the Wiggles on an album that features over 25 tracks, including Baby Shark; Skinnamarink; Mexican Hat Dance; and many more.

Kokowanda Bay Ruth & Emilia

Baa Baa Farms Ruth & Emilia create a musical tale where a friendly alien helps a group of friends save their beloved bay.

Listeners will rock their way through the three Rs: recycling, reducing, and reusing.

12934277 $14.99

10,000 Reasons Kids Praise!

Company (Bless the Lord) Various Artists

Maranatha The most popular praise and worship songs of today are sung by kids for kids in a collection that includes tracks from such acclaimed songwriters as Phil Wickham, Chris Tomlin, Reuben Morgan, and more.

12799381 $10.99

The Velveteen Rabbit

George Winston

Valley Entertainment A timeless children’s classic returns with George Winston’s 20th Anniversary Edition. On this recording George teamed up with Meryl Streep, who narrated this classic children’s story while George provided the solo piano soundtrack.

Rainbow Connection

Aimee Barnes

Self Produced Guest Artists: Travis Kaka, Kale Chang Sweet, uplifting Hawaiianinfused classics, performed by young parents for kids and grown-ups alike.

12704006 $19.99

That Makes Me Happy

Dan R. Engle, PhD

Self Produced Dan R. Engle puts smiles on listeners’ faces with songs whose styles are similar to artists like Raffi and the Beatles.

Includes the songs Come on In; Friends Can Do; Eagles Are Gone; and more.

12934280 $19.99

Self Produced These songs are sure to delight children from preschool through elementary with funny lyrics set to familiar tunes.

From famed composer Ruth Roberts, these classics have been re-recorded and updated for a whole new generation.

12764882 $19.99

Sing Along with Jack Jack Enea

Self Produced Guest Artists: James Cuorato, Dan Knipple Music that almost everyone knows and loves to sing along with. Time and time again, when Jack Enea performs these songs, almost everyone in the room remembers the words and sings along!

12704007 $23.99

Ooh La La Too Doo Na Na Oop Bop Oop Bop Ribbit Kelli Welli

Self Produced A compilation of favourite Kelli Welli songs for kids and the people who love them. Sing-along and storytelling songs, along with lovely lullabies.

Smart, fun, often hilarious, sometimes reflective, and deeply sweet, always filled with love.

12934279 $23.99

KIDZ BOP Party Playlist

KIDZ BOP Kids KIDZ BOP 12810122 $14.99

The perfect soundtrack for a celebration featuring the biggest pop hits sung by kids for kids. Featuring kid-friendly versions of songs such as Dance Monkey; Shake it Off; and Uptown Funk sung by the KIDZ BOP Kids.

Special Edition 12731211 $22.99

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Past Winners The spring winners for music will be announced on April 9.

SmartBrowse Parents’ Choice for more past honourees.

Winterland The Okee Dokee Brothers Okee Dokee Music 12187272 $22.99

Night Train 57 Dan Zanes Festival Five Records 12144343 $15.99

Kindred Renee & Friends One Melody Records 12344614 $18.99

Coloreando Dos Traditional Songs for Children in Spanish Marta Gomez GLP Music 12235568 $19.99

Carnaval Spanish Learning Songs Whistlefritz Whistlefritz 12412485 $19.99

Canta las Letras 123 Andres Salsana Records 12403751 $29.99

Rock & Rhyme Mr. Jon & Friends Self Produced 12238429 $29.99

Lullabies of Broadway Act II Mimi Bessette Broadway Records 12310269 $24.99

Inside I Shine Danny Weinkauf Red Pants Music 12260683 $19.99

The Love Alphabet Rockers School Time Music 12444408 $29.99

Therapeutic Songs for Kids Miss Julieann Self Produced 12322552 $19.99

Positronic Marsha and the Positrons Shoeless Sheep Records 12326003 $31.99

Whistlefritz Carnaval French Learning Songs Whistlefritz Whistlefritz 12208639 $19.99

Sing with Me Tracy Newman Run Along Home 12392400 $19.99

Alegría!

Sonia de los Santos Golondrina 12238427 $29.99

A Hug and a Song!

Fran Friedman Hug Records 12342552 $25.99

Finding Friends Far from Home A Journey with Clara Net • Oran Etkin Timbalooloo 12470063 $19.99

Fireflies Mister G Coil Records 12352424 $29.99

Beneath the Cherry Tree Kare Strong & Josh Goforth Self Produced 12406180 $16.99

En la Radio Nathalia Self Produced 12433508 $25.99

It Takes a Village Ginalina Ginalina 12306739 $25.99

Earworm Sean McCollough Little Thing Records 12380072 $25.99

Science Is for Me Emmy Brockman Self Produced 12477609 $25.99

Put Your Arms in the Air Cowboy Andy & the Salamanders Salamanders Music LLC 12375366 $16.99

All of Us Music with Gina Self Produced 12252383 $29.99

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CHILDREN’S TOP PICKS ACAPOP 1

Wild Life

Warner Bros.

From some of the world’s most influential a cappella minds, Acapop! KIDS delivers current and classic hits, unforgettable and aspirational vocal performances, and best-in-class music videos.

12766192 $16.99

Carpet Square Records Three-time Grammy nominee Justin Roberts’s latest album has something for all ages. Joined by an eclectic group of instrumentalists, this tender and uplifting collection of songs is his most personal project yet.

12759467 $20.99

Acapop! KIDS

Hey Little Puppy Eve Decker

Self Produced Songs of kindness and mindfulness for families and kids of all ages. Topics like mindfulness, kindness, compassion, intention, joy, and self-acceptance are covered throughout.

12689752 $19.99

Justin Roberts

Storytime Singalong Volume 3 Emily Arrow

Burnside Records Emily Arrow shares all-new songs about picture books, including her own book Studio: A Place for Art to Start. Other fun tunes include the interactive If You Can Hear Me and Dance Like the Sun, her original freeze dance song.

12579603 $16.99

Rockabye Baby!

Lullaby Renditions of Ed Sheeran Various Artists

Rockabye Baby Music Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s bestselling artists in UK chart history. This collections sees his songs transformed into soothing lullabies.

12742605 $22.99

Zombies 2 Original TV Movie Soundtrack Various Artists

Walt Disney Records The sequel to the hit Disney Channel film features the pop beats and hip-hop flow from the previous story, while adding elements of world music to the mix.

12690477 $15.99

Trolls World Tour Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists

RCA Records The colourful world found in the animated sequel comes to life with a soundtrack featuring a mix of musical styles that are showcased in the film.

12748038 $16.99

Hopping Around from Place to Place Volume 2 Ella Jenkins

Smithsonian Folkways Travel with Ella Jenkins to many cities, states, countries, and cultures.

These rhymes and songs with their vibrant rhythms will inspire children to learn about other cultures and their own communities as they hop from place to place.

12689750 $25.99

Bedtime

Coming and Going

Omnivore Recordings Includes the songs Just for Once; When the Day Turns Into Night; Nighttime Sounds; I’m Taking Care of You; and more.

12721247 $22.99

Omnivore Recordings Includes the songs This Is Just the Day; Look and Listen; This Is My Home; Let’s Be Together Today; and Museum Waves.

12721246 $22.99

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers

You Are Special

You’re Growing

Omnivore Recordings Includes the songs The Clown in Me; The Truth Will Make Me Free; Pretending; Did You Know?; and Everybody’s Fancy.

12721245 $22.99

Omnivore Recordings Includes the songs Everything Grows Together; You Can Never Go Down the Drain; Days of the Week; and You’ve Got to Do It. 12721244 $22.99

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers

26 April 2020 | CVS Midwest Tape | 1.866.698.2231 | 3875 McNicoll Avenue Unit 105, Toronto, Ontario, M1X 0C1

All albums highlighted in red are new to the chart toppers page this month

1

BTS

Map of the Soul 7

12731233 $27.99

Bighit Entertainment • Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Halsey K-pop superstars BTS continue their domination of the world’s music charts with another chart-topping album. The band was recently featured in a new installment of Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

YoungBoy 2 Never Broke Again Still Flexin, Still Steppin

3 Ozzy Osbourne

Ordinary Man

12733754

$16.99

Justin Bieber Roddy Ricch 4 5 Changes

12775013

$18.99

Parental Advisory 12823122 $22.99

Digital album available on hoopla.

A Boogie wit 6 da Hoodie Artist 2.0

Digital album available on hoopla.

7 Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding

Parental Advisory 12454759 $18.99

Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial

Pop Smoke Trippie Redd 8 9 Meet the Woo V.2

Parental Advisory 12870927 $20.99

A Love Letter to You 4

Parental Advisory 12617771 $16.99

Billie Eilish Eminem Frozen 2 10 11 12 13 Harry Styles When We All Music to Be Fine Line Original 12614206 $14.99 Fall Asleep, Murdered By Motion Picture Parental Advisory Where Do Soundtrack We Go?

12307484

$18.99

12751862

$18.99

Various Artists

12564853

$16.99

14 15 16 17 DaBaby Halsey Taylor Swift Tame Impala KIRK

Digital album available on hoopla.

Manic

Parental Advisory 12468739 $18.99

Lover

12398004

$18.99

The Slow Rush

12599063

$18.99

Luke Combs Summer Post Malone Lizzo 18 19 20 21 What You See Beerbongs Cuz I Love You Walker Is What You Get

12468738

$12.99

Over It

Parental Advisory 12581629 $15.99

& Bentleys

Parental Advisory 12118731 $18.99

Parental Advisory, Super Deluxe Edition 12613276 $16.99

22 23 24 25 YoungBoy Lil Wayne Lewis Capaldi Young Thug Funeral Divinely So Much Fun Never Digital album Parental Advisory Uninspired to a Broke Again AI YoungBoy 2

Digital album available on hoopla.

12810131

$25.99

Hellish Extent

available on hoopla.

Parental Advisory 12316264 $15.99

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Coming Soon: New, Expanded CVSMidwestTape.ca Discovery Portal

2020 is a big year for CVS Midwest Tape.

We are introducing a new, expanded CVSMidwestTape.ca Discovery Portal and a new hoopla digital portal for Library insights.

We are also excited to launch the next generation of hoopla, which will give Library systems the option to transfer and manage their digital One-User One-Copy collections on the best-in-class hoopla platform for a superior staff and patron experience – without platform fees.

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