'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42' and 'NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits' To Be Released May 1

'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42' and 'NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits' To Be Released May 1

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, will release NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42 and NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits on May 1. Both titles will be available on CD and for download purchase from all major digital service providers.

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NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42 features 16 current major chart hits from today's hottest artists, including Kelly Clarkson, FLO RIDA, Karmin, One Direction, David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Calvin Harris, Chris Brown, Havana Brown featuring Pitbull, LMFAO, Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., Gym Class Heroes, Bruno Mars, Gotye featuring Kimbra, Train, Eric Church, and Taylor Swift, plus four free up-and-coming "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview tracks.

The "NOW What's Next" bonus track program featured on each numeric NOW release continues to preview hot new artists with tomorrow's biggest hits. NOW 42 showcases up and coming tracks from Zach Heckendorf, Graffiti6, Jadagrace, and Labrinth featuring Busta Rhymes.

NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits, a new companion collection of 17 huge, genre-defining singles, features Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love," The Kinks' "Lola," Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)," Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath," Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town," Steve Miller Band's "Take The Money And Run," Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me (Live)," Foreigner's "Feels Like The First Time," Toto's "Hold The Line," Eddie Money's "Baby Hold On," Journey's "Any Way You Want It," Styx's "Come Sail Away," Heart's "Crazy On You," Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4," Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Blinded By The Light," and Meat Loaf's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light."

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42 and NOW Classic Rock Hits will be distributed by EMI Music North America. NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998, after 15 years of multi-platinum international success. The series has generated sales exceeding 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 84 million copies in the U.S. Every album in the numeric U.S. series has reached Billboard's Top 10, and 15 NOW releases have reached #1, second only to The Beatles in chart history.

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NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42 [CD; digital]
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1. Kelly Clarkson Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
2. FLO RIDA Good Feeling
3. Karmin Brokenhearted
4. One Direction What Makes You Beautiful
5. David Guetta featuring
Nicki Minaj Turn Me On
6. Calvin Harris Feel So Close
7. Chris Brown Turn Up The Music
8. Havana Brown featuring
Pitbull We Run The Night
9. LMFAO Sorry For Party Rocking
10. Madonna featuring Nicki
Minaj and M.I.A. Give Me All Your Luvin'
11. Gym Class Heroes Get Yourself Back Home
12. Bruno Mars It Will Rain
13. Gotye featuring Kimbra Somebody That I Used To Know
14. Train Drive By
15. Eric Church Springsteen
16. Taylor Swift Ours
BONUS TRACKS: "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview
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17. Zach Heckendorf All The Right Places
18. Graffiti6 Free
19. Jadagrace Run Dat Back
20. Labrinth featuring Busta
Rhymes Earthquake

NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits (CD; digital)
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1. Thin Lizzy The Boys Are Back In Town
2. Foreigner Feels Like The First Time
3. Toto Hold The Line
4. Eddie Money Baby Hold On
5. Journey Any Way You Want It
6. Styx Come Sail Away
7. Jethro Tull Locomotive Breath
8. Heart Crazy On You
9. Bad Company Feel Like Makin' Love
10. The Kinks Lola
11. Chicago 25 or 6 to 4
12. Steve Miller Band Take The Money And Run
13. Manfred Mann's Earth
Band Blinded By The Light
14. Meat Loaf Paradise By The Dashboard
Light
15. Cheap Trick I Want You To Want Me (Live)
16. Peter Frampton Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
17. Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird
SOURCE EMI Music / Sony Music Entertainment / Universal Music Group

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EMI Music / Sony Music Entertainment / Universal Music Group

CONTACT: Jennifer Ballantyne of EMI Music North America, +1-323-871-5494, Jennifer.Ballantyne@emicap.com; or Randy Haecker of Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment, +1-212-833-4101, Randy.Haecker@sonymusic.com; or Keren Poznansky of Universal Music Enterprises, +1-310-865-7797, Keren.Poznansky@umusic.com

Web Site: http://www.nowthatsmusic.com

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