Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Asia (all four original members)	"Omega" (first single: "Finger on the Trigger"; Hear here; Read here)	(Frontiers, May 4, 2010)
Michael Bolton	"One World One Love" (released in Europe in September 2009; includes collaborations with Ne-Yo, Lady GaGa, etc.; producer: Bolton; first single: "Just One Love"; Hear here)	(Universal, May 4, 2010)
Booka Shade	"More!" (first single: "Bad Love"; Hear here; See here)	(Get Physical Music, May 4, 2010)
Toni Braxton	"Pulse" (first single: "Yesterday," featuring Trey Songz; Hear here)	(Atlantic, May 4, 2010)
Broken Social Scene	"Forgiveness Rock Record" (producers: Broken Social Scene, Tortoise's John McEntire; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Arts & Crafts, May 4, 2010)
Zac Brown Band	"Pass the Jar: Zac Brown Band and Friends Live from the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta [CD/DVD]" (2 CDs, 1 DVD; sold-out October 2009 show; guests: Kid Rock, Angie Aparo, Aslyn, Joey + Rory, Shawn Mullins, Little Big Town; See here)	(Southern Ground/Atlantic, May 4, 2010)
Court Yard Hounds (Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks)	"Court Yard Hounds" (Hear here)	(Columbia, May 4, 2010)
Justin Currie (former Del Amitri lead singer)	"The Great War" (first single: "A Man With Nothing to Do"; Hear here)	(Ryko, May 4, 2010)
Deftones	"Diamond Eyes" (producer: Nick Raskulinecz; first single: "Diamond Eyes"; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl)	(Reprise, May 4, 2010)
8Ball and MJG	"10 Toes Down" (producers: Frank Nitti of Nitti Beats, Drumma Boy, David Banner, Nard & B, Mo B. Dick; guests: Snoop Dogg, T.I., Bun B, David Banner, Young Dro; first single: "Bring It Back"; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Push Management/Grand Hustle/E1 Music, May 4, 2010)
Flaming Lips, The	"The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing Dark Side of the Moon" (a cover of Pink Floyd's classic 1973 album; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Warner, May 4, 2010)
Free Energy	"Stuck on Nothing" (producer: James Murphy; Hear here)	(Astralwerks/DFA, May 4, 2010)
Juan Gabriel	"Juan Gabriel" (his first album of new material in seven years; first single: "Por Que Me Haces Llorar"; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Universal Music Latin America, May 4, 2010)
Godsmack	"The Oracle" (producers: frontman Sully Erna, Dave Fortman; Hear here)	(Universal Republic, May 4, 2010)
Hold Steady, The	"Heaven Is Whenever" (producer: Dean Baltulonis; Hear here; Read here)	(Vagrant, May 4, 2010)
Ifwhen	"Null Set [MP3 Download]" (4-song EP; Hear here)	(Three Cubed, May 3, 2010)
Jackyl	"When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide" (first single: "She's Not a Drug"; Hear here)	(Mighty Loud, May 4, 2010)
Joy Formidable, The (Welsh trio)	"A Balloon Called Moaning" (an 8-song EP; producers: The Joy Formidable; Hear here)	(Black Bell, May 4, 2010 - label founded by Passion Pit's Ayad Al Adhamy)
Kidz Bop Kids	"Kidz Bop Dance Party!"	(Razor & Tie, May 4, 2010)
Carole King & James Taylor	"Live At The Troubadour [CD/DVD]" (live album, backed by Danny Kortchmar, Lee Sklar and Russ Kunkel)	(Concord/Hear Music, May 4, 2010)
Kings of Modesty	"Hell or Highwater" (Hear here)	(Worldsound, May 4, 2010)
Rod Kinny	"Higher Self" (producers: Ambrosia's Joe Puerta, Kinny; guests: John Calarco, Keith Pulvermacher, Barbara Stephan, Pat Bolen, Puerta, Dave Adler, Matt Fink; first single: "Higher Self"; Hear here)	(Our Quay, May 4, 2010)
Knocks, The	"Blackout [MP3 Download]" (two versions of single; Hear here)	(HeavyRoc Music, May 4, 2010)
Greg Laswell	"Take a Bow" (producer: Laswell; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Vanguard, May 4, 2010)
Rene Lopez	"People Are Just People [MP3 Download]" (Hear here)	(Liberation Label, May 4, 2010)
MercyMe	"The Generous Mr. Lovewell" (producers: Brown Bannister, Dan Muckala; first single: "All of Creation"; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(INO/Columbia, May 4, 2010)
Jeremy Messersmith	"The Reluctant Graveyard [MP3 Download]" (first single: "Violet!"; Hear here)	(Jeremy Messersmith, May 4, 2010)
Minus the Bear	"Omni" (producer: Joe Chiccarelli; first single: "My Time"; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Dangerbird, May 4, 2010)
Most Serene Republic, The	"Fantasick Impossibliss [MP3 Download]" (six-song EP; Hear here; See here)	(Home of the Rebels/Arts & Crafts, May 4, 2010)
New Pornographers, The	"Together" (producers: The New Pornographers, Phil Palazzolo; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl)	(Matador, May 4, 2010)
Nonpoint	"Miracle" (producers: Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne and HELLYEAH; first single: "Miracle"; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download)	(Rocket Science/RED, May 4, 2010)
Mike Patton	"Mondo Cane" (his "Italian language rock-meets-orchestra hybrid"; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Ipecac Recordings, May 4, 2010)
Nathaniel Rateliff	"In Memory of Loss" (Hear here)	(Rounder, May 4, 2010)
Josh Ritter	"So Runs the World Away" (Hear here; Vinyl)	(Pytheas Recordings, May 4, 2010)
Rachael Sage	"Delancey St." (includes a cover of Hall & Oates' "Rich Girl"; Hear here)	(MPress, May 4, 2010)
Walter Schreifels	"An Open Letter to the Scene [MP3 Download]" (Hear here)	(Academy Fight Song, May 4, 2010)
Barbra Streisand	"One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard — September 26, 2009" (Read here; DVD; Blu-ray)	(Columbia, May 4, 2010)
The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!	"I Love You. I Love You. I Love You and I'm In Love With You. Have an Awesome Day! Have the Best Day of Your life!" (Hear here; Vinyl)	(Luaka Bop, May 4, 2010)
Tonic	"Tonic" (their first album since 2003; producers: Tonic, Nathaniel Kunkel; Hear here; Read here)	(429, May 4, 2010)
Trina	"Amazin' " (producers: Jim Jonsin, GoodWill & MGI, CP Hollywood, Travis Spicey, Mario Winans, Oddz N Endz, Darkchild, etc.; guests: Lady Gaga, Diddy, Monica, Flo Rida, Lady Saw, Trey Songz, Lyfe Jennings; first single: "Million Dollar Girl"; Hear here)	(Slip-N-Slide, May 4, 2010)
Chely Wright	"Lifted Off the Ground" (producer: Rodney Crowell; Hear here; see related book below)	(Vanguard, May 4, 2010)
Nikki Yankofsky (Canadian teen sang at the Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies)	"Nikki" (producers: Phil Ramone, Jesse Harris; Hear here)	(Decca, May 4, 2010)