Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Bryan Adams	"11" (his first original album in four years, released internationally on March 24; producer: Adams; Hear here)	(Walmart.com, May 13, 2008 - available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores and Sam's Clubs stores and walmart.com in CD and MP3 formats)
Ashmont Hill	"Ashmont Hill" (producer: Calvin Nowell; Hear here)	(Axiom, May 13, 2008)
Sarah Bettens (former K's Choice lead singer)	"Shine" (producer: Brad Wood; Hear here)	(Universal, May 13, 2008)
Foxy Brown	"Brooklyn's Don Diva" (producers: Just Blaze, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, The Neptunes; guests: Ne-Yo, Sizzla; first single: "Don't Surrender"; Read here)	(Black Rose Entertainment/Koch, May 13, 2008)
T Bone Burnett	"Tooth of Crime (second dance)" (the score of a play written by Sam Shepard; guests: wife Sam Phillips, Marc Ribot; Hear here)	(Nonesuch, May 13, 2008)
Ryan Cabrera	"The Moon Under Water" (producers: Daniel James, Leah Haywood; first single: "Say"; Hear here; See here)	(Frolic Room/Papa Joe/EMI, May 13, 2008)
Cherish	"The Truth" (producers: Don Vito, Jazze Pha, Adonis & K-Fam, Eric Hudson; first single: "Killa," featuring Yung Joc; Hear here)	(Sho'Nuff/Capitol, May 13, 2008)
Joe Cocker	"Hymn For My Soul" (producer: Ethan Johns; guests: Jim Keltner, James Gadson, Benmont Tench, Dave Palmer, Bob Babbitt, Mike Finnigan, Merry Clayton, Tata Vega, Julia Walters, her brother Oren Walters, Jim Gilstrap; Hear here)	(Fantasy, May 13, 2008)
Death Cab for Cutie	"Narrow Stairs" (Hear here; Read here)	(Atlantic, May 13, 2008)
Dokken	"Lightning Strikes Again" (Hear here)	(Atco/Rhino, May 13, 2008)
Duffy	"Rockferry" (album debuted at No. 1 in the U.K.; producer: Bernard Butler; Hear here)	(Mercury, May 13, 2008)
Fashion, The	"The Fashion" (Hear here)	(Epic, May 13, 2008)
Filter	"Anthems for the Damned" (group's first album in five years; producer: Josh Abraham; first single: "Soldiers of Misfortune"; Hear here)	(Pulse Recordings, May 13, 2008)
Emmanuel JAL (Sudanese child soldier turned rapper)	"WARchild" (producers: Neal Pogue, Roachie; Hear here)	(Sonic360/Fontana/ Universal, May 13, 2008)
Kassin + 2	"Futurismo" (Hear here)	(Luaka Bop, May 13, 2008)
Local H	"Twelve Angry Months" (band's first studio album since 2004; first single: "24 Hour Break-Up Session"; Hear here)	(Shout! Factory, May 13, 2008)
Modey Lemon	"Season of Sweets" (Hear here)	(Birdman, May 13, 2008)
Jason Mraz	"We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" (producer: Martin Terefe; first single: "I'm Yours"; Hear here)	(Atlantic, May 13, 2008)
Myriad, The	"With Arrows, With Poise" (first single: "A Clean Shot"; Hear here)	(Koch, May 13, 2008)
Old 97's	"Blame It On Gravity" (producer: Salim Nourallah; first single: "Dance With Me"; Hear here; Read here)	(New West, May 13, 2008)
Pendulum	"In Silico" (first single: "Propane Nightmares"; Hear here)	(Ear Storm/Atlantic, May 13, 2008)
Pras (of The Fugees)	"Experience Magic" (first single: "PopLife"; Hear here)	(Image Entertainment/Experience, May 13, 2008)
Presets, The (Australian electronic duo)	"Apocalypso" (first single: "My People"; Hear here)	(Modular Recordings/Interscope, May 13, 2008)
Patti Rothberg	"Double Standards" (Hear here)	(Megaforce, May 13, 2008)
SafetySuit	"Life Left to Go" (producer: Greg Archilla; first single: "Someone Like You"; Hear here)	(Universal, May 13, 2008)
Michael Schenker Group	"In the Midst of Beauty" (Hear here; Read here)	(Inakustik, May 13, 2008)
Simone (daughter of the late Nina Simone)	"Simone on Simone" (a big-band tribute to her mother; producer: Bob Belden; Hear here)	(High Priestess/Koch, May 13, 2008)

BTW: "My dream to sing for a living," Simone tells P&P, "and bring that music to the world has been burning since I made the decision to become a professional entertainer while still serving the the USAF in the early '90s. 'Simone on Simone' marks the beginning of that dream realized."

Simone freely admits she seeks superstardom, but only for the right reasons: to help others. It's a trait she says she developed on her own, with help from her mother. "As I continue to get to know the many sides of my mother - her values and what inspired her - I realize our goals are the same," she says. "... suffice to say, in this respect, the apple does not fall far from the tree."

Skybombers	"Take Me to Town" (producer: Rick Parker; Hear here)	(Albert/RED, May 13, 2008)
Keith Sweat	"Just Me" (his first studio album since 2002; guests: Keyshia Cole, Athena Cage; first single: "Suga Suga Suga"; Hear here; Read here)	(Keia/Atco/Rhino, May 13, 2008)
10 Years	"Division" (producer: Rick Parasher; first single: "Beautiful"; Hear here)	(Universal Republic, May 13, 2008)
We Are Scientists	"Brain Thrust Mastery" (first single: "After Hours"; Hear here)	(Astralwerks, May 13, 2008)
Ween	"The Friends EP" (Read here)	(MVD Audio, May 13, 2008)