Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Alaska in Winter	"Holiday" (Hear here; See here)	(Milan, Nov. 18, 2008)
Angels, The	"Love, The Angels [MP3 Download]" (some remakes of their hits, with originals; producers: Bibs Brown, Stan Sirico; first single: "It Was You")	(Angel Sound, Nov. 17, 2008)
Beyoncé	"I Am ... Sasha Fierce" (first singles: "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies"; guest: Justin Timberlake; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Music World Music/Columbia, Nov. 18, 2008)
Chris Botti	"Live in Boston"	(Columbia, Nov. 18, 2008)
Bring Me the Horizon	"Suicide Season" (producer: Fredrik Nordstrom; Hear here)	(Epitaph, Nov. 18, 2008)
Zac Brown Band	"The Foundation" (Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Live Nation, Nov. 18, 2008)
David Cook ("American Idol" season 8 champion)	"David Cook" ("The Time of My Life" is a bonus track; producer: Rob Cavallo; first single: "Light On"; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(19 Recordings/RCA, Nov. 18, 2008)
Dido	"Safe Trip Home" (producers: Jon Brion, Rollo Armstrong, Dido; first single: "Don't Believe in Love"; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Arista, Nov. 18, 2008)
False Icons	"God Complex" (producer: Ministry's Al Jourgensen; Hear here)	(13th Planet, Nov. 18, 2008)
Sammy Hagar	"Cosmic Universal Fashion" (guests: Matt Sorum, Michael Anthony, Billy Duffy; first single: "Cosmic Universal Fashion"; Hear/see here; MP3 Download)	(Loud & Proud/Roadrunner, Nov. 18, 2008)
Il Divo	"The Promise" (producer: Steve Mac; Read here; also available in deluxe edition)	(Syco/Columbia, Nov. 18, 2008)
Joe Jackson	"King Pleasure Time [MP3 Download]" (4-song EP of remixes)	(Rykodisc, Nov. 18, 2008)
Kindness Kind, The	"The Kindness Kind" (producer: Lucas Carlyle; Hear here)	(Don't Be a Lout Music, Nov. 18, 2008)
Koçani Orkestar	"The Ravished Bride" (Hear here)	(Crammed Discs, Nov. 18, 2008)
Ricky Martin	"17" (also available as DVD; MP3 Download)	(Sony International, Nov. 18, 2008)
Mudvayne	"The New Game" (producer: Dave Fortman; first single: "Do What You Do"; Hear here)	(Epic, Nov. 18, 2008)
Nickelback	"Dark Horse" (producer: Mutt Lange; first single: "If Today Was Your Last Day"; Read here)	(Roadrunner, Nov. 18, 2008)
Danny O'Keefe	"In Time" (producer: Mike Conley; Hear/read here)	(Bicameral, Nov. 18, 2008)
Priests, The (vocal trio of Roman Catholic clergymen)	"The Priests" (producer: Mike Hedges; Hear/see here; MP3 Download)	(RCA Victor, Nov. 18, 2008)
Shontelle	"Shontelligence" (producers: Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken; first single: "T-Shirt"; Hearhere)	(SRP/SRC/Universal Motown, Nov. 18, 2008)

BTW: "My greatest wish and passion throughout my life has been to create great music that can appeal to and uplift an entire world," Shontelle tells P&P. "My goal is to make people think while also making them happy. I believe this album is very diverse and hope that my first album is successful so I can continue to write and perform great music."

The 23-year-old native of Bridgetown, Barbados, was an ardent supporter of Barack Obama's pursuit of the presidency. Now that he's claimed it fair and square, has it sunk in for her?

"Oh, it has sunken in alright! The people have spoken!" she says.

Blake Shelton

"Startin' Fires" (producers: Scott Hendricks, Brent Rowan, Bobby Braddock; first single: "She Wouldn't Be Gone"; Hearhere)

(Warner Bros. Nashville, Nov. 18, 2008)