Rebecca Ferguson (runner-up on the British "X Factor")
"Heaven" (released in the U.K. in early 2011; U.S. version contains a bonus track; producers: Eg White, Fraser T. Smith, Claude Kelly; first single: "Nothing's Real But Love"; Hear here; ; Read here)
Preteen Zenith (fronted by Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter)
"Rubble Guts and BB Eye" (producers: DeLaughter, his former Tripping Daisy bandmate Philip E. Karnats; first single: "Damage Control," feat. Erykah Badu; Hear here; MP3 Download)
Highlights: New stuff - The Beach Boys ... Regina Belle … Eric Benét ... Brian Bromberg ... BT ... Brandi Carlile ... Shawn Colvin ... Rodney Crowell ... Dexys ... Alejandro Escovedo ... Fear Factory ... Béla Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio … The Hives ... IAmDynamite ... Alan Jackson ... Liars ... Melvins Lite ... Rhett Miller ... Pujol ... River City Extension ... The Chris Robinson Band ... Emeli Sandé ... A Silent Film ... Patti Smith ... The Temper Trap ... Joe Walsh ... Neil Young & Crazy Horse ... etc.; old stuff - Amen Corner ... The Beatles ... David Bowie ... Charlie Daniels Band ... Heart ... Kaiser Chiefs ... Luis Miguel ... Paul Simon ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - BoDeans ... Bouncing Souls ... Mary Chapin Carpenter ... Brian Culbertson ... The dB's ... Edens Edge ... Far East Movement … Future of the Left ... Giant Giant Sand … Hot Chip ... Metric ... Motion City Soundtrack ... Grace Potter & The Nocturnals ... Rush ... Stepdad ... The Tallest Man on Earth ... Josh Turner ... Usher ... Wintersleep ... Bobby Womack ... Neil Young & Crazy Horse ... etc.; old stuff - ABBA … Epic Soundtracks ... Dean Martin ... Saxon ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Fiona Apple … Justin Bieber … Neneh Cherry & The Thing ... Kenny Chesney ... Lita Ford ... Sophie B. Hawkins ... Juvenile ... Morning Parade ... P.O.D. … The Smashing Pumpkins ... Chris Smither ... Stellar Revival ... Don Williams ... Zulu Winter ... etc.; old stuff - Jimmy Buffett … Can ... Stanley Clarke … Count Basie & His Orchestra ... Nicolette Larsen … Kylie Minogue … Moby … Senses Fail … B.J. Thomas … etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Blues Traveler ... Ry Cooder ... Everclear ... Gojira ... Henry Clay People ... Joe Jackson ... R. Kelly ... Aaron Lewis ... Linkin Park ... Maroon 5 ... The Offspring … The Soundtrack of Our Lives ... Cassandra Wilson ... etc.; old stuff - Chubby Checker … The Electric Prunes ... The Kinks ... Bobby Rydell … The Tokens ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. ... Atlantic Avenue ... Chris Brown ... Flo Rida ... Gold Motel ... Johnny Hickman ... Stevie Jackson ... Nile ... Keller Williams with The Travelin' McCourys ... etc.; old stuff - Every Mother's Son ... Jellyfish ... George McRae ... The Searchers ... The Spinners ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Zac Brown Band ... Delicate Steve ... Marina and The Diamonds … Reverend Horton Heat ... Serj Tankian ... Twin Shadow ... Suzanne Vega ... Hank Williams Jr. … etc.; old stuff - Duran Duran ... The English Beat ... Guns N' Roses ... Woody Guthrie ... The Happy Mondays ... etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Baroness ... Brian Bromberg ... Bury Tomorrow ... Citizen Cope ... The Fixx ... JEFF the Neighborhood ... HELLYEAH ... Susanna Hoffs ... Kidz Bop Kids ... Michael Kiwanuka ... Matisyahu ... Milo Greene ... Nas … Old Crow Medicine Show ... Pierce the Veil … Saving Abel ... Billy Joe Shaver ... Soul Asylum ... etc.; old stuff - The Be Good Tanyas … Champaign ... The Fairfield Four ... Ray Parker Jr. ... Sam Phillips … etc.
Highlights: New stuff - Aerosmith ... Ashanti ... The Darkness … The Heavy … Lynyrd Skynyrd ... Lionel Loueke ... Branford Marsalis Quartet ... Alanis Morissette … Owl City … Redd Kross ... Sixpence None the Richer … Ben Taylor … etc.
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