New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Band Aid 30 | “Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2014)” (four songs, including 2004, 1989 and 1984 versions; iTunes) | (Virgin, Dec. 15) |
| Charli XCX | “Sucker” (first single: “Break the Rules”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Neon Gold / Atlantic, Dec. 15) |
| deadmau5 | “deadmau5 at Play Vol. 5” | (Play) |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | “LIVESOS” (Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Capitol, Dec. 15) |
| Foreigner | “The Best of Foreigner 4 & More” (recorded live at Borgata Hotel’s Music Box theatre in Atlantic City on Oct. 3-4, 2014) | (Frontiers) |
| Nicki Minaj | “The Pinkprint” (guests: Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Jeremih, Meek Mill; first single: “Anaconda”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Cash Money / Republic, Dec. 15) |
| Howard Shore | “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (two discs; opens in U.S. theaters on Dec. 17; See here; MP3; iTunes) | (WaterTower Music) |
| Starbomb (American comedy supergroup) | “Player Select” (Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Starbomb) |
| Various artists | “The Last Ship (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (music and lyrics by Sting; MP3) | (Universal Music Classics, Dec. 15) |
| Allison Williams, Christopher Walken, et al | “Peter Pan LIVE! (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event)” (DVD; DVD + CD gift set) | (Broadway) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 16, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| James Blunt | “Smoke Signals EP” (five songs; Hear here; iTunes) | (Custard / Atlantic, Dec. 15) |
| Baba Brinkman (Canadian rapper and hip-hop theatre artist based in New York) | “The Rap Guide to Wilderness” (guests: Sean Ross, Aaron Nazrul, Tia Brazda, Wyckham Porteous; Hear here; iTunes) | (Lit Fuse) |
| D’Angelo and The Vanguard | “Black Messiah” (his first album in 14 years; collaborators: Raphael Saadiq, Q Tip, Roy Hargrove, Cee-Lo; iTunes) | (RCA, Dec. 15) |
| Emay (aka Canadian producer-rapper Mubarik Gyenne Adams) | “Sinner, Song-Writer” (five-song EP; Hear here; iTunes) | (Hi-Scores Recording Library) |
| Lina Fouro (electro-pop artist) | “The Love Cycle” (guests: Choo Kang, Bobby Sohrabi; Hear here; See here) | (3 Shots Productions, Dec. 19) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of Dec. 16, 2014
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Enchantment | “Soft Lights, Sweet Music (Expanded Edition)” (1980 album; remastered, with one bonus track) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| Aretha Franklin | “Aretha (Expanded Edition)” (1986 album; remastered; two CDs, with 19 bonus tracks, including five different mixes of “I Knew You Were Waiting [For Me],” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Rock-A-Lott”) | (Funky Town Grooves, Dec. 15) |
| Evelyn “Champagne” King | “Music Box” (1979 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) | (Funky Town Grooves, Dec. 15) |
| The Kinks | “The Anthology 1964-1971 [Box set]” (five discs; MP3) | (Sanctuary / Fontana, Dec. 15) |
| The Manhattans | “Black Tie (Expanded Edition)” (1981 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| The Manhattans | “Forever By Your Side” (1983 album; remastered) | (Razor & Tie, Dec. 15) |
| Martha Reeves | The Rest of My Life (Expanded Edition)” (1976 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks) | (Funky Town Grooves, Dec. 15) |
| Trip Shakespeare | “Applehead Man” (1986 album; remastered, with a downloard card; Vinyl), “Are You Shakespearienced?” (1989 album; remastered, with a downloard card; Vinyl) | (Omnivore Recordings, Dec. 15) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 16, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Christina Aguilera | “The Collection” (six complete albums) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| The Fray | “The Collection” (five complete albums) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Incubus | “The Collection” (six complete albums) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Enrique Iglesias | “Escape” (2001 album; with three bonus tracks) | (Interscope / UMe, Dec. 15) |
| Michael Jackson | “The Indispensable Collection” (eight complete albums) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Dave Matthews Band | “The Collection” | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Brad Paisley | “The Collection” (nine complete albums) | (Arista Nashville / Legacy) |
| Britney Spears | “The Collection” (seven complete albums) | (Jive / Legacy) |
| Three Days Grace | “The Collection” (three complete albums) | (Jive / Legacy) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of Dec. 16, 2014
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Studio/label: |
| Asking Alexandria | “Live From Brixton and Beyond [DVD]” (See here) | (Sumerian, Dec. 15) |
| Jason Bateman, Tina Frey, et al | “This Is Where I Leave You [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray + DVD; iTunes) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Colin Firth, Emma Stone, et al | “Magic in the Moonlight [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray; iTunes) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Megan Fox, Will Arnett, et al | “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD; iTunes) | (Paramount) |
| Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, et al | “The Skeleton Twins [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray; iTunes) | (Lionsgate) |
| Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, et al | “Tootsie (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]” (1982 film; Read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Will Poulter, Dexter Darden, Aml Ameen, et al | “The Maze Runner [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD; iTunes) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Various artists | “Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever [DVD]” (2014 Lifetime Channel film) | (Lionsgate) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Dec. 16, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Bobbie Gentry | “Bobbie Gentry’s Ode to Billie Joe (33 1/3) [Paperback]” (author: Tara Murtha) | (Bloomsbury Academic, Dec. 18) |
| Hole | “Hole’s Live Through This (33 1/3) [Paperback]” (author: Anwen Crawford; Kindle) | (Bloomsbury Academic, Dec. 18) |
| The Rolling Stones | “The Rolling Stones [Hardcover]” (authorized illustrated history; foreword by former President Bill Clinton) | (Taschen, Dec. 15) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Dec. 16, 2014