NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads to be Released January 24

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, will release a special new collection of country music's most romantic contemporary hits on January 24, just in time for Valentine's Day.  NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads will be available on CD and for digital download purchase from all major digital service providers.

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NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads features 18 major chart hits from today's hottest Country Music artists, including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Marina McBride, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Sara Evans, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Darius Rucker, George Strait, and Alan Jackson.  NOW Country Ballads follows the first four volumes of the Country Music chart-topping NOW That's What I Call Country series.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series is a joint venture from EMI Music North America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group.  NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads will be distributed by EMI Music North America.  NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

After 15 years of multi-platinum international success, the NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998.  The series has generated sales exceeding 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 80 million copies in the U.S.  Every album in the numeric U.S. series has reached Billboard's Top 10, and 15 NOW releases have reached #1, second only to The Beatles in chart history.

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NOW That's What I Call Country Ballads (CD, digital)

SOURCE EMI Music; Sony Music Entertainment; Universal Music Group