World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Announces February 8 Release Date for 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 37' and 'NOW That's What I Call The Modern Songbook'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest edition of the world's best-selling, multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 37, featuring seven #1 smash hits and other major chart standouts, will be released on February 8. NOW That's What I Call The Modern Songbook, a new companion title presenting music's new classics from today's best artists, will be released on the same date.

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NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 37 features 16 major pop, hip-hop and crossover country hits, plus four up-and-coming "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview tracks.  Included in NOW 37's CD and digital tracklist are top chart hits from Eminem featuring Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, P!nk, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev, Pitbull featuring T-Pain, Chris Brown, Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina, Willow, Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale, Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj, Mike Posner, The Ready Set, and Taylor Swift, plus "NOW What's Next" emerging tracks from Greyson Chance, Andrew Allen, Mindless Behavior, and Jacob Latimore. The "NOW What's Next" bonus track program featured on each numeric NOW release continues to preview hot new artists with tomorrow's biggest hits.

To be released the same day as NOW 37, NOW That's What I Call The Modern Songbook brings together 18 of music's new classics from today's best artists, including Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed A Dream," Josh Groban's "Hidden Away," Michael Buble's "Haven't Met You Yet," Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly," Zac Brown Band's "Highway 20 Ride," Lady Antebellum's "I Run To You," Maroon 5's "Misery (Acoustic)," OneRepublic's "Apologize," The Fray's "How To Save A Life," Sara Bareilles' "King Of Anything," Sade's "Soldier Of Love," Alicia Keys' "No One," Melody Gardot's "Who Will Comfort Me," Diana Krall's "The Look Of Love," Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me," P!nk's "Glitter In The Air," and Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway."

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 Music! Vol. 37 and NOW That's What I Call The Modern Songbook will be distributed by EMI Music North America.  NOW and NOW That's What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of EMI (IP) Limited.

The NOW That's What I Call Music! series debuted in the U.S. in 1998 after the brand had been a multi-platinum international success for 15 years. The series has generated sales exceeding 200 million albums worldwide, including more than 79 million copies in the U.S.  Every album in the numbered U.S. series has reached Billboard's Top 10, with NOW 3 the first non-soundtrack, multi-artist collection in history to reach #1.  

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SOURCE EMI Music / Sony Music Entertainment / Universal Music Group