CD Releases

(MusiqQueen.com/Ryko) – Allison Moorer is set to release her Ryko debut, Crows, on February 9th, 2010. Produced by R.S. Field (Buddy Guy, John Mayall) at the House of David Studio in Nashville, TN, the 13-track album is a refined and lyrically honest collection of songs that is a marked stylistic departure from her previous work. Crows is the anticipated follow up to her critically acclaimed 2008 album, Mockingbird, which was a celebration of songs composed by a stunning cast of female songwriters including Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Cat Power, her sister Shelby Lynne, and more. It also follows Moorer’s first Grammy Award Nomination for the song “Days Aren’t Long Enough,” a composition she co-wrote with her husband, Steve Earle, for his Grammy Award Winning 2007 album Washington Square Serenade.

Singer and new mother Kelis is back to her music and has released a new track entitled “Acapella” which was recorded by UK electronica-dance producer David Guetta. This is the first single from the singer since leaving Jive Records/Zomba in 2007 who released a greatest hits album after her departure.

Grammy-award-winning singer and musician, Alicia Keys born Alicia Augello Cook, has launched a call-to-action online campaign to promote her new album “The Element of Freedom” which is set to raise awareness for World AIDS Day on December 1st.

(MusiqQueen.com) – Singing sensation Bianca Ryan, season 1 winner of America’s Got Talent, ushers in the holiday season with her latest EP, True Meaning of Christmas. Ryan’s second holiday project was released digitally November 3. According to Anthony Marinelli, composer, conductor and musician, “Bianca Ryan sings her songs with more heart and soul than any artist I have ever heard. Don’t miss out!.” To complement the release of her holiday EP, Ryan will also host her second TV Christmas Special, Bianca Ryan Christmas Special, airing on all Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) stations around the world from Thanksgiving through the New Year.

(MusiqQueen.com/SusanBoyleMusic) Susan Boyle will take over New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza on Monday, November 23rd to celebrate the worldwide release of her debut album ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ on the “Today Show.”

(MusiqQueen.com/Epic Records) On the heels of its widely successful international debut, Epic Records recording artist SHAKIRA is set to release a special U.S. only edition of her third English language studio album, She Wolf, on November 23, 2009. The special U.S. edition of She Wolf will include bonus tracks that are available for the first time anywhere all on one disc such as “Give It Up to Me” (produced by Timbaland ft. Lil Wayne), “Did It Again” (ft. Kid Cudi), and exclusive live performances. The international release of She Wolf has already become an instant success occupying the #1 spot in 18 countries and selling 1.5 million albums to-date.

Singer P!nk (Pink) has added more UK tour dates for her upcoming “Funhouse” tour which is scheduled to take place later this year. In addition to the added dates, the singer has also created an exclusive limited tour edition of her album “Funhouse” which will be released on November 2, 2009.

Madonna’s 6-track CD maxi-single “Celebration” has been released in the US and the vinyl edition of the single will soon also be hitting the stores come October 20th, 2009.

New details of Leona Lewis’ second studio album entitled ‘ECHO’ has been revealed. The album cover along with the track listing for the album was released on Tuesday and shows that the album will include 13 tracks.

(Musicmind) CARLY PATTERSON’s new single entitled, “Time to Wake up” is avaliable on iTunes and her debut album, “Back to the Beginning” hits the music market place on August 25th, 2009.