The female Brighton, England trio (with backing music by The Cassettes) reinvents the 1960s girl group for a new century with this debut LP, which features the lead single "Pull Shapes."

Siouxsie Sioux of the rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Creatures releases her debut solo album.

Chris Carrabba returns to acoustic rock on the band's fifth album.

Producer Gil Norton returns for the Foo Fighters' sixth album.

The Black Eyed Peas member releases his third solo album, which features Snoop Dogg on one track.

The ninth studio album for the Kansas-born singer.

New Zealand-based Nick Harte presents songs from his previously released EPs in this full-length album.

"Drastic Fantastic" is KT's studio follow-up to her successful debut CD.

The English singer wrote half of the songs while at Ibiza.

Contributions from Bonde do Role's Marina Ribatski, Solex, the Double Dutch Divas, Rapper's Delight Club, and Public Enemy's Chuck D appear on the second album from the British group.

Former Heart singer debuts her first solo album.

The Swedish band releases its second album, produced by fellow Swede Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John.

The third album for the former Savage Garden singer.

The Australian band's follow-up after its remix album, "We Died, They Remixed."

The Danish duo return with their second album.

Prince returns with his 24th studio album--but not without a bit of controversy.

The poppy British quartet are joined by a nine-piece orchestra on their sophomore effort.

Produced by John Fields (Andrew W.K., Switchfoot) is Rooney's followup to their self-titled debut.

Kelly Rowland continues with her second solo album since Destiny's Child ended.

The singer's third disc was produced by David Kahne and features an unlikely contribution on bass from Mike Watt (The Minutemen).

Hayley Williams leads her Franklin, Tennessee-based band in their second album.

It has been five years, but Maroon 5 finally return with a follow-up to their huge-selling 2002 debut 'Songs About Jane.' The producers include Mike Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, and Eric Valentine.

Nigel Godrich produced this second album for the French singer and actress (and daughter of the legendary Serge Gainsbourg), with Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon and Air also lending a hand.

Rob Cavallo and Butch Walker are among the numerous producers on the Canadian pop singer's third album, which is preceeded by the single "Girlfriend."

This is the third album for the actress/pop star.

"How A Woman Loves," J.Lo's first Spanish-language disc, is co-written and co-produced by her husband, Marc Anthony.

Lebanon-born, London-based 23-year-old singer-songwriter Michael Holbrook Penniman makes his debut with this campy LP produced by Greg Wells.

The quintet from Madison, Wisconsin self-releases their debut album.

Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi produced the British soul singer's second album, which was released to great acclaim in the UK in 2006.

This debut album from the British singer (and daughter of actor Keith Allen) mixes pop with ska and reggae.

M. Ward and the Kronos Quartet are among the guests on the singer's third album.

The singer's second solo set features production work by Nellee Hooper, The Neptunes, Swizz Beatz and Dave Stewart.

The R&B singer's second album is laced with spoken-word interludes. 50 Cent, Lil Jon, and Chamillionaire lend a hand.

If the concept of "The Beatles, remixed" saddens you, know that original Beatles producer George Martin was at the helm for this project, which serves as the soundtrack to the Vegas-based Cirque du Soleil show of the same name. The 26 mashed-up tracks here were augmented with additional instrumentation and vocals performed by The Beatles themselves, culled from hours of original demo and master tapes, with pieces of 130 songs ultimately represented in some form.

Yusuf Islam (who seems to have lost the "Islam" portion of his name), better known by his former name of Cat Stevens, returns with his first album of pop songs since 1978.

The singer/songwriter's sophomore set (delayed for a year due to an acrimonious split with her record label) includes collaborations with k.d. lang and Cyndi Lauper.

The debut-full-length release for the 16-year-old country-pop singer-songwriter was produced by Nathan Chapman and Robert Ellis Orrall.

William Orbit, Mark Ronson, Lily Allen and the Pet Shop Boys are among the collaborators on Williams' eclectic seventh studio disc, which finds him experimenting (never a good sign) with electronica and even hip-hop.

Jermaine Dupri co-produced the latest studio disc for his current girlfriend, the most-assuredly-not-20-year-old Janet Jackson. Nelly guests.

This ten-song effort is a sequel to the singer's 1975 album 'Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy.'

The Black Eyed Peas singer's solo debut (which is produced largely by her bandmate will.i.am) includes her hit single "London Bridge."

The Canadian singer/pianist tackles American standards, backed by a big band on most of the tracks.

Timbaland, will.i.am and Rick Rubin are among the producers on the singer's second solo set.

The jazz vocalist mixes originals with covers of songs by the likes of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen for her third album, a follow-up to 2004's "Careless Love."

Beyonce's second album features production by Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett, the Neptunes, Rich Harrison and Swizz Beatz and a guest appearance by Jay-Z.

The heiress and reality television semi-star covers Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (answer: no) and duets with Jadakiss on her recording debut.

The singer's fourth album features production from will.i.am, Cee-Lo, Linda Perry, Max Martin and Raphael Saadiq (but, for the first time, not the Neptunes). Husband Nas also guests.

The 'Basics' in the title of this double-disc set are the jazzy blues and soul sounds of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, which Aguilera tackles with the help of Linda Perry and DJ Premier.

This full-length debut for the UK-based indie-pop band led by Fyfe Dangerfield includes the previously-released single "Trains To Brazil."

Ron Aniello returns as producer on the acoustic-rock band's first studio outing in three years.

Whoa, Nelly indeed. Timbaland produced the bulk of the singer's dancier, poppier third album, and even sings on one track.

This is the debut album for the London-based pop-rock five-piece.

This is the debut album for the country-pop duo of Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp.

Young Jeezy and the Three 6 Mafia guest on the R&B singer's third album.

The singer-songwriter scrapped the original recordings for this, her sixth album, so that she could re-record them with a bit more oomph, thanks to producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day).

Glen Ballard produced the band's eighth studio album.

Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet joins The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs for a collection of 15 covers, including takes on Bob Dylan, The Who, The Bee Gees and the Velvet Underground.

The singer-songwriter's debut album finally hits the U.S. after making a stir internationally in 2005, propelled by the hit single "Bad Day." Mitchell Froom co-produced.

Mike Mogis produced this second set from the Swedish act.

The Indigo Girls guest on the pop singer's first album since 2003.

The Norwegian artist (backed here by The Faces Down Quartet) remakes himself as a cabaret singer, with a disc full of jazz-pop tunes including a cover of the standard "Night and Day."

This is the purple one's second straight set of mainstream music, following 2004's 'Musicology,' which itself followed a string of more esoteric releases.

This is the second album for the duo of Emma Anderson (Lush) and Lisa O'Neill. Mark Van Hoen returns as producer.

The legendary Brazilian artist makes a Santana-style comeback for his first album in eight years, teaming with the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and a variety of pop, hip-hop and R&B stars, including Erykah Badu, Justin Timberlake, Jill Scott, Black Though, John Legend and more.

Australian identical twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso make their teen-pop debut as The Veronicas with this 12-track set, produced by Max Martin (Britney Spears), Clif Magness (Avril Lavigne), and others.

Sarah Cracknell & co.'s latest is a concept album about the residents of a London high rise.

The actress' second album rocks a bit more than her first, and includes covers of songs by Cheap Trick and Stevie Nicks.

The singer's second 2005 release is sung entirely in English, and includes two tracks originally sung in Spanish on Fijacion Oral Vol. 1.

Stuart Price co-produced the 47-year-old Anglophile's latest dance-oriented effort.

Why change a successful formula? Once again, the guitarist finds himself paired with a variety of all-star guests, including Michelle Branch, Joss Stone, Sean Paul, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Big Boi and Mary J. Blige.

The British singer's latest was produced by Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy.

The second album by "singer" Ashlee Simpson was produced by John Shanks.

Three years after their sensational debut (and we don't use that adjective in the way that means "outstanding"), it turns out that they aren't schoolgirls, and they aren't lesbians. But what the Russian duo does have on this second album is Sting. Now that's edgy!

This debut disc showcases the 50s and 60s pop stylings and three-part harmonies of the pair of brother-sister duos (Romeo & Michelle Stodart and Sean & Angela Gannon) that make up The Magic Numbers.

This is the third album of sunny indie-pop tunes for the acclaimed union of Neko Case, Dan Bejar (also of Destroyer) and A.C. Newman.

A thematic departure from his 2004 double album, TP.3 includes appearances from Snoop Dogg, The Game, Twista and Nivea.

Andre 3000, Sean Lennon and Cee Lo guest on the first album in seven years for Canadian singer Jen-Bea Englishman.

Kanye West is among the producers on this major-label debut for the 21-year-old Oakland, Calif. native.

This is the first album in five years for the boy- er... man-band.

Thom Monahan produced the band's fourth studio album.

This debut full-length by the Norwegian singer is preceded by quite a bit of critical buzz on both sides of the Atlantic.

Guests on the R&B outfit's latest include Jack Johnson, Justin Timberlake and James Brown.

The first of two planned 2005 releases for the Colombian pop star is this Spanish-language disc, with its English counterpart due in the fall.

In an attempt to avoid the "one-hit wonder" label, the Brooklyn five-piece that brought "Cameltoe" into the world returns with a second album.

The singer wrote many of the songs appearing on 'Mimi,' and even produced one cut, with the remainder of the production duties falling to Jermaine Dupri, the Neptunes and Kanye West. Also appearing are Nelly, Twista and Snoop Dogg.