The latest edition of best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 31, and its ’80s-themed spin-off series, NOW That’s What I Call The ’80s Vol. 2, will both be released June 30.
Featuring 20 recent major hits from pop, rock, hip-hop and crossover country, NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 31 includes Billboard #1s “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas, “Right Round” by Flo Rida featuring Key$ha, “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, and “My Life Would Suck Without You” by Kelly Clarkson, as well as Pop Top 10s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” by Pitbull, “Blame It” by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain, “Day & Nite” by Kid Cudi, “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” by Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em featuring Sammie, “Halo” by Beyonce, “Please Don’t Leave Me” by P!nk, “Love Sex Magic” by Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake, “Don’t Trust Me” by 3OH!3, and “You Found Me” by The Fray. Also heard are hits from Britney Spears, Ne-Yo, The Ting Tings, Nickelback, T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, and Lady Antebellum.
Last year heralded the debut of a new NOW-branded series, NOW That’s What I Call The ’80s. More powerhouse MTV-era hits arrive this month on Vol. 2. The title includes Billboard #1s “Faith” by George Michael, “How Will I Know” by Whitney Houston, “Straight Up” by Paula Abdul, “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley, “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby & The Range, “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper, “Toy Soldiers” by Martika, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League, and “A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran, as well as ’80s Pop Top 10s “Dancing On The Ceiling” by Lionel Richie, “Simply Irresistible” by Robert Palmer, “Don’t Mean Nothing” by Richard Marx, “Run To You” by Bryan Adams, “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police, “Separate Ways” by Journey, “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)” by Dead Or Alive, and “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell. Also included are hits from Billy Idol and The Jacksons.
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.