World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Announces June 15 Release Date for 'Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 34' and 'Now That's What I Call The USA (The Patriotic Country Collection)'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest edition of the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 34, and a new companion title to celebrate Independence Day, NOW That's What I Call The USA (The Patriotic Country Collection), will be released June 15. A portion of the proceeds from every NOW That's What I Call The USA (The Patriotic Country Collection) purchase will benefit U.S. troops and military families.

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NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 34 features 16 major hits from the pop, hip-hop and crossover country charts, plus four up-and-coming "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview tracks from hot new artists. Included in NOW 34's CD and digital tracklist are top chart hits from Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Usher featuring will.i.am, Jamie Foxx featuring Justin Timberlake and T.I., Ludacris featuring Nicki Minaj, The Black Eyed Peas, Iyaz, OneRepublic, Lifehouse, The Temper Trap, Boys Like Girls, The Script, Lady Antebellum, and Miranda Lambert, plus "NOW What's Next" emerging tracks from Dave Barnes, 2AM Club, Runner Runner, and Jessica Jarrell.

To be released the same day as NOW 34, NOW That's What I Call The USA (The Patriotic Country Collection) brings together 16 top hits by leading country artists, including Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Phil Vassar, Alabama, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Chely Wright, Trace Adkins, Billy Ray Cyrus, 4Troops, Lee Greenwood, plus a 4Troops bonus track. The CD and digital release is the first NOW title to support U.S. troops and their families by raising public awareness and funds (a portion of every purchase benefiting military charities.)

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. 34 and NOW That's What I Call The USA (The Patriotic Country Collection) 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 77 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

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