LOS ANGELES (Universal Music) The world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, returns with another incredible collection of today's hottest hits. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16, scheduled for release on July 27th, features 20 current chart-toppers from the worlds of R&B, Pop and
Modern Rock.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16 includes the smash hits "Hey Ya!" by Outkast, "Naughty Girl" by Beyonce, Hoobastank's "The Reason," "My Band" by D12, Jessica Simpson's "Take My Breath Away," "One Call Away" by Chingy featuring J/Weav, and Black Eyed Peas' "Hey Mama."
Additional R&B chart-toppers include "Freek-A-Leek" by Petey Pablo, "Dude" by Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing, "Move Ya Body" by Nina Sky featuring Jabba, "Slow Motion" by Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim, and "Leave (Get Out)" by Jo Jo.
Modern Rock is well-represented with Lenny Kravitz' "Where Are We Runnin'?", "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard, Switchfoot's "Meant To Live" and "Just Like You" from Three Days Grace. Other Pop chart-toppers featured include Britney Spears' "Everytime," Christina Milian's "Dip It Low," "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys, and Gretchen Wilson's Country anthem, "Redneck Woman."
Overall, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 16 is one of the strongest compilations of the series to date, with an abundance of current hits and up-and-coming singles. Among the notable facts are:
* NOW 16 features 16 of the top 40 best-selling digital tracks (includes multiple versions added together), 7 of the top 20 and 12 of the top 30 (including Gretchen Wilson)
* 10 of the top 25 radio airplay tracks (8 of the top 20, 4 of the top 10)
* 4 of the top 10 tracks on both MTV and VH1
* 6 of the top 20 best-selling physical singles
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 16 will also be the centerpiece of a special, 30-minute TV show of The Menu Presents - Now That's What I Call Music 16, set to air on Saturday morning, July 31 on Fox Networks at 10:30 am EST/PST. Produced by Future Mainstream Productions, the Now 16 TV show will be hosted by Carrie Keegan and will feature music videos of songs included on NOW 16 as well as behind the scenes footage from some of the artists on the album. NOW 16 artists will also be featured on segments of The Menu which airs on Fox Networks Saturday mornings at 11 am EDT/PDT.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! is a successful ongoing project featuring music from The EMI Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and the Zomba Group of labels. NOW 16 will be released on Universal Music Enterprises, a division of the Universal Music Group.
The series debuted in the United States in 1998 after the NOW! brand had been an enormous, multi-platinum international success for nearly 20 years, with some 56 volumes featuring pop hits released in the UK alone. To date, the NOW! series has generated sales of 135 million albums worldwide, and has sold over 48 million copies in the United States since its debut.
Every album in the NOW! series has reached the Billboard Top 10 and four have debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, making NOW! the only non-soundtrack, multi-artist collection to occupy the top spot on this distinguished album sales chart.
Every NOW! volume has been certified platinum or better by the RIAA:
NOW 1 (October 1998, certified platinum)
NOW 2 (July 1999, certified double platinum)
NOW 3 (December 1999, certified double platinum)
NOW 4 (July 2000, the first compilation ever to debut at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 5 (November 2000, certified quadruple platinum)
NOW 6 (April 2001, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified triple platinum)
NOW 7 (July 2001, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified triple platinum)
NOW 8 (November 2001, certified triple platinum)
NOW 9 (April 2002, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)
NOW 10 (July 2002, certified platinum)
NOW 11 (November 2002, certified double platinum)
NOW 12 (March 2003, certified platinum)
NOW 13 (July 2003, certified platinum)
NOW 14 (November 2003, certified double platinum)
NOW 15 (May 2004, certified platinum)
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS! (October 2001, certified quintuple platinum)
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS! The Signature Collection (September 2003, certified double platinum)
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16 Will Hit Stores July 27th!
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16 track listing:
1. D12 - MY BAND
2. OUTKAST - HEY YA
3. BEYONCE - NAUGHTY GIRL
4. NINA SKY - MOVE YA BODY
5. CHRISTINA MILIAN - DIP IT LOW
6. BLACK EYED PEAS - HEY MAMA
7. BEENIE MAN - DUDE
8. PETEY PABLO - FREEK A LEEK
9. JUVENILE - SLOW MOTION
10. JO JO - LEAVE (GET OUT)
11. CHINGY - ONE CALL AWAY
12. BRITNEY SPEARS - EVERYTIME
13. JESSICA SIMPSON - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
14. HOOBASTANK - THE REASON
15. LENNY KRAVITZ - WHERE ARE WE RUNNIN'
16. YELLOWCARD - OCEAN AVENUE
17. THREE DAYS GRACE - JUST LIKE YOU
18. SWITCHFOOT - MEANT TO LIVE
19. LOS LONELY BOYS - HEAVEN
20. GRETCHEN WILSON - REDNECK WOMAN
