The music industry is just coming out of its winter slumber and the timing couldn't be better: Grammy ramp-up is upon us. Getting in on the act is Grammy Nominees 2004, a disc whose track list reads like a Now That's What I Call Music! compilation. But, because of the sole inclusion of a Michael McDonald song, isn't. On the album you'll find Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love," Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River," 50 Cent's "In Da Club," Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You," Fountains of Wayne's "Stacy's Mom" and Sean Paul's "Gimme the Light."

One-girl revolution Ani DiFranco returns to her roots on Educated Guess, where she performs (and writes and records and produces) every song herself. Meanwhile, songbird Amel Larrieux becomes a Bravebird this week alongside the "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" soundtrack, featuring Liz Phair, John Mayer and Five for Fighting; new Wu-Tang protégés Northstar and their debut album, Bobby Digital Presents ... Northstar; and King Cobra's self-titled EP.

Also out this week are two notable DVDs: Belle and Sebastian's Fans Only and "The Complete First Season" of "Punk'd."

Out Tuesday, January 20:

• Charles Afton - Lost Sunset Lounge (Kriztal)
• Aluminum Group - More Happyness (Wishing Tree)
• The Beaton Family - Cape Breton Fiddle & Piano Music of Mabou (Smithsonian Folkways)
• Bevel - Down the Puppet String, Marionettes (Jagjaguwar)
• Books Lie - Hall of Fame of Fire (Level Plane)
• Boyskout - School of Etiquette (Alive)
• Califone - Heron King Blues (Thrill Jockey)
• Ray Charles - Rockin' Chair Blues (Delta)
• Bobby Conn - Homeland (Thrill Jockey)
• Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder (Merge)
• Candy Butchers - Hang on Mike (Sony)
• Clones - Need a Wave (Punk Rock Dirtnap)
• The Dexateens - The Dexateens (Touch and Go)
• Dexter Freedish - Tripped Into Divine (Sixthman)
• Ani DiFranco - Educated Guess (Righteous Babe)
• Dios - Arboles (Dim Mak)
• Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner (Matador/XL)
• Dub Narcotic Sound System - Degenerate Introduction (K)
• Don Edwards - Last of the Troubadours - Saddle Songs Vol. 2 (Shanachie)
• Espers -Espers (Locust)
• The Evaporators - Ripple Rock (Alternative Tentacles)
• Sally Fingerett - A Woman's Gotta Do Her Thing (Shanachie)
• Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy - Immortal Memory (4AD)
• Hella - The Devil Isn't Red (5 Rue Christine)
• Hello Dave - Perfect Day (Fresh Tracks)
• The Hollow Points - Annihilation (Punk Rock Dirtnap)
• IIIrd Tyme Out - Erase the Miles (Rebel)
• The Impressions - Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (Delta)
• The Intelligence - Boredom and Terror (Omnibus)
• Rodd Keith - Ecstasy to Frenzy (Tzadik)
• Kronow - Deserve Damnation (Hapi Skratch)
• Kylesa - No Ending 110 Degree Heat Index (Prank)
• Joe Jackson - Live (Koch)
• King Cobra - King Cobra (Troubleman Unlimited)
• Kohn - Bruce Willis (Western Vinyl)
• Amel Larrieux - Bravebird (Blisslife)
• John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (Koch)
• The Lost Patrol - Songs About Running Away (Burning Heart)
• Hannah Marcus - Desert Farmers (Bar/None)
• Al McKibbon - Black Orchid (Nine Yards)
• The Mekons - Punk Rock (Quarterstick)
• Miss Derringer - King James, Crown Royal & a Colt 45 (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
• Jason Molina - Pyramid Electric Co. (Secretly Canadian)
• Lorrie Morgan - Show Me How (Image Entertainment)
• Mother Superior - 13 Violets (Topbeat)
• Necronomitron - Necronomitron (Load)
• Neva Dinova/ Bright Eyes - Neva Dinova/ Bright Eyes (split disc, Crank!)
• New End Original - Lukewarm (Jade Tree)
• Northstar - Bobby Digital Presents ... Northstar (Koch/ In the Paint)
• Oneida - Secret Wars (Jagjaguwar)
• Greg Palast - Weapons of Mass Destruction (Alternative Tentacles)
• Raising the Fawn - By the Warmth of Your Flame (Sonic Unyon)
• Ramiyah - Ramiyah (Music World/Columbia)
• Rapider Than Horsepower - This Is My Big Night (Essay)
• Red Tyger Church - Free Energy (Alive)
• Seabound - Beyond Flatline (Metropolis)
• Sigmatropic - Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories (Thirsty Ear)
• Sister Hazel - Live*LIVE (Sixthman)
• Special Goodness - Land Air Sea (Epitaph)
• Statistics - Leave Your Name (Jade Tree)
• Casey Stratton - Standing at the Edge (Sony Classical)
• The Thrills - N.A.F.I.T.C. (Bacchus)
• Toys That Kill - Flys (Asian Man)
• Transistor Transistor/Wolves - Split (Level-Plane)
• Tussle - Don't Stop (Troubleman Unlimited)
• John Vanderslice - Cellar Door (Barsuk)
• Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! - Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! (Polyvinyl)
• The Willowz - The Willowz (Dionysus)
• The WPP - Baam! Jaam! (Substandard)
• Various artists - Acoustic Disc: 100% Handmade Bluegrass (Acoustic Disc)
• Various artists - Grammy Nominees 2004 (BMG)
• Various artists - Rhythm, Love and Soul (Sony)
• Various artists - "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" soundtrack (Aware/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax)
• DVD: Charly Antolini - Jazz Power: Hot Jazz Festival (Music Video Distributors/Inakustik)
• DVD: The Battle for L.A. (Redline)
• DVD: Belle & Sebastian - Fans Only (Matador)
• DVD: Friend 'n Fellow - Live (Music Video Distributors)
• DVD: Meat Beat Manifesto - In Dub 5.1 Surround (Music Video Distributors/Lakeshore)
• DVD: MTV Punk'd - "The Complete First Season" (Paramount)
• DVD: Sir Mix-A-Lot - Shhhh ... Don't Tell 'Em That (Image Entertainment)
• DVD: Sister Hazel - A Life in the Day (Sixthman)

January 27:

• Air - Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)
• Twista - Kamikaze (Atlantic)

February 3:

• Five for Fighting - The Battle for Everything (Sony)
• Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder (Sony) Read: "Incubus Experiment With New Sounds On Crow Left Of The Murder"
• TLC - Now and Forever (La Face) Read: "TLC Hits Album To Feature Lil Jon, Unreleased Left Eye Track"

February 10:

• Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (Blue Note) Read:"Norah Jones Returns Home With New Album"
• Courtney Love - America's Sweetheart (Virgin)
• Kylie Minogue - Body Language (Capitol)
• Various artists - "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" soundtrack (Capitol)

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