<P>Riding high atop the list of albums hitting stores Tuesday is the soundtrack to "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement."</P><P>"Breakaway," the first single off the compilation comes from Kelly Clarkson, by way of Avril Lavigne, who co-wrote the song. Lindsay Lohan lets out her inner pop star on the Diane Warren-penned track "I Decide." Also featured on the album are tracks by Lavigne herself, Raven (who has her own track, as well as one sung with Julie Andrews), Pink and Wilson Phillips.</P><P>In other album-release news, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy release their first live LP this week, the aptly named <i>Live.</i> The zoot-suit-clad, big-band-influenced group, which helped usher in the swing fad of the late 1990s, has released five studio albums, including 2003's <i>Save My Soul.</i></P><P>Rockers Nonpoint will release their fourth studio album, <i>Recoil,</i> the follow-up to 2002's <i>Development,</i> which saw the band taking a turn toward more radio-friendly tracks with more melodic vocals and instrumental hooks.</P><P>French pop singer Cherie made her debut with the song "Ready," included on the soundtrack to "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen." Her self-titled first album hits stores this week.</P><P><b>Out Tuesday, August 3</b>:<UL> <LI>Willie Alexander & the Confessions - <i>Autre Chose: Live</i> (Last Call) <LI>Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - <i>Live</i> (Vanguard) <LI>Marc Broussard - <i>Carencro</i> (Island) <LI>Joey Calderazzo - <i>Haiku</i> (Marsalis Music/Rounder) <LI>Cherie - <i>Cherie</i> (Lava) <LI>Alex Chilton - <i>Live in Anvers</i> (Last Call) <LI>Down to Earth Approach - <i>Another Intervention</i> (Vagrant) <LI>Kevin Fowler - <i>Loose, Loud and Crazy</i> (Equity Music Group) <LI>House of Lords - <i>The Power and the Myth</i> (Deadline) <LI>I See Hawks in L.A. - <i>Grapevine</i> (Western Seeds) <LI>Boney James - <i>Pure</i> (Warner Bros.) <LI>Al Jarreau - <i>Accentuate the Positive</i> (GRP) <LI>Dayna Kurtz - <i>Beautiful Yesterday</i> (Kismet) <LI>James L. Venable - <i>Holding Space</i> (Screaming Fans) <LI>Lil Sicko - <i>Best of 2004: Behind Bars</i> (Thump) <LI>Macha - <i>Forget Tomorrow</i> (Jetset) <LI>Maria Marquez - <i>Nature's Princess</i> (Adventure Music) <LI>Masta Ace - <i>Long Hot Summer</i> (Yosuma/M3) <LI>Stephanie Mills - <i>Born for This!</i> (JM/Lightyear) <LI>Ming & FS - <i>Back to One</i> (Spun) <LI>Morning 40 Federation - <i>Morning 40 Federation</i> (M80/Birdman) <LI>Nonpoint - <i>Recoil</i> (Lava) <LI>Number One Fan - <i>Compromises</i> (PRC/Universal) <LI>Pierce Pettis - <i>Great Big World</i> (Compass) <LI>Ruth Ruth - <i>Right About Now</i> (Flaming Peach) <LI>Lisbeth Scott - <i>Passionate Voice</i> (Zone) <LI>The Shore - <i>The Shore</i> (Maverick) <LI>Ricardo Silveria and Luiz Avellar - <i>Live: Play the Music of Milton Nascimento</i> (Adventure Music) <LI>Tim Stafford - <i>Endless Line</i> (High View) <LI>Theodore Unit - <i>718</i> (Sure Shot) <LI>Mickey Thomas - <i>Over the Edge</i> (Deadline) <LI>Randy Travis - <i>Very Best of Randy Travis</i> (Rhino) <LI>Various artists - <i>This Is Americana</i> (American Music Association) <LI>Various artists - "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" soundtrack (Walt Disney) <LI>DVD: Boz Scaggs - "Greatest Hits Live" (Rounder) <LI>DVD: Various artists - "Psycho Town Tour" (Thump)</UL></P><P><b>August 10</b>:<UL> <LI>Alter Bridge - <i>One Day Remains</i> (Wind-Up)<BR>Read: <a href="/news/articles/1488246/alter-bridge-look-at-life-after-stapp.jhtml">"Life After Creed: Alter Bridge Look To A Stapp-Free Future"</a> <LI>Richard Marx - <i>My Own Best Enemy</i> (Manhattan) <LI>Mobb Deep - <i>Amerikaz Nightmare</i> (Jive)<BR>Read: <a href="/news/articles/1486014/mobb-deep-blinded-by-80s-science.jhtml">"Mobb Deep Blinded With '80s Science For 'Twisted' Beat"</a> <LI>Shyne - <i>Godfather ... Buried Alive</i> (Def Jam)<BR>Read: <a href="/news/articles/1489623/shyne-calls-50-joke-records-dis-track.jhtml">"From Prison, Shyne Calls 50 Cent 'A Joke,' Records Dis Track"</a></UL></P><P><b>August 17</b>:<UL> <LI>Ryan Cabrera - <i>Take It All Away</i> (Atlantic) <LI>Saliva - <i>Survival of the Sickest</i> (Island)<BR>Read: <a href="/news/articles/1489763/saliva-get-girls-new-video.jhtml">"Saliva Get The Girls In 'Survival Of The Sickest' Video"</a> <LI>Talking Heads - <i>The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads</i> (Rhino) <LI>Rilo Kiley - <i>More Adventurous</i> (Warner Bros.)</UL></P><P><b>August 24</b>:<UL> <LI>R. Kelly - <i>Happy People/ U Saved Me</i> (Jive) <LI>Tim McGraw - <i>Live Like You Were Dying</i> (Curb) <LI>Jason Mraz - <i>Not Tonight Again &#8212; Live at Eagles Ballroom</i> (Elektra)</UL></p>

• Kelly Clarkson
• Lindsay Lohan
• Avril Lavigne
• Raven
• P!nk

<P>There's something for every music fan to reap from this week's crop of new releases, including albums from pop stars, metal bands, an American Idol, hip-hop artists and a long-gone girl group.</P><P>Avril Lavigne tries to <i>Let Go</i> of the bubblegum pop-punk sound of her last album and let you know the real Avril with <i>Under My Skin.</i> The first single, "Don't Tell Me," and its accompanying video are already getting heavy rotation on radio and TV.</P><P>Meanwhile, Slipknot keep it heavy on the follow-up to 2001's <i>Iowa,</i> with <i>Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).</i> On the lighter side of things, former "American Idol" contestant Tamyra Gray, who once dreamed of winning the highly successful reality show, releases her debut album, <i>The Dreamer,</i> this week.</P><P>No stranger to referencing his image in his album titles, Everlast releases <i>White Trash Beautiful</i> this week, his first album since 2000's <i>Eat at Whitey's.</i></P><P>Remember when Wilson Phillips asked you to "hold on for one more day"? That was 14 years ago, and the trio are back with their first album since 1992. <i>California</i> features the group covering the likes of Joni Mitchell, the Beach Boys and Linda Ronstadt, among others.</P><P><B>Out Tuesday, May 25</B>: <UL> <LI>Ben Allison - <i>Buzz</i> (Palmetto) <LI>Amber Pacific - <i>Fading Days</i> (Hopeless) <LI>Ayreon - <i>The Human Equation</i> (Inside Out) <LI>Dave Brubeck - <i>Private Brubeck Remembers</i> (Telarc Jazz) <LI>Bumblebeez 81 - <i>The Printz</i> (Geffen)<br> <a href="/bands/az/bumblebeez_81/371106/album.jhtml"><font color="#FF007B"><b>Buy Now: <i>The Printz</i> (Geffen)</a></b></font><br> <LI>Tony C. and the Truth - <i>Demonphonic Blues</i> (Lava/Atlantic) <LI>Candido & Graciela - <i>Inolvidable</i> (Chesky) <LI>The Cardigans - <i>Long Gone Before Daylight</i> (Koch)<br> <a href="/bands/az/cardigans/369216/album.jhtml"><font color="#FF007B"><b>Buy Now: <i>Long Gone Before Daylight</i> (Koch)</a></b></font><br> <LI>The Clinton Administration - <i>Take You Higher</i> (Magnatude) <LI>Danny Cohen - <i>Dannyland</i> (Anti) <LI>Graham Colton Band - <i>Drive</i> (Universal) <LI>Cormega - <i>Legal Hustle 1</i> (Koch) <LI>Tim Eriksen - <i>Every Sound Below</i> (Appleseed) <LI>Everlast - <i>White Trash Beautiful</i> (Island) <LI>Philipp Fankhauser - <i>Talk to Me</i> (Memphis International) <LI>Felix Da Housecat - <i>Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever</i> (Emperor Norton)<br> <a href="/bands/az/felix_da_housecat/365095/album.jhtml"><font color="#FF007B"><b>Buy Now: <i>Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever</i> (Emperor Norton)</a></b></font><br> <LI>Holly Golightly - <i>Down Gina's at 3</i> (Sympathy for the Record Industry) <LI>Tamyra Gray - <i>The Dreamer</i> (19) <LI>Hiromi - <i>Brain</i> (Telarc Jazz) <LI>Jinxed - <i>Beyond the Obvious</i> (One Eleven) <LI>Keane - <i>Hopes and Fears</i> (Interscope) <LI>LaShell Griffin - <i>Free</i> (Epic) <LI>Avril Lavigne - <i>Under My Skin</i> (RCA) Read: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lavigne_avril/news_feature_032204/">"Avril Lavigne: No Looking Back"</a><br> <a href="/bands/az/lavigne_avril/369550/album.jhtml"><font color="#FF007B"><b>Buy Now: <i>Under My Skin</i> (RCA)</a></b></font><br> <LI>Lonestar - <i>Let's Be Us Again</i> (BNA) <LI>Sandra Luna - <i>Tango Varon</i> (Times Square) <LI>Torcuato Mariano - <i>Diary</i> (215 Music) <LI>Mulgrew Miller - <i>Live at Yoshi's 1</i> (MAXJAZZ) <LI>Monster Magnet - <i>Monolithic Baby</i> (Sanctuary) <LI>PC Munoz and the Amen Corner - <i>California</i> (Beevine) <LI>Renee Olstead - <i>Renee Olstead</i> (143/Reprise) <LI>Pedro the Lion - <i>Achilles Heel</i> (Jade Tree) <LI>Julie Roberts - <i>Julie Roberts</i> (Mercury Nashville) <LI>Scatter the Ashes - <i>Devout/ The Modern Hymn</i> (Epitaph) <LI>Sharkey - <i>Sharkey's Machine</i> (Babygrande) <LI>Skillet - <i>Collide</i> (Lava/ Atlantic) <LI>Skinny Puppy - <i>The Greater Wrong of the Right</i> (SPV) <LI>Slipknot - <i>Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)</i> (Roadrunner)<br> Read: <a href="/news/articles/1486471/slipknot-lp-still-programmed-kill.jhtml">"Slipknot Album Preview: More Structured, But Still Programmed To Kill"</a><br> <a href="/bands/az/slipknot/367523/album.jhtml"><font color="#FF007B"><b>Buy Now: <i>Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses</i> (Roadrunner)</a></b></font><br> <LI>Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - <i>Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands of the WWII Era</i> (Smithsonian Folkways) <LI>Spyro Gyra - <i>The Deep End</i> (Heads Up) <LI>John Stetch - <i>Exponentially Monk</i> (Justin Time) <LI>Tiles - <i>Window Dressing</i> (Inside Out) <LI>Toc - <i>Loss Angeles</i> (Inside Out) <LI>Wilson Phillips - <i>California</i> (Columbia) <LI>Rachel Z - <i>Everlasting</i> (Tone Center) <LI>Denny Zeitlin - <i>Slickrock</i> (MAXJAZZ) <LI>Various artists - <i>Crunk'd (hosted by Greg Street)</i> (Koch) <LI>Various artists - <i>Nuevo Latino</i> (Putumayo) <LI>Various artists - <i>Tha Pac Album</i> (Thump) <LI>DVD: Cyndi Lauper - <i>Live at Town Hall</i> (Epic) <LI>DVD: Matchbox Twenty - <i>Show: A Night in the Life Of</i> (Rounder) <LI>DVD: <i>Troy Myth or Reality?</i> (Eagle Rock) </UL> <b>June 1</b>:<UL> <LI>Auf Der Maur - <I>Auf Der Maur</I> (Capitol)<br> Read: <A HREF="/news/articles/1487028/05142004/id_1228448.jhtml">"Ex-Hole Bassist Follows Orders From The Aliens In Her Head"</a><br> <LI>Truth Hurts - <I>Ready Now</I> (Pookie)</UL><BR><BR> <b>June 8</b>:<UL> <LI>The Calling - <I>Two</I> (RCA)<br> Read: <A HREF="/news/articles/1486127/04012004/calling.jhtml">"The Calling Returning With New LP, New Hired Hands"</a><LI>Corrs - <I>Borrowed Heaven</I> (Atlantic) <LI>Gene Simmons - <I>A--hole</I> (Sanctuary) <LI>Velvet Revolver - <I>Contraband</I> (RCA)<br> Read: <A HREF="/news/articles/1485400/02272004/velvet_revolver.jhtml">"Velvet Revolver Album Preview: GN'R + STP = Uphill Battle"</a></UL><BR><BR> <b>June 22</b>:<UL> <LI>Mobb Deep - <I>Amerikaz</I> Nightmare (Jive) <LI>Stevie Wonder - <I>A Time 2 Love</I> (Motown)</UL></p>

• Avril Lavigne
• Slipknot
• Tamyra Gray
• Everlast
• Bumblebeez 81

• Wilson Phillips