NOW That's What I Call Music!, the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, is proud to announce all the major hits chosen for
NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol.55 and the simultaneous release of
NOW That's What I Call New Wave 80s!, the NOW brand's first foray into the post-punk alt-rock New Wave pop music universe of the 1980s featuring the songs, artists and bands that defined the look, sound and style of that era.
NOW 55 and
NOW New Wave 80s, the ultimate summer playlist collections,
will be available on
Friday, August 7, 2015.
NOW New Wave 80s is being offered in a standard 18-track edition.
NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 55 features 16 major current hits from today's hottest artists including
Ellie Goulding,
Tove Lo, Jason Derulo, Fifth Harmony (featuring Kid Ink),
David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj,
Bebe Rexha & Afrojack), OMI,
Major Lazer (with MO & DJ Snake), Skrillex & Diplo (with
Justin Bieber), Pitbull (featuring
Chris Brown), DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge,
Nick Jonas, Maroon 5,
Andy Grammer,
Taylor Swift,
Ed Sheeran, and Little Big Town.
In addition,
NOW 55 continues the "NOW What's Next" bonus track program with five free up-and-coming New Music Preview tracks from stars of tomorrow including
Conrad Sewell, Clairity, Jidenna (featuring Roman GianArthur), All Time Low and Smallpools.
The
NOW New Wave 80s standard CD features 18 essential 80s New Wave tracks by artists including INXS,
Billy Idol, The Romantics, The B-52's, Adam Ant, The Go-Go's, Thompson Twins,
Berlin, General Public, The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Echo & the Bunnymen, Big Country, R.E.M., Tears For Fears, Eurythmics, and Human League.
NOW That's What I Call Music! is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.