Winner from the first season of "American Idol," Kelly Clarkson's debut album "Thankful" is out in time to be forgotten while people watch the second season. We can only hope America doesn't buy this CD and thus carry on the time-honored tradition of building someone up to knock them down.
Singer/songwriter Pete Yawn, or better known as Pete Yorn, is back with his follow up to 2002's "musicforthemorningafter," "Day I Forgot." Yorn broke in music by scoring a spot on the "Me, Myself & Irene" soundtrack. It has been smooth, easily digestible alternative pop-rock sailing from then on.
Super group Fleetwood Mac shows it hasn't stopped thinking about tomorrow as it releases its new album "Say You Will." This is the first collaboration between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks since 1987's "Tango in the Night."
Margarita monkey Jimmy Buffet is setting sail (another sea reference) for your pocketbook with his new greatest hits release, "Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection." Anytime an artist release an "Ultimate Collection" two things are certain. One, this isn't the artist's first greatest hits collection. Two, that artist must not have enough cash to support his fur-coat-buying addiction.
Country honkey-tonker Darryl Worley is releasing his third album, "Have You Forgotten?" The answer is yes. The better album title would be, "Do you remember?" Worley got over the sophomore slump with his 2002 No. 1 country album, "I Miss My Friend."
Fourteen-year-old country artist Billy Gilman is releasing, "Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based on the Poems of Mattie J.T. Stepanek" (phew). At 11-years-old Gilman was the youngest country solo artist to chart Billboard's Hot Country Singles with the 2000 song, "One Voice."
Also out are new releases by Ball, Thicke, Ziggy Marley and Louie DeVito.