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Date: Mar 06, 2001 NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 5, 2001--The world's biggest selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, is back with its sixth collection. NOW That's What I Call Music! 6, features nineteen current top hits spanning Pop, R&B, and Modern Rock. NOW That's What I Call Music! 6, available on CD and cassette, hits shelves April 3, 2001 and features smash artists: Jennifer Lopez, Destiny's Child, Lenny Kravitz, Shaggy, and U2, among others. NOW 6 is a compilation project including music from Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, the EMI Group, and the Zomba Group of Labels. NOW 6 will be distributed by Epic Records Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. NOW 6 includes nineteen current Billboard hits: "Independent Woman Pt. 1" by Destiny's Child, Creed's "With Arms Wide Open," "Love Don't Cost A Thing" by Jennifer Lopez, "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy, "Crazy" by K-Ci & Jo-Jo, and "Again" by Lenny Kravitz. Other Pop and R&B chart toppers: Britney Spears' "Stronger," "Shape of My Heart" by Backstreet Boys, "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" by 3LW, "Crazy For This Girl" by Evan & Jaron, Samantha Mumba's "Gotta Tell You," "Around The World (La La La La La)" by ATC, and R. Kelly's "I Wish." The compilation also includes Top Modern Rock hits: "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" by Fuel, "Drive" by Incubus, "AM Radio" by Everclear, "Yellow" by Coldplay, and U2's "Beautiful Day." The NOW series debuted in the United States in 1998 after the NOW brand had become an enormous multi-platinum international success for 20 years with more than 50 volumes internationally. To date, the NOW series has generated sales of more than 75 million albums around the globe. In the U.S. NOW 1 (October 20, 1998, sold nearly 2 million copies), NOW 2 (July 27, 1999, certified double platinum), NOW 3 (December 7, 1999, certified double platinum), NOW 4 (July 19, 2000, in its first week of sales was the first compilation ever to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 top selling albums chart), and NOW 5 (November 14, 2000, has been certified quadruple platinum), have scanned close to fifteen million copies sold. NOW, with a new edition released approximately every six months, is more than simply a hits compilation. NOW introduces listeners to music they may not have typically sought out and exposes its artists to a wider buying audience. According to consumer research, more than 50% of those who purchase a NOW album will subsequently purchase an album by one of the participating artists. Full Track Listing: 1. Britney Spears "Stronger" 2. Samantha Mumba "Gotta Tell You" 3. *NSYNC "Bye Bye Bye" 4. ATC "Around the World (La La La La La)" 5. Jennifer Lopez "Love Don't Cost a Thing" 6. Destiny's Child "Independent Woman Pt. 1" 7. Shaggy "It Wasn't Me" 8. 3LW "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" 9. K-Ci & Jo-Jo "Crazy" 10. R. Kelly "I Wish" 11. Backstreet Boys "Shape of My Heart" 12. Evan & Jaron "Crazy For This Girl" 13. Coldplay "Yellow" 14. Lenny Kravitz "Again" 15. Fuel "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" 16. Creed "With Arms Wide Open" 17. Incubus "Drive" 18. U2 "Beautiful Day" 19. Everclear "AM Radio" CONTACT: Sony Music Tom Muzquiz, 212/833-8156 or Virgin Records America Yon Elvira, 310/288-2419 or Zomba Group of Labels Sonia Muckle, 212/824-1370 or Universal Sujata Murthy, 310/865-7812 KEYWORD: NEW YORK BW2560 MAR 05,2001 9:18 PACIFIC 12:18 EASTERN
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