• "To Pimp a Butterfly", Kendrick Lamar . . . It was supposed to come out this week, but it hit stores abruptly last week, after it was accidentally unleashed online.
• "Toto XIV", Toto
• "Chaos and the Calm", British singer James Bay
• "Vulnicura", the ninth album from Bjork
• "Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue", Van Morrison . . . His duet guests include Michael Buble, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red, Joss Stone, Steve Winwood, Natalie Cole, and his daughter Shana Morrison.
• The soundtrack to "Home", featuring the Rihanna songs "Dancing in the Dark", "As Real as You and Me" and "Toward the Sun" . . . the Charli XCX song "Red Balloon" . . . and Jennifer Lopez singing "Feel the Light".
• "My Weekly Reader", Nellie McKay . . . a '60s covers album, which includes her versions of "Quicksilver Girl" by the Steve Miller Band, "Wooden Ships" by Crosby Stills Nash & Young, "Sunny Afternoon" by the Kinks, and "If I Fell" by the Beatles.
• "Nothing But the Silence", the debut album from country duo Striking Matches. If you're a fan of ABC's "Nashville", you've heard several of their songs, including "Right One Comes Along" and their first single, "Hanging on a Lie".
• "Canaan Smith", the self-titled debut EP from country singer Canaan Smith.
• "Mr. Wonderful", rapper Action Bronson
• "The Scene Between", the British indie rock band The Go! Team
• "Kidz Bop 28" . . . including watered down versions of "Uptown Funk", "Love Me Harder", "Lips Are Movin", "Jealous", and "The Heart Wants What It Wants".
