Mick Jagger’s new rock super-group SuperHeavy releases its self-titled debut album today. The album’s twelve tracks are written and performed by musical icons Jagger, A. R. Rahman, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone and Damian Marley, who first started collaborating experimentally in early 2009, and have since recorded over 35 hours of songs, from which the dozen tracks have been selected.
American singer Tony Bennett releases his Duets II album today, a follow-up to his previous collaborative album, Duets: An American Classic. The album’s 17 tracks feature a star-studded lineup, including Aretha Franklin, Lady Gaga, and the late Amy Winehouse, in the final recording before her untimely death at age 27.
Singer-songwriter Tori Amos today debuts her 12th solo album, Night of Hunters. The LP was recorded acoustically, relying on Amos’s vocal and piano skills as well as the backing of string and woodwind instruments.
Also out today: American rock band Pearl Jam releases Pearl Jam Twenty, a two-disc soundtrack for their documentary of the same name, celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary; pop star Demi Lovato releases her third studio album, Unbroken; and indie rockers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah release their newest LP, Hysterical.