NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16 In Stores July 27th

Latest Collection Features 20 Chart-Topping Hits From Today's Hottest Superstars Including Outkast, D12, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Chingy, Lenny Kravitz, Black Eyed Peas, Jessica Simpson, Hoobastank and Many More!

LOS ANGELES, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!, returns with another incredible collection of today's hottest hits. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16, scheduled for release on July 27th, features 20 current chart-toppers from the worlds of R&B, Pop and Modern Rock.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16 includes the smash hits "Hey Ya!" by Outkast, "Naughty Girl" by Beyonce, Hoobastank's "The Reason," "My Band" by D12, Jessica Simpson's "Take My Breath Away," "One Call Away" by Chingy featuring J/Weav, and Black Eyed Peas' "Hey Mama." Additional R&B chart-toppers include "Freek-A-Leek" by Petey Pablo, "Dude" by Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing, "Move Ya Body" by Nina Sky featuring Jabba, "Slow Motion" by Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim, and "Leave (Get Out)" by Jo Jo.

Modern Rock is well-represented with Lenny Kravitz' "Where Are We Runnin'?", "Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard, Switchfoot's "Meant To Live" and "Just Like You" from Three Days Grace. Other Pop chart-toppers featured include Britney Spears' "Everytime," Christina Milian's "Dip It Low," "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys, and Gretchen Wilson's Country anthem, "Redneck Woman."

Overall, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 16 is one of the strongest compilations of the series to date, with an abundance of current hits and up-and-coming singles. Among the notable facts are:

   * NOW 16 features 16 of the top 40 best-selling digital tracks (includes multiple versions added together), 7 of the top 20 and 12 of the top 30 (including Gretchen Wilson);

   * 10 of the top 25 radio airplay tracks (8 of the top 20, 4 of the top 10)

   * 4 of the top 10 tracks on both MTV and VH1

   * 6 of the top 20 best-selling physical singles

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 16 will also be the centerpiece of a special, 30-minute TV show of The Menu Presents -- Now That's What I Call Music 16, set to air on Saturday morning, July 31 on Fox Networks at 10:30 am EST/PST. Produced by Future Mainstream Productions, the Now 16 TV show will be hosted by Carrie Keegan and will feature music videos of songs included on NOW 16 as well as behind the scenes footage from some of the artists on the album. NOW 16 artists will also be featured on segments of The Menu which airs on Fox Networks Saturday mornings at 11 am EDT/PDT.

   Every NOW! volume has been certified platinum or better by the RIAA:   NOW 1 (October 1998, certified platinum)

   NOW 2 (July 1999, certified double platinum)

   NOW 3 (December 1999, certified double platinum)

   NOW 4 (July 2000, the first compilation ever to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)

   NOW 5 (November 2000, certified quadruple platinum)

   NOW 6 (April 2001, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified  triple platinum)

   NOW 7 (July 2001, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified triple platinum)

   NOW 8 (November 2001, certified triple platinum)

  NOW 9 (April 2002, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, certified double platinum)

  NOW 10 (July 2002, certified platinum)

 NOW 11 (November 2002, certified double platinum)

 NOW 12 (March 2003, certified platinum)

 NOW 13 (July 2003, certified platinum)

  NOW 14 (November 2003, certified double platinum)

 NOW 15 (May 2004, certified platinum)

 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS! (October 2001, certified quintuple platinum)

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS! The Signature Collection  (September 2003, certified double platinum)NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16 Will Hit Stores July 27th!

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 16

   Track Listing

   1. D12                    MY BAND
   2. OUTKAST                HEY YA
   3. BEYONCE                NAUGHTY GIRL
   4. NINA SKY               MOVE YA BODY
   5. CHRISTINA MILIAN       DIP IT LOW
   6. BLACK EYED PEAS        HEY MAMA
   7. BEENIE MAN             DUDE
   8. PETEY PABLO            FREEK A LEEK
   9. JUVENILE               SLOW MOTION
   10. JO JO                 LEAVE (GET OUT)
   11. CHINGY                ONE CALL AWAY
   12. BRITNEY SPEARS        EVERYTIME
   13. JESSICA SIMPSON       TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
   14. HOOBASTANK            THE REASON
   15. LENNY KRAVITZ         WHERE ARE WE RUNNIN'
   16. YELLOWCARD            OCEAN AVENUE
   17. THREE DAYS GRACE      JUST LIKE YOU
   18. SWITCHFOOT            MEANT TO LIVE
   19. LOS LONELY BOYS       HEAVEN
   20. GRETCHEN WILSON       REDNECK WOMAN

Source: Universal Music Enterprises

CONTACT: Judi Kerr of Capitol Records, Inc., +1-323-871-5375,

; or Keith McCarthy of Sony Music,

+1-212-833-5047, ; or Sujata Murthy of Universal

Music Enterprises, +1-310-865-7812,