Summer's Hip - 50 Cent lost last year's much-hyped first-week sales battle with Kanye West, but he's back in the ring this week with a new G-Unit album, "Terminate on Sight."
Previewing The Week's Top New Releases - 50 Cent and G-Unit prepare to "Terminate on Sight" while the RZA revisits his Bobby Digital alter-ego, My Chemical Romance puts "The Black Parade" to bed with a blowout live package and Los Lonely Boys try to reclaim their debut glory in this week's Hot Product.
They Love A 'Parade' - My Chemical Romance's tour in support of its 2006 album "The Black Parade" forms the basis for "The Black Parade Is Dead!," a CD/DVD package due this week via Warner Bros.
Lonely No More - Los Lonely Boys are hoping its forthcoming album "Forgiven," out this week on Epic, "gets people back on the train with Los Lonely Boys," according to bassist JoJo Garza.
Love And 'Death' - Coldplay lets its creative flag fly on its fourth studio album, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," due this week via Capitol.
Summer Of 'Rock' - The Jonas Brothers won't release their new album for two months, but the soundtrack to the Disney film "Camp Rock" should tide their millions of fans over nicely.
'Girl' Talk - "I'm not afraid to be pop and I can't wait to be super-mainstream," says new Capitol signing Katy Perry, whose debut, "One of the Boys," arrives this week.
Worth The Wait - Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" has been one of the most anticipated albums in hip-hop since last year, but only this week is it finally seeing the light of day via Cash Money/Universal.
Morning Glory - My Morning Jacket throws fans another sonic curveball on its new studio album, "Evil Urges," due this week via ATO.
Tasty 'Flavors' - During the last five years, Alanis Morissette has simmered down.