The Cosmos Rocks - Queen + Paul Rodgers (EMI Virgin) Rs. 350/-

After a hiatus of 13 years from Queen’s last studio album in 1995, comes brand new material by Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Paul Rodgers in dedication to legendary front man Freddie Mercury.

One of the Boys – Katy Perry (Universal Music) Rs. 350/-

Another Avril Lavigne in the making, with the sober side belonging to Britney Spears one might say, similar songs with catchy lyrics packaged with a lot of sexual overtones. But sadly there are no catchy hooks that you would want to rewind to.

Tasty – Kelis (EMI Virgin)

Kelis Rogers (pronounced 'kuh-Leese' is a combination of her parents' first names), Her Puerto Rican and Chinese mother, Eveliss, and her black father, Kenneth, has more oooh, than a headful of curly brown hair.

A World of Music – A. R. Rehman - 5 CDs + 1 DVD – (Sony Music) Rs. 399/-

An overdose of something good never really harmed anyone and especially if we are talking about A. R. Rehman. This collector’s edition of 51 tracks is broken up into five CDs – four film hits of the Mozart of Chennai and one Instrumental CD that covers tracks from a few Bollywood movie soundtracks.

String Struck – Purbayan Chatterjee – (Times Music) Rs. 295/-

Classical music lovers are sure to tune into this wondrous album that not only has a classical edge to it but is filled with many musical genres. Purbayan Chatterjee and his ensemble of String struck give a jaw-dropping performance.

8 Days of Christmas - Destiny’s Child (Sony Music)

A late release for Christmas, but nevertheless still making its way through the 12 days of Christmas. Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Lowland and Michelle Williams are the names behind the band that’s known as Destiny’s Child, until they disbanded and Beyonce went on a solo career.

11 – Bryan Adams (Universal Music) Rs. 395/-

Canadian soft-rocker Bryan Adams is all set to take over Mumbai once again on 13th December at the Nesco Grounds, Goregaon. Fans are sure to make it a must attend event.

For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert (Sony Music) Rs. 299/-

It’s surely fun and also sad watching American Idol as contestants struggle in the hope that the judges and the audience will give them a pathway to instant celebrity, a recording contract and a future in music.

Rated R – Rihanna (Universal Music)

The saucy Barbados native who once gave us mega hits like Disturbia, Pon De Replay and Umbrella, seems to have lost her shine ever since the domestic violence case with lover Bobby Brown last year. But she’s back with a follow-up to ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ (May 2007).

Progress – Take That (Universal Music)

Thought you’d never expect a Take That reunion? Well, here are the famous five…. Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, who have put down their ego and come back for ……well hopefully sometime and a tour. By the look of it (from their album inlay), they are posing in their birthday suits imitating the evolution from ape to man and then naming the album ‘Progress’. It also means their progression from boy band into gentlemen.