It seems that Frank Sinatra’s stellar career continues even after his death, with the release of a new best of album, Nothing but the Best.

Simple Plan are one of the biggest bands in the world at the moment. Their Myspace page has had more than 20 million hits. Their record sales worldwide stand at seven million.

With spring on its way to Sydney, Angus and Julia Stone’s debut album - A Book Like This - will be quite suitable to have in rotation.

The Canadian songstress seems to be promoting this album as somewhat of a defining point in her career – the album’s title Watershed means “an important point of division or transition between two phases”.

Local duo The Veronicas first emerged in 2005 with their debut album The Secret Life Of….

If there is one particularly obvious thing about the album’s tone – it’s the optimism. If I was to throw a party to celebrate the start of summer I reckon I would get the Subways to come and play.

The Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J Blige is back with 16 new songs that seek to cover the breadth and depth of life’s emotions and trials.

Lara Goudie is one of this new guard and her debut CD, Out of the Depths, is a powerful testimony not only to her talent but, more importantly, to the grace of Christ.

Gabriella Cilmi is the breakout female vocal Australian talent of 2008 and at just 16 years of age, this Melbournian may well have many decades of success ahead of her.

Shannon Noll is one Australian Idol finalist who has certainly excelled himself. His new album Turn it Up is full of strong, guitar-driven songs. This is strong rock, but it is not testosterone-fuelled like much of this genre can be.

The man famous for rapping that Jesus walked with him has released his third album and judging by the lyrics it would seem he and Jesus are walking increasingly different paths.

The opening track immediately got my attention. It has a sparse, unusual introduction, suggestive of the Plain White T’s.

Richard’s new album, Free Running, provides a wonderful portrait of Richard’s gifts as saxophonist, composer and arranger, as well as his serious Christian conviction.

Sara Storer’s sweet, distinctly Australian voice is juxtaposed by the sometimes-confronting lyrics. And in this she has captured the essence of country music.