We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. EMI Asia has also released Now Dance (2000), Now The Essential Collection (2003), Now + volume 1 (2004) and Now + volume 2 (2005).

It’s the perfect way to enjoy a variety of music from your favourite artist, songs from a specific decade, or seasonal soundtracks ideal for parties and background sounds. post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)(in 2021) and Warner Music UK Limited ( not for release label use! Each album contains current and recent hit singles from Chinese artists signed to EMI or Polydor, and from British and Australian pop acts such as Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sugababes or Robbie Williams. In 2010, it was announced that total sales of the series, not counting the extra editions, topped one million copies in Portugal.Since the release of Now 102 in Easter 2019, the corresponding Now album from 100 volumes ago has been re-compiled and re-issued on 2-CD sets on the same day.

The record labels which make up the UK series have changed over the years but have always been controlled by EMI and Virgin Records, although Virgin Records' logo was last featured on Now! The series is then moved forward again, with the release of Now Yearbook 1992 in July 2023 (an Extra followed in August). November 2020) David Bowie, Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald, and the Real Roxanne are the tracks that are missing.

Due to licensing issues, these re-compiled versions often use alternative mixes such as album versions. Some of the earlier volumes were also released on Betamax and for some volumes laserdiscs were also released. series has enjoyed great success, with a new compilation released approximately every three to four months. Deleting this artist may remove other artists and scrobbles from your library - please handle this with caution!

The Special Editions series includes a wide range of Now anniversary collections, different music genres, eras, and decades, as well as commercial tie-ins with Smash Hits, Disney, Eurovision, HMV and the Official Chart Company. The Now series started in the Netherlands back in 1984 as Now This Is Music and a couple of spin-offs, such as Now Dance, a Christmas compilation ( Now This Is Xmas) and several year-end compilations. Since the second installment of the series, Universal, Warner and EMI have formed a joint venture together and generally take turns to release the series.

The 4-CD series follows the same general format of the original Special Editions series, with genre, era, and decade collections, but over four compact discs (there is also an abridged vinyl version of Punk and New Wave and Rock), meaning they contain more tracks than the original special editions, but fewer than the Now 100 Hits, which preceded this series. Although the compilation of recent hit songs into a single release was not a new concept ( K-tel and Ronco, for example, had been issuing various-artist compilations for some years), this was the first time that two major record labels had collaborated on such a venture. The original Now Dance series began in 1985 and has been released in a variety of titles, formats, and release frequency. The idea for the series was conceived in the office of Virgin Records in Vernon Yard, near Portobello Road in Notting Hill, London, by the head of Licensing and Business Affairs at Virgin Records (1979–1990) Stephen Navin, and General Manager (1983–1988) Jon Webster. first reissued 2009 for the 25th anniversary, then again 20 July 2018 to coincide with Now 100) re-issued on 2CD (gatefold in 2009, jewel case in 2018), audio cassette, and a 2LP vinyl release.

Towards the end of the series, 3-CD digipak sets were issued, but in 2010, the long-running title was retired, and all subsequent dance-themed Now collections have been issued under the Special Editions series.for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead)(in 2021) edit of: Kiss Me More ( explicit) by Doja Cat ft. on 24 July 2015, the release dates in the UK and Ireland have been the same following the announcement of the Global Release Day campaign by IFPI, which became effective on 10 July 2015. In addition to these volumes, the series includes six dance editions, a DVD and the tenth anniversary commemorative edition, NOW 10 ANOS, released by EMI in December 2009. Some of the Special Editions have identical names, although a few of these titles are followed by their year of release. is a joint venture by the Norwegian branches of Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI Music and Warner Music.