'NBC SOUNDS OF THE SEASON' COMING TO TARGET STORES THIS FALL FEATURING TAYLOR SWIFT, KT TUNSTALL & ELLIOTT YAMIN

  3-ALBUM HOLIDAY COLLECTION SET TO DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY AT TARGET ON OCTOBER 14

Albums To Feature Original Arrangements Of Holiday Classics Including Silent Night, Jingle Bells And Many More!

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - October 4, 2007 – Big Machine Records, Capitol Music Group and Hickory Records in association with NBC Universal Video, Music & Product Development, is set to release the fifth annual "NBC Sounds of the Season" music collection exclusively at Target stores this fall, featuring albums from top recording artists Taylor Swift, KT Tunstall and Elliott Yamin.

The three individual albums, "NBC Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection," "NBC Sounds of the Season: The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection," and "NBC Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection" will be available exclusively at Target for $6.99 starting October 14, 2007.

This release marks the fifth consecutive year that NBC and Target have teamed up for these exclusive holiday music offerings. Each of the three albums feature new takes on classic holiday favorites and many tracks were written specifically for this season's albums.

"NBC and Target's ongoing holiday strategic partnership brings today's favorite artists into the recording studio to add their spin to classic holiday songs," says Shelli Hill, Vice President, Video, Music, and Product Development for NBC Universal Television Distribution. "Taylor, KT and Elliott are the ideal artists to be a part of this year's exciting new collection."

"The NBC/Target 'Sounds of the Season' releases are prestigious and reserved only for the best of the best when it comes to music," said Scott Borchetta, CEO and President of Big Machine Records. "This is a great opportunity for Taylor Swift and a clear message to mainstream media that Taylor has arrived."

Dominic Pandiscia, SVP of Sales, Capitol Music Group added, "We are incredibly excited about the opportunity to partner with NBC and Target on 'Sounds of the Season: The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection.' Both NBC and Target have been key players in introducing KT to the marketplace and we look forward to expanding on that success as a result of this campaign."

Josh Abraham, Executive Producer of "NBC Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection" said, "The opportunity is a great match. We are fortunate to work with an independent artist like Elliott so we can continue to pursue creative deals like our partnership with NBC/Universal and Target."

CMA® Horizon Award nominee, Taylor Swift, has broken records and taken Country music to new places. This 17-year-old singer-songwriter's self-titled debut album just spent its 8th consecutive week at #1 on Billboard's Country Albums Chart. Swift is Country music's 3rd best-selling artist this year, behind only Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw. She is the first female solo artist in Country music history to write or co-write every song on a million-selling debut.

Grammy® nominee KT Tunstall has became one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters in the world in one giant step, with the amazing two-year global journey of her multi-million selling debut album, "Eye To the Telescope." On September 18, 2007, Virgin Records released Tunstall's second album, "Drastic Fantastic."

Elliott Yamin's self-titled album debut set a Billboard record having the highest debut by a new, independent artist in the history of the chart. Elliott's single, "Wait For You" has sold over 700,000 downloads and has been the fourth most played radio hit of 2007.

CD elements:

"NBC Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection"
1. Last Christmas
2. Christmases When You Were Mine*
3. Santa Baby
4. Silent Night
5. Christmas Must Be Something More*
6. White Christmas


"NBC Sounds of the Season: The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection"
1. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
2. Sleigh Ride
3. Mele Halihimaha (Christmas in Hawaii)
4. Fairytale Of New York
5. 2000 Miles
6. Lonely This Christmas

"NBC Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection"
1. This Christmas
2. Little Drummer Boy
3. Merry Christmas, Baby
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An open Fire)
5. Jingle Bells
6. A Very Merry Xmas*
7. Let's Be Naughty (And Save Santa The Trip)*
8. Warm Me Up*

*Original song recorded exclusively for this album

About NBC Universal Video, Music & Product Development
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