The upcoming Now That's What I Call Music! 8 compilation is being dedicated to the late R&B singer Aaliyah, who died on August 25th in a plane crash in the Bahamas. The twenty-track compilation, due in stores November 20th, will contain "Rock da Boat," a track from her latest album, Aaliyah, and a portion of the proceeds from Now 8 will be donated to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.

The remainder of the eighth volume of the successful series will contain recent hits by the likes of Destiny's Child, U2, Blink-182, 'N Sync and others. Now 8 is the third volume of the series to be released this year. Now 7 hit record store shelves just three months ago, and has tallied 2.5 million sales to date.

Now That's What I Call Music! 8 track listing:

Destiny's Child, "Survivor"
'N Sync, "Pop"
Jennifer Lopez, "I'm Real"
Joe featuring Mystikal, "Stutter"
Janet Jackson, "Someone to Call My Lover"
Christina Milian, "A.M. to P.M."
Jessica Simpson, "A Little Bit"
Mandy Moore, "Crush"
Aaliyah, "Rock da Boat"
Usher, "U Got It Bad"
Backstreet Boys, "More Than That"
Gorillaz, "Clint Eastwood"
Wiseguys, "Start the Commotion"
JiveJones, "Me, Myself and I"
Smash Mouth, "I'm a Believer"
Sum 41, "Fat Lip"
Blink-182, "The Rock Show"
Fuel, "Bad Day"
3 Doors Down, "Be Like That"
U2, "Walk On"

ANDREW DANSBY
(November 16, 2001)