KIDZ BOP PARTY HITS

Personnel: Gary Philips (guitar, piano, drum programming); Alexander Almgren (guitar, drum programming); Mark Piro (piano, organ). Audio Mixer: Gary Philips. Released hot on the heels of January's Kidz Bop 23, 2013's Kidz Bop Party Hits! eschews its predecessor's fresh take on current pop hits and provides a set of previously issued recordings. While all Kidz Bop outings are notoriously upbeat and energetic, this 13-track compilation is even more so, offering up a set list of typically propulsive Kidz Bop renditions of minor-centric club hits (any racy language has been removed and replaced with something a bit more virtuous) like Beyonc?'s "Single Ladies," the Black Eyed Peas' "Let's Get it Started," OutKast's "Hey Ya," and Shop Boyz' "Party Like a Rockstar." ~ James Christopher Monger

• Format: CD
• Released: 05/14/2013