2009 Albums Preview
2009 Preview: Major Albums
New year, new music from heavy hitters

By Jonathan Zwickel
Special to MSN Music


What's in store for music this year? We take a look ahead at 2009's most anticipated releases from established artists.

Bruce Springsteen: The Boss debuted an acoustic version of the title track to "Working on a Dream" during an Obama rally last November. Since then, several fully formed songs from the album have been officially released, including "The Wrestler," which just won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Thematically, "Working on a Dream" picks up where 2007's "Magic" left off, somber and introspective but hopeful. Meanwhile, Springsteen's new greatest hits package will be sold exclusively by those union busters at Wal-Mart, a move given added irony during his concluding performance at the Jan. 18 "We Are One" concert from the Lincoln Memorial, teaming with Pete Seeger (once blacklisted for his socialist sympathies) on "This Land Is Your Land." (Image: Scott Weiner/Retna)
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