Putnam City High School graduate Audra Mae and her new band The Almighty Sound today released their self-titled, full-length debut album.

Oklahoma City native The World Famous Tony Williams also released today a new album, “King or the Fool.” Kanye West, John Legend and The Kid Daytona are among the well-known artists featured on various tracks, and West, who is Williams’ cousin, produced several tracks on the album.

In addition, the underrated psychological drama “Take Shelter” is new on DVD. I highly recommend the film, but be prepared to be …

Season 7 “American Idol” winner David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, has released today an EP titled “This Quiet Night” exclusively through Walmart. The CD includes acoustic performances of five songs from his 2011 album “This Loud Morning.”

Emerging pop singer-songwriter Cady Groves, who grew up in Marlow, Cache and Yukon, also is released today her “This Little Girl” EP.

Featuring tracks including her popular first single “This Little Girl” the digital EP will be available at all digital service providers and will include fan-favorite track “We’re The Sh*t” as well …

P.C. and Kristin Cast

Tulsa mother-daughter writing team P.C. and Kristin Cast have released “Lenobia’s Vow,” a new novella in their “House of Night” vampire book series.

Oklahoma City rockers Aranda have released the digital edition of their album “Stop the World.” The physical CD will be released Feb. 14. Leonard Cohen, Ringo Starr and Lana Del Rey have released new albums, while Metallica has dropped a new EP.

In the new cinematic home releases, my all-time favorite movie, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” debuted on Blu-ray today. Plus, one of …

Named as an “artist you should know” in 2011 by NPR, singer-songwriter JD McPherson will make his Rounder Records debut April 17 with the release of “Signs and Signifiers,” “a rockin’, bluesy, forward-thinking album that subtly breaks the conventions of most vintage rock projects,” according to All Music. (His first album on Rounder Records actually will be the re-release of McPherson’s 2010 indie album.)

Known for energetic live shows, McPherson and his band will hit the road in support of the release this spring with stops in Austin (SXSW), New …

Emerging pop singer-songwriter Cady Groves, who grew up in Marlow, Cache and Yukon, will release Feb. 7 her “This Little Girl” EP.

Featuring tracks including her popular first single “This Little Girl” the digital EP will be available at all digital service providers and will include fan-favorite track “We’re The Sh*t” as well as Groves cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You”. The physical version will be available www.cadygroves.com and will include the same tracks as the digital version with the addition of Groves duet “Oh Darlin’” with Plug in Stereo.

Groves, …

Blake Shelton’s Grammy-nominated chart-topping ballad “Honey Bee” is among the 22 tracks on the “2012 Grammy Nominees” compilation album, out today.

Blake Shelton (AP file)

The Ada native is nominated for best country album for “Red River Blue” and best country solo performance for the album’s chart-topping first single “Honey Bee.” The Tishomingo resident’s No. 1 hit “God Gave Me You,” written by contemporary Christian singer Dave Barnes, also earned a nod for best country song, an award presented to songwriters.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards air live from Los …

Juno Temple in "Dirty Girl"

“Dirty Girl,” writer-director Abe Sylvia’s ’80s era indie drama partially set in Norman, is out on DVD today, along with George Clooney’s political drama “The Ides of March,” the faith-based film “Courageous” and “Twilight” heartthrob Taylor Lautner’s actioner “Abduction.”

In “Dirty Girl,” Danielle is labeled the ” dirty girl of Norman High” in 1987, and when she gets banished to special ed, she meets a shy, friendless, closeted gay boy. California, here they come, with the mismatched misfits played by Juno Temple and Jeremy Dozier …

Former Tulsa band Safetysuit, now based in Nashville, Tenn., has released its second album “These Times.”

“Moneyball,” the acclaimed adaption of Michael Lewis’ nonfiction baseball and statistics best-seller, is out on DVD today.

And on the bookshelf, “The Fault in Our Stars,” the fourth novel from acclaimed young-adult fiction writer John Green is new in stores.

Here is a list of more CDs, DVDs and books out this week, from Amazon.com and VideoETA.com:

CDs

Safetysuit, “These Days.”

Snow Patrol, “Fallen Empires.”

Nightwish, “Imaginaerum.”

Joshua Bell, “French Impressions.”

David Crowder*Band,…

If like me you still haven’t used all your Christmas gift cards, here are this week’s new CDs, DVDs and books for your perusal:

CDs

Jimmy Owens, “The Monk Project.”

Elvis Presley, “Elvis Country” (Legacy Edition).

Lego Feet, “Lego Feet.”

The Beau Brummels, “Bradley’s Barn” (Limited edition re-release).

Johnfish Sparkle, “Flow.”

Mr. Oizo, “Stade 2.”

Monkees, “Head” (Limited collector’s edition).

DVDs

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Five

Contagion

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

The Guard

I Don’t Know How She Does It

Justified: The Complete Second Season

The Last Lions…

Nine Inch Nails mastermind and Oscar-winning composer Trent Reznor (AP file)

In case you have gift cards or Christmas money to spend, there are some new entertainment options this week, including the three-CD soundtrack to the Hollywood adaptation of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Oscar winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the uplifting Kenyan film “The First Grader” on DVD and new books from best-selling authors Dean Koontz and Christine Feehan.

Here is a list of this week’s new CD, DVD and book releases, from Amazon.com and VideoETA.com:…