Walmart Soundcheck

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Walmart Soundcheck
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryMusic, retail
Founded2006
Headquarters
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kevin Swint, Cameron Janes
ProductsLive music albums
Parent Walmart

Walmart Soundcheck was a series of musical performances and interviews released exclusively by Walmart, starting in 2006. Each recording consisted of a four-to-six-song set performed live, plus an interview, and was released as a digital album as well as played on televisions inside Walmart retail stores. [1] [2] The debut performances for the series were by rock bands Switchfoot and Yellowcard. [3] [4] Walmart later began a special series called Risers for less established artists.

Contents

In 2013, the Now That's What I Call Music! series released a full album of Soundcheck songs titled Now That's What I Call Soundcheck. [5]

Performances

2006

ArtistRelease dateRef
Yellowcard February 1, 2006
Switchfoot March 1, 2006
Ne-Yo 2006 [2]
Rascal Flatts April 4, 2006 [6]
Miranda Lambert March 14, 2006 [6]
Jewel May 2, 2006 [6]
Keyshia Cole 2006 [2]
Goo Goo Dolls April 25, 2006 [6]
Nelly Furtado June 20, 2006 [2]
Julie Roberts June 27, 2006 [2]
Five for Fighting 2006 [7]
John Mayer 2006 [8]
Clay Aiken 2006 [9]
Diddy 2006 [10]
RBD November 14, 2006 [11]
Sugarland 2006

2007

ArtistRelease dateRef
Norah Jones 2007 [12]
Pretty Ricky January 2007 [13]
Fall Out Boy 2007 [14]
John Mellencamp 2007 [15]
Joss Stone 2007 [16]
Good Charlotte 2007 [17]
Avril Lavigne April 20, 2007 [15]
Calle 13 2007 [18]
Jennifer Lopez 2007 [19]
Linkin Park 2007 [20]
Maroon 5 2007 [21]
Big & Rich March 7, 2007 [22]
Toby Keith 2007 [23]
Bon Jovi 2007 [24]
Mandy Moore June 2007 [25]
Enrique Iglesias 2007 [26]
Chris Cornell July 12, 2007 [27]
Chris Brown 2007 [28] [29]
James Blunt 2007 [30]
Foo Fighters 2007 [31]
Rascal Flatts 2007 [32]
Josh Turner 2007 [33]
Little Big Town 2007
Jason Aldean 2007
Rihanna November 7, 2007
Wyclef Jean December 4, 2007
Rodrigo y Gabriella December 18, 2007
Natasha Bedingfield 2007
RBD November 15, 2007
Lenny Kravitz 2007
Matchbox Twenty November 26, 2007

2008

ArtistRelease dateRef
Lenny Kravitz February 2, 2008
Simple Plan February 22, 2008
Sara Bareilles March 14, 2008
Colbie Caillat March 28, 2008
Sheryl Crow April 11, 2008
Panic at the Disco May 5, 2008
Ashanti June 13, 2008
Danity Kane April 25, 2008
Paramore 2008
Ne-Yo June 27, 2008
Yuridia July 1, 2008
The Cheetah Girls July 16, 2008
The Laurie Berkner Band August 15, 2008
The Pussycat Dolls September 12, 2008 [34]
New Kids on the Block August 29, 2008
Jennifer Hudson 2008
Jenni Rivera September 12, 2008
Solange September 12, 2008
Gym Class Heroes August 18, 2008
Beyonce November 14, 2008
Dave Cook November 28, 2008
Nickelback December 12, 2008
All American Rejects December 26, 2008
Lee Ann Womack November 30, 2008
Val Emmich November 24, 2008

2009

ArtistRelease dateRef
Martina McBride January 16, 2009
Hinder February 27, 2009
The Fray February 13, 2009
India.Arie March 13, 2009
Kelly Clarkson March 17, 2009
Martina McBride: In Concert April 10, 2009
Rascal Flatts April 24, 2009 [35]
Lil Wayne May 12, 2009
Jonas Brothers November 10, 2009 [36]
Mandy Moore 2009 [37]
Demi Lovato November 10, 2009 [36]
Black Eyed Peas December 1, 2009
Adele March 15, 2009
Paulina Rubio July 10, 2009
Ashley Tisdale August 14, 2009
Rob Thomas July 3, 2009
Lady Gaga May 31, 2009
Colbie Caillat September 28, 2009
Mitch Musso May 22, 2009
Keri Hilson August 14, 2009
Reba McEntire September 11, 2009
Miranda Lambert September 25, 2009
Shakira September 25, 2009
Creed October 15, 2009
American Idols November 13, 2009
Carrie Underwood November 6, 2009
Norah Jones November 2009 [38] [39]
OneRepublic December 15, 2009

2010

ArtistRelease dateRef
Corrine Bailey Rae January 26, 2010
Nelly Furtado October 2010 [40] [41]
Maroon 5 November 2010 [42] [43]
Allstar Weekend June 15, 2010 [44]
Mary J. Blige February 2010
Camp Rock 2 August 10, 2010
Katy Perry December 15, 2010
Blake Shelton August 2010 [45] [46] [47]
Josh Turner 2010 [48] [49]
Josh Groban December 2010
Melanie Fiona 2010

2011

ArtistRelease dateRef
Adele February 15, 2011
Avril Lavigne March 2011 [50] [51]
David Cook June 14, 2011
Boyz II Men October 14, 2011
Mana May 1, 2011
Lupe Fiasco 2011
The Script 2011
Pitbull July 2011 [52]
Keith Urban 2011 [53]
Chris Cornell 2011 [54] [55]

2012

ArtistRelease dateRef
Ne-Yo November 2012 [56] [57]
Nelly Furtado September 2012 [58] [59]
Trey Songz August 2012 [60] [61]
Josh Turner 2012 [62]

2013

ArtistRelease dateRef
Selena Gomez August 2013 [63]
Five Finger Death Punch August 2013 [64] [65]
Bon Jovi 2013 [66]
Keith Urban 2013 [67]
Phillip Phillips December 2013 [68]

2014

ArtistRelease dateRef
Lea Michele March 2014
Magic! 2014 [69] [70]
Seether 2014
Lenny Kravitz September 23, 2014

2015

ArtistRelease dateRef
Fall Out Boy 2015 [71]

Risers performances

Walmart Soundcheck Risers logo.png
ArtistRelease dateRef
Parachute August 2009 [72]
The JaneDear girls February 2011 [73]
The Black Keys March 2011 [74]
Kimberly Caldwell April 2011 [75]
Mindless Behavior October 2011 [76]
David Nail December 2011 [77]
Kip Moore May 2012 [78]
Jana Kramer August 2012 [79]
Ed Sheeran January 2013 [80]
Florida Georgia Line February 2013 [81]
Tegan and Sara June 2013 [82]
Sick Puppies July 15, 2013 [83]
Olly Murs 2013 [84]
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown [85]
Tyler Farr [86]
We Are the Fallen
We the Kings
Zion I [87]

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