Mars heads up a remarkably starry cast of collaborators that includes Stevie Wonder.
Faithfull's new record, "Kissin Time" (Virgin), returns her to youth through a set of male collaborators that include Beck, Billy Corgan, and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker.
But I didn't feel that I was being used, because little by little I would gather elements by different collaborators that would always reflect me.
The close-knit group of collaborators that produced that album includes Mr. McAnally; Ms. Musgraves; Mr. Osborne; Luke Laird, a songwriter-producer with dozens of hits under his belt; and Brandy Clark, a rising singer-songwriter, and a lesbian.
George Clinton and the Gangstas of Love, "Radio Friendly" (Shanachie): The funk godfather covers R. & B. standards with a large group of collaborators that includes Sly Stone and Carlos Santana (Sept . 16.
Headliners include the just-added TV on the Radio and Erykah Badu, who will perform with the Cannabinoids, a crew of longtime collaborators that toughens up Ms. Badu's languid neo-soul grooves.
Finishing with Wu-Tang's anthemic CREAM, and two Ol Dirty Bastard songs (Shimmy Shimmy ya and Brooklyn Zoo), Ghostface might have found collaborators that make him relevant to another generation of hip-hop fans.
As one of the most sought-after composers and session guitarists of the past 40 years, Rodgers has a list of past collaborators that reads like a who's who of pop.
Since "Pi," Mr. Aronofsky has worked closely with a small group of collaborators that includes his producer, Mr. Watson, and his cinematographer, Matthew Libatique, both of whom he met at film school.
