NEW sounds flood the market this summer. Here are the highlights.

* Scarlett Johansson, “Anywhere I lay My Head.” The actress makes her debut with a tribute to Tom Waits. (May 20)

* Usher, “Here I Stand.” Smoove grooves from the R&B mack king. (May 27)

* Ashanti, “The Declaration.” The R&B diva steps out on Irv Gotti’s The Ink stable to work with producers like Dr. Dre. (June 3)

* Jewel, “Perfectly Clear.” The pop poetess twangs her way through an all-country CD. (June 3)

* My Morning Jacket, “Evil Urges.” Indie faves go for a live vibe. (June 10)

* Alanis Morissette, “Flavors of Entanglement.” The earth-mama rocker tries dance beats. (June 10)

* Coldplay, “Viva La Vida.” Chris Martin says, “We’re still obsessed with making songs that can be sung to the rafters, we just wanted to present them differently.” (June 17)

* Nelly, “Brass Knuckles.” If its wallop is half as hard as “Nellyville,” he has a winner. (June 24)

* Wynton Marsalis & Willie Nelson, “Two Men With The Blues.” Recorded during Nelson’s two-night stand at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (July 8)

* Beck, Title TBA. No set release date or title yet, but we know there are 10 songs that play in 30 minutes and Danger Mouse is the producer.