A new set from rock legend Aerosmith [ tickets ] leads this week’s herd of new albums, a sizeable batch that also includes entries from Ruff Ryder Eve [ tickets ], Indigo Girl Amy Ray [ tickets ], Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland’s BIGDumbFACE and more.

* * *

Veteran rock group Aerosmith returns this week with “Just Push Play” (Columbia), the Boston-based act’s first album in four years. The disc features the new single, “Jaded,” which is currently at No. 1 on Radio & Records’ national rock airplay chart.

While the album hits stores this week, a “Jaded” CD-single is set for release on March 13. In addition to three different versions of the song, the CD will include a non-album version of the “Just Push Play” track “Under My Skin” and the group’s song “Angel’s Eye,” which first appeared on last year’s “Charlie’s Angels” soundtrack (Columbia).

On Monday (3/5), America Online users can get a preview of “Just Push Play” by logging on and heading to keyword “Aerosmith.” AOL will broadcast the album in its entirety, along with bonus tracks, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, according to an announcement on Aerosmith’s official website.

Aerosmith was scheduled to mark the release of its new album with a special appearance at the Virgin Megastore in New York City’s Times Square on Tuesday night (3/6), but that plan has been scrapped due to the major snowstorm that is passing through the Northeast, according to a Columbia Records spokesperson.

Aerosmith’s last album was 1997’s “Nine Lives.” The disc debuted at No. 1, and has been certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Last month, the group’s 1980 release “Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits” was diamond-certified by the RIAA, signifying the shipment of 10 million copies since its release. The group is now credited with total U.S. sales of 59.5 million albums.

Aerosmith, whose self-titled debut was released in 1973, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 19.

* * *

Eve--a.k.a. Eve of Destruction, a.k.a. Jihan Jeffers--is back with her sophomore effort, “Scorpion” (Ruff Ryders/Interscope). Ruff Ryders’ premiere female member’s new disc is the follow-up to her 1999 debut, “First Lady of the Ruff Ryders.”

“Who’s That Girl?,” the first single from “Scorpion,” peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart last week, and is at No. 11 this week. The second single, “Let Me Blow Ya Mind,” has just been released to radio. The track features No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani, and was produced by Dr. Dre, according to Ruff Ryders Records.

To mark the release of “Scorpion,” Eve is scheduled to participate in an online chat at 360hiphop.com on Monday night (3/5) at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. She is also slated to appear on the BET channel’s “160 & Park” music video program on Tuesday (3/6).

* * *

Indigo Girl Amy Ray delivers her solo debut, "Stag," this week. Ray is releasing the disc on her own Daemon Records label, a not-for-profit outfit that she founded in 1990.

A limited-edition 7”-vinyl record will be offered at select retail outlets with the initial pressing of “Stag,” according to Daemon’s official website.

Ray is set to head out on tour in support of the new disc later this month.

* * *

Limp Bizkit guitarist and resident artiste Wes Borland drops “Duke Lion Fights the Terror” (Interscope) this week, the debut from his side project, BIGDumbFACE. The group launches a 24-date tour in support of the album on March 14.

* * *

Van Zant brothers Donnie (.38 Special) and Johnny (Lynyrd Skynyrd) reteam for “Van Zant II” (CMC International), the second release from their self-titled side-project, Van Zant.

The brothers, who did not tour in support of 1998’s “Brother to Brother,” are heading out on the road behind “Van Zant II” on the album’s release date.

* * *

“Unwind” (Universal), the sophomore project from Oleander, hits stores this week. The album is the follow-up to the group’s 1999, gold-certified debut, “February Son.”

* * *

Deborah Gibson--yes, the former ‘80s sensation known as Debbie--is back with “M.Y.O.B.,” released on her own Golden Egg Records label.

* * *

Delbert McClinton is back "Nothing Personal" (New West), his first studio album in three years. Click here to read LiveDaily’s recent interview with him.

* * *

Other new releases include: