Icon is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by American alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band, Hole

Hole (band)

Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...

, due to be released in 2011.

Background and history

Icon is due to be the band's first greatest hits collection and second compilation album, next to 1997's My Body, the Hand Grenade

My Body, the Hand Grenade

My Body, the Hand Grenade is a compilation album by alternative rock band Hole that includes b-sides, demo recordings, live songs, and other rarities and unreleased tracks by the band...

. The album is part of the Icon series launched by Universal Music Enterprises

Universal Music Enterprises

Universal Music Enterprises, a.k.a. UMe is the catalogue division of Universal Music Group. It includes Hip-O Records, Universal Chronicles and UM3 ....

, which featured greatest hits releases "from 30 major artists spanning rock, pop, R&B and country."

The album is due to feature 12 tracks, from "signature tunes and fan favorites."