Now That's What I Call Music! 71 was released on August 2, 2019. The album is the seventy-first edition of the (U.S.) Now series. It peaked at number 1, 2, 7 and 15 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. The compilation includes four songs which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: "Sucker", "bad guy", "Old Town Road" & "Someone You Loved".
The cover is inspired by the NOW 119 UK cover released in 2024.