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Linda Perry Documentary “Let It Die Here” Sets Hulu Premiere

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The documentary “Linda Perry: Let It Die Here” will premiere on Hulu on September 18, following a theatrical run and its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Don Hardy and produced by KTF Films, the movie traces the career of the songwriter, producer and 4 Non Blondes frontwoman, whose production and writing credits include Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Adele and Alicia Keys.

The film draws on years of access to Perry’s creative process, including interviews with Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Brandi Carlile, Sara Gilbert and Kate Hudson. According to the announcement, it has qualified for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and the film’s original song, “What Lies With You,” is under consideration for the Best Original Song Oscar. The distributor also cites a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and says reviewers at Rolling Stone, Billboard and The Wrap praised the film’s candor.

The Hulu debut arrives alongside Perry’s first solo album in more than 25 years, also titled “Let It Die Here.” The release follows a 2025 reunion for 4 Non Blondes, whose 1993 single “What’s Up” resurfaced via a TikTok mashup that the band says drew billions of views and led to a performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2026.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Beachwood Entertainment Collective.

Soprano Brandie Inez Sutton to Debut Solo Show at 54 Below This Fall

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Soprano Brandie Inez Sutton will make her debut at New York venue 54 Below with a one-woman concert titled “Miss Sutton, Live!” on October 8 and October 11. The show spans arias, art songs, spirituals, jazz, pop, classical selections, and Broadway and Disney standards, according to the announcement.

The evening features arrangements by and collaboration with music director Joseph Joubert, with Richard Jay-Alexander directing. Sutton, whose opera and concert work has drawn praise from The New York Times and Opera News according to the announcement, described the performance as a more personal show than her opera house appearances, offering audiences insight into her story alongside the music.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Gwendolyn Quinn Public Relations.

MusiMap Launches AI Music Intelligence Suite, Names Ty Roberts Chief Commercial Officer

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MusiMap, a B2B music intelligence company, has launched a new technology platform combining machine learning with human annotation to classify music by emotional, contextual and cultural attributes rather than traditional metadata. The company says the system can analyze tracks across more than 120 genres, 60 moods, 70 listening situations, 48 acoustic attributes and over 4,000 descriptive keywords in 12 languages.

The intelligence suite includes four products: MusiTag, which tags tracks with emotional and sonic attributes; MusiSearch, a tool for searching music by emotional profile; MusiProfile, which analyzes audience preferences; and MusiTrace, an audio fingerprinting tool for identification and royalty monitoring. According to the announcement, the technology is built on more than 40 years of research by musicologist Pierre Lebecque and was developed by an in-house team of more than 60 specialists.

Alongside the launch, MusiMap named Ty Roberts, co-founder of Gracenote and former chief technology officer at Universal Music Group, as its Chief Commercial Officer. The company also announced brand and music strategy agency Light On as its first customer for the new platform.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Jose Guariglia, fourthpillarpr.com.

Brit Floyd Sets 2027 ‘Animals 50’ Tour, Extends 2026 North American Trek

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Pink Floyd tribute act Brit Floyd has announced “Animals 50,” a 2027 tour marking the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s “Animals” album. The production, mounted by Palladium Entertainment, is set to run nearly three hours and will draw on material from “Animals” alongside catalogue staples such as “Time,” “Money,” “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2.”

The first announced leg covers more than 39 North American dates beginning February 23, 2027, at FirstOntario Concert Hall in Hamilton, Ontario, and running through the spring with stops including the New York area, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta and Miami. Additional North American and European dates are expected to be announced in the coming months. Tickets for the initial run go on sale September 18.

The new tour follows the final stretch of Brit Floyd’s 2026 outing, “The Moon, The Wall and Beyond,” which resumes September 18 and runs through late October with 123 dates in total. That tour, built around “The Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall,” coincides with the band’s 15th anniversary; according to the announcement, Brit Floyd has performed more than 1,600 shows worldwide since forming.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Marcee Rondan, sropr.com.

Daniel Pickard Sets Debut Album ‘Behaviour’ for October 23

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Daniel Pickard, the Coventry-raised, London-based singer-songwriter formerly of art-pop band Half Loon, will release his debut album, Behaviour, on October 23 via AWAL. The record features contributions from composer and violinist Owen Pallett, composer Michael Stein, and French artist Mahault, who guests on lead single “Heartbeats the Flaw.”

According to the announcement, Pickard began working on the 10-track album during the 2020 lockdown while staying with family in Coventry, using the period to connect with collaborators who had more availability at the time. The album was co-produced with Max Prior, with vocals recorded by mixer Eduardo De La Paz at producer Craig Silvey’s Kensal Rise studio, drums tracked at Hoxa HQ in West Hampstead, and mastering by Antoine Chabert in Paris.

Pickard describes the album as drawing on French pop, Italo disco and Serge Gainsbourg-style lyricism, with songs touching on settings including a Victorian gay brothel, a Sao Paulo airport, and a hotel afterparty. He previously fronted Half Loon alongside actor Charlie Heaton before the band split in 2017.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Vic Borlando.

Music Moves Europe Awards to Close Out at Reeperbahn Festival With Della, Glazyhaze and Ditter

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The Music Moves Europe Awards will close its 2026 edition at Reeperbahn Festival on September 18, with a showcase at Hamburg’s 25 Club featuring performances by 2026 winner Della and nominees Glazyhaze and Ditter. The event will be hosted by FluxFM radio presenter Diona Bathily, with European Commissioner Glenn Micallef attending as a special guest.

The Music Moves Europe Awards are the European Union’s annual prize recognizing emerging European artists, organized by ESNS and Reeperbahn Festival with backing from several European music industry organizations including IMPALA, Liveurope and Yourope. Past winners and nominees include Zaho de Sagazan, Stromae, Rosalía, Dua Lipa, girl in red and Hozier, according to the organizers.

The next round of nominees, for the 2027 awards, will be announced November 4 during Riga Music Week in Latvia, with winners to be revealed January 14, 2027 at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Nikki McNeill, globalpublicity.co.uk.

Oasis Set 2027 Stadium Tour, 38 Dates Across UK, Europe and US

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Oasis have announced a 2027 tour spanning 38 shows across the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and the United States, with Richard Ashcroft appearing as special guest at every date. Oasis Live ’27 will run from May through September 2027, including multiple nights in Glasgow, Manchester, Munich, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Boston, Las Vegas, Slane Castle and Knebworth. Aside from homecoming shows in Manchester, the itinerary avoids cities played on the band’s 2025 reunion tour.

Ticket access will run through a registration system rather than a general onsale, according to the announcement, with fans required to sign up by September 17 for a chance to receive a code for an allocated purchase window. US city-specific onsales are scheduled for September 25. The promoter says the process is intended to limit queuing and deter ticket touting. Standard prices are listed at $122.65 to $541.05 including fees and taxes.

The announcement follows Oasis’s 2025 reunion tour, which the band’s camp says drew more than 10 million registrants from 158 countries and generated an estimated £1 billion for the UK economy. The group also points to ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ overtaking Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as the UK’s best-selling studio album this year, and a Venice Film Festival premiere for the documentary ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.’

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Erika Thomas, LiveNation.com.

aespa Releases Solo Track Collection Amid World Tour’s Latin American Leg

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aespa has released “SYNK: COMPLæXITY – 2026 Special Digital Single,” a four-track collection featuring solo songs from each member: Karina’s “16 Bit,” Winter’s “Saddle Up,” Giselle’s “BYEB4HELLO” and Ningning’s “I Love You But I Gotta Let You Go.” The tracks were first performed during the Seoul dates of the group’s ongoing world tour and explore individual themes of identity, confidence and love, according to the announcement. Karina contributed lyrics to her track, while Giselle and Ningning are credited with writing and composition on their respective songs.

The release follows the Latin American leg of aespa’s 2026-27 world tour, which the group’s label says drew more than 21,000 fans in São Paulo — described as the largest audience for a fourth-generation K-pop girl group in Brazil — along with sold-out shows in Santiago, Lima and Mexico City. It marked aespa’s first tour stop in the region in three years, following earlier dates at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome and a sold-out show in Taipei.

The tour continues across North America this month with stops including UBS Arena, Capital One Arena and the Intuit Dome, before moving to Europe and the UK for dates running through February 2027.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Maya Sarin, LiveNation.com.

Ana Sky Signs On as Support for Westlife’s 25th Anniversary Tour

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Singer-songwriter Ana Sky will serve as direct support on Westlife’s 25th Anniversary UK & European Tour, according to an announcement from her publicist. The arena run kicks off September 29 in Aberdeen and includes stops at London’s O2 Arena, Manchester’s Co-op Live, Glasgow, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Cologne and Zurich.

The tour follows the release of Ana Sky’s debut EP, “Prologue,” this summer, led by single “Bad Guys” and featuring tracks “King of Hearts,” “LSR” and “Blvd Dreams.” Her team says “King of Hearts” reached No. 1 on the UK Pop Chart and the iTunes UK Main Chart. She has previously supported Jesse McCartney on his U.S. Weightless Tour and toured the UK and Europe with Leah Kate.

According to the announcement, Ana Sky’s earlier single “Loving You Is Hard” drew more than 2 million views and helped support a sold-out U.S. tour with McCartney. She has worked with producer AC Burrell, whose credits include Beyoncé and Lady Gaga.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Anderson Group Public Relations.

Gibson Custom Adds Koa-Bodied SJ-200 and Hummingbird Models

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Gibson Custom has introduced the SJ-200 Elegant Koa and Hummingbird Elegant Koa, two new additions to its Artisan Series acoustic line finished in Honey Burst. Both models are handcrafted at Gibson Acoustic’s Bozeman, Montana facility and pair koa back and sides with AAA Sitka spruce tops, according to the company.

The SJ-200 Elegant Koa features a rosewood two-bar moustache bridge with abalone inlays, a mahogany neck, bound rosewood fretboard, and L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics. The Hummingbird Elegant Koa carries a rosewood belly-up bridge, the model’s traditional floral pickguard artwork with added gold and silver-foil detailing, and L.R. Baggs VTC electronics. Both guitars include a mahogany neck, TUSQ hardware, gold-plated Grover Rotomatic tuners, and a Gibson Custom hardshell case.

The instruments will be sold worldwide through authorized Gibson dealers, Gibson Garage locations in Nashville, London and Miami, and Gibson.com, the company said.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Libby Coffey, primeprgroup.com.