The David Bowie estate has launched Bowie80, a series of events, retail partnerships and exhibitions marking the late artist’s 80th birthday year in 2027. The campaign, unveiled via a dedicated site, bowie80.davidbowie.com, kicks off with a partnership with Nordstrom featuring limited-edition fashion collections from designers including Undercover, Marc Jacobs, Paul Smith and AllSaints, sold in Seattle, New York and Chicago flagship stores and online.

Additional initiatives include a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame retail pop-up and fan activations in Cleveland, a photography exhibition titled Strange Fascination opening in New York and West Hollywood via Morrison Hotel Gallery, and a new symphonic concert production called Bowie (breaking) Glass combining Bowie’s recordings with the music of Philip Glass, premiering in Copenhagen in spring 2027. The immersive show David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, currently running at London’s Lightroom, will expand to Manchester, Brighton and Hamburg next year.

Other planned activity includes new merchandise lines through Perryscope Productions and apparel licensees such as Rowdy Sprout, Roots of Fight and Girl Skateboards, as well as a V&A touring exhibition of artifacts from Bowie’s archive beginning in Dundee before moving to Blackpool and other venues through 2029. Organizers say further announcements are expected throughout 2026 and 2027.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Steve Martin, nastylittleman.com.

New York indie-pop duo SUM SUN will release their debut album, Rendezvous, on December 4. The band, made up of Nick Benton and Ilan Pomerance, has released a string of singles over the past year ahead of the full-length, according to the announcement.

The duo also released the album’s title track and an accompanying video, directed by Camille DZY and Rowan Cassandra Lin. The band said the song reflects the rush of a budding attraction, and described the album as their clearest statement yet of the project’s identity.

SUM SUN completed their first nationwide tour this year as support for The Strike, with stops including Chicago, Washington D.C. and New York. According to the duo’s bio, they have amassed more than 25 million streams in three years and received editorial playlist support from Spotify. The act says new tour dates will be announced soon.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Madi Florence.

FLO has announced a 2027 tour across North America, the UK and Europe in support of its sophomore album, “Therapy At The Club,” promoted by Live Nation. The trek kicks off January 22 in Seattle and includes 17 North American dates before moving to Europe in March, with stops in Cologne, Amsterdam and Paris. The British R&B trio will close the run with its first headline arena show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on March 12, following a date at Manchester’s O2 Apollo.

North American highlights include New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater and Washington D.C.’s The Anthem. According to the announcement, the run marks the biggest U.S. headline tour by a British girl group in nearly two decades.

The tour follows FLO’s first headline run through Asia and a remix project with producer Honey Dijon. The group says “Therapy At The Club” gave them their second consecutive UK top five album, following their 2024 debut “Access All Areas,” which reached No. 3. Artist presale begins October 7, with general on-sale starting October 9.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Avery Robinson, LiveNation.com.

Albanian pop singer Bleona is re-recording and reimagining 20 songs from her Albanian-language catalog across two planned visual albums, starting with “ERA,” a reworked version of one of her original tracks, according to the announcement. The catalog had previously been removed from digital platforms by the singer herself as she sought to relaunch her career for English-language audiences, a decision the new project aims to partially reverse.

Alongside the catalog revival, Bleona is releasing new English-language singles, including “RIDE IT” and “BOY GONE BAD,” with an EP produced by Timbaland said to be forthcoming. Her publicist frames the move as part of a broader reconciliation between her earlier career in Albania, where she released eight albums and built a large following, and her current push into the U.S. market.

Bleona’s representatives cite a past No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart, acting roles alongside Nicolas Cage and Aaron Eckhart, and upcoming fashion campaigns and magazine covers as part of her broader public profile. The PR pitch positions the catalog project within a wider industry conversation about artists revisiting ownership and control of their own musical legacies.

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

Doja Cat launched the North American leg of her Tour Ma Vie World Tour over the weekend with shows in Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis, opening each set with “Cards” and performing material from her 2025 album Vie alongside catalog hits including “Paint the Town Red,” “Agora Hills” and “Say So.” Rapper Latto is supporting on all North American dates, performing songs from her album Big Mama along with earlier hits.

The tour began last fall in Auckland and has since played Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, and stops across Europe. The North American run continues October 6 in Kansas City and is scheduled to move through Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other cities before concluding December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

According to the announcement, the trek marks Doja Cat’s largest tour to date and her first as a headliner across multiple global regions, including North America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Latin America.

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

Men Without Hats are launching the “You Can Dance If You Want Tour” in support of their new album ‘On the Moon,’ out now. The trek begins Nov. 27 in Mount Dora, Florida, and runs through the U.S. East Coast and Midwest in December, with a New Year’s Eve stop in Palm Springs before crossing Canada in January and February 2027 and continuing to Australia in May.

The Montreal New Wave band, known for “The Safety Dance” and “Pop Goes the World,” is fronted by founding member Ivan Doroschuk, with current members Sahara Sloan, Sho Murray and Adrian White. ‘On the Moon’ was recorded with producer Brian Howes across sessions in the Comox Valley and Victoria, British Columbia, with mixing by Mark Needham and mastering by Howie Weinberg. The album’s lead single, “I Love The ’80s,” has drawn more than 1.5 million YouTube views, according to the announcement.

The tour includes guest appearances from fellow Canadian New Wave acts The Spoons on Western Canadian dates and Carole Pope on Ontario dates. The band says its catalog has drawn more than 31 million YouTube views and 11 million Spotify listeners worldwide.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.