Composer and conductor Jennifer Jolley, chair of the music department at Lehman College, has opened the 2026-27 academic year with a string of premieres, commissions and residencies, according to the announcement. The Florida State University Wind Ensemble recently gave the world premiere of her piece “The Space Coast,” written for wind ensemble and soprano, which previews material from her forthcoming opera “Spacewalk,” based on the story of the first all-female spacewalk.

Jolley is developing two new commissions, including a project with hornist Steven Cohen and tubist Genevieve Clarkson, and recently taught at the Composer’s Sandbox Summer Intensive at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where participants worked with members of Eighth Blackbird. Her upcoming schedule includes a residency at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute, a guest composer appearance at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s NuMu ’27 festival in March 2027, and faculty duties at the Alba Music Festival Composition Program in Italy in May 2027, followed by a premiere in Miami that June.

At Lehman College, Jolley has been named a CUNY Summer 2026 Archives & Open Knowledge Faculty Fellow and will work on digitally encoding the Deborah Pacini Hernandez Music Collection, continuing archival preservation research she began as a 2023 Fulbright Scholar in Egypt.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Skylar Peterson, tempo-comms.com.

Gibson has released a limited-edition collection of Flying V guitars marking the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, alongside a new line of apparel, accessories and collectibles. The “Flying Five” guitars draw on the Heartbreakers’ logo from the band’s 1976 self-titled debut and come in five gloss nitrocellulose finishes: Gainesville Gold, Graphite Metallic, Heartbreaker Red, Pearl White Metallic and Pelham Blue. According to Gibson, only 50 guitars will be produced in each finish, for a worldwide total of 250.

The instruments feature a mahogany Flying V body and neck, a rosewood fretboard, 70s Tribute humbucker pickups, and a reproduction of Tom Petty’s signature on the headstock, according to the announcement. They are available now through Gibson Garage locations and Gibson.com.

Adria Petty said the Flying V’s role in the band’s onstage imagery made the collaboration a natural fit, while Gibson Chief Marketing Officer Beth Heidt said the collection honors the band’s legacy for longtime fans and new listeners alike. The launch coincides with a broader anniversary campaign from the Tom Petty estate, including the Nov. 6 release of the box set “Origins 1971-1978,” which compiles rare, live and previously unreleased recordings from Petty’s early career.

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

Cleo Sol has announced the Gentlewoman Tour, her first-ever headline tour and first North American arena run, promoted by Live Nation. The trek follows the August 2026 release of her fifth studio album, “Gentlewoman.”

The tour opens April 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York, marking her arena debut in the city following three sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall last March, according to the announcement. The run continues through Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles before closing May 1 at Oakland Arena. The Los Angeles stop at the Kia Forum will be her second headline show in the city, following what the announcement describes as a sold-out performance at the Hollywood Bowl in April 2025.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, October 22 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. The tour includes debut performances in Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta and Oakland.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Genesis Salazar, LiveNation.com.

The Tom Petty Estate and UMe have released a music video for a newly extended and remixed version of “Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It),” timed to what would have been Petty’s 76th birthday. Directed by Alan Bibby, who also made the “Wildflowers” video, the clip reworks footage from the Heartbreakers’ 1978 appearance on the BBC’s The Old Grey Whistle Test, which the band’s label describes as a breakthrough UK performance.

The track is part of Origins 1971-1978, a box set marking the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, due November 6 via UMe. The collection remixes the band’s self-titled 1976 debut and 1978 follow-up You’re Gonna Get It! from the original multitrack tapes, with longtime producer Ryan Ulyate overseeing the new mixes. It will be available in 5LP, 4CD and deluxe configurations, each including a Blu-ray and DVD, along with an 88-page fanzine featuring liner notes from David Fricke and Bud Scoppa.

The set also includes previously unreleased material such as the album No Sleep Til L.A., a KSAN-FM radio broadcast from 1977 featuring Al Kooper, and a collection of early solo recordings Petty made before forming the Heartbreakers. The release follows other recent 50th-anniversary activities from the estate, including a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to the band at the Americana Awards and a photo exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in Los Angeles.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Tim Plumley.

A Million Reasons, described as the final completed studio album from outlaw country artist David Allan Coe, is now available via F3 Entertainment/Symphonic. The 11-track collection was recorded in 2017 through Average Joes Entertainment, spearheaded by Colt Ford, with production from Noah Gordon and Lex Lipsitz, according to the announcement.

Nashville artist Whey Jennings has released his sophomore album, Baptized By Fire, through Dirt Rock Empire. The album includes co-writes with Jim “Moose” Brown and Tyler Booth, and features a second duet with Karen Waldrup, the announcement said.

Also announced: John PayCheck’s third studio album, Better Plan, arrives digitally Nov. 27 via HorseBite Entertainment, produced by Bill McDermott and written largely with Scott Gabbey. Waylon Hanel is set to release the EP Price of Smokes on CDX Records the same day, produced by Ken Royster.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Jason W. Ashcraft / JWA Media, jwamedia.com.

Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based artist Nicole Simone has released her debut full-length album, Circles, via Soul Spazm. The singer-songwriter, who splits her time between the two cities, made the record while dealing with the Los Angeles wildfires, which forced her to evacuate and spend a month in Arizona.

According to the announcement, Circles explores themes of liminality across relationships and places, with cities including London, Barcelona and Los Angeles figuring into the songwriting. The title track, written at her kitchen counter, became the album’s anchor point, and Simone says the record marks less a reinvention than a return to her artistic identity. Standout tracks include “Chateau,” inspired by a view of the Chateau Marmont from her apartment roof and described as an homage to Interpol and The Strokes, and “Suit Undone,” which nods to Crowded House.

The album was produced by Billy Lefler and tracked at Death Star Records, with live drumming and vintage instrumentation. Simone’s dog Indie, a rescue from the charity she founded, Redemption Paws, was present for every recording session and died the week the album was released. Outside of music, Simone is also a filmmaker and writer, and Redemption Paws says it has rescued more than 4,000 dogs and contributed to changes in Canadian federal animal welfare law.

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