Stevie Wonder has released a four-song EP of previously unreleased recordings from the sessions for “Songs in the Key of Life,” timed to the album’s 50th anniversary. The tracks — “It’s Easier,” “My Life Story of Love,” “I Can See the Sun In Late December” and “I’m Into Livin'” — were written and produced by Wonder and curated by him for this release, according to the announcement. The recordings were mixed for the EP by the album’s original engineers, John Fischbach and Gary O Adante (credited on the original LP as Gary Olazabal).

Musicians on the tracks include keyboardist Gregory Phillinganes, guitarists Michael Sembello and Ben Bridges, saxophonist Jim Horn, drummer Raymond Pounds and bassist Nathan Watts, along with background vocalists Shirley Brewer, Thelma Houston and Deniece Williams. “My Life Story of Love” was co-written with Susaye Greene, the former Supreme who also co-wrote Michael Jackson’s “I Can’t Help It” with Wonder.

The EP arrives alongside the “Songs in the Key of Life Performances – 50th Anniversary Tour,” promoted by Live Nation and produced by Wonder Productions. The European leg begins Oct. 13 at Utilita Arena Birmingham, with stops including Paris, Amsterdam and Dublin before UK dates in London, Manchester and Glasgow. The U.S. leg opens Nov. 19 at Madison Square Garden and closes Dec. 19 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, with Wonder performing the album in full.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Sujata Murthy.

Suzanne Vega will receive the 2026 Phoebe Jacobs Award from the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine (LACMM) at Mount Sinai, the organization announced. The honor will be presented October 13 at the Wonderful World Gala at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York, an annual fundraiser for the center’s music therapy programs.

The award is named for Phoebe Jacobs, Louis Armstrong’s longtime publicist and a co-founder of the Jazz Foundation of America, and recognizes artists whose work reflects music’s capacity to heal and connect, according to LACMM director Dr. Joanne Loewy. Vega, known for songs including “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner,” has released ten studio albums over a career spanning more than four decades, most recently 2025’s “Flying with Angels.”

Past recipients of the Phoebe Jacobs Award include Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, Paul Shaffer, Samara Joy, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Jackson Browne, Dionne Warwick and Jon Batiste, among others. This year’s gala will also introduce a new honor, the Sheila Jordan Trailblazer Award, recognizing leadership in the music and recording industries.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Carol Klenfner PR.

Sting has added two additional dates at Brooklyn Paramount as part of his “Sting 3.0” tour, expanding the venue run to eight shows, according to Live Nation. The new performances, on Nov. 20 and 21, join previously announced dates at the venue in November.

The additions are part of the tour’s fall North American leg, presented by Cherrytree Music Company and Live Nation, which kicks off in Vancouver on Oct. 5 before moving through Seattle, Minneapolis, Rockford, St. Louis, Nashville, Indianapolis, Montreal, Akron, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Wallingford, Brooklyn and Orlando. Sting is performing as a trio with longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, reworking his catalog in stripped-down arrangements.

The tour follows the release of Sting’s new single “I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)” on Cherrytree Music Company/Interscope Records, as well as a new live album, “Sting 3.0 Live,” out digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Tickets for the new Brooklyn dates go on sale to the general public Oct. 2, with a fan club presale beginning Sept. 29.

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

More than 70 motorcycles from Billy Joel’s personal collection will be sold without reserve at the inaugural Rétromobile New York Auctions, held by Gooding Christie’s at the Javits Center on November 20-21, according to the auction house. It marks the sale’s first major consignment.

The lineup spans marques including Ducati, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Triumph, Honda and Kawasaki. Highlights cited in the announcement include a 1978 Triumph T140 Bonneville, given to Joel by Madison Square Garden to mark his 150th sold-out show there, and a 1982 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica. Selected pieces will be on view at Christie’s Rockefeller Center from October 8-12 ahead of the sale.

Joel, a six-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, said in the announcement that he has enjoyed building the collection and that it is now someone else’s turn to use it. Proceeds from the auction are intended to benefit the Joel Foundation, according to the release.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Angela Montefinise, christies.com.

Australian indie-rock band Little Quirks will release their new album ‘She’s Wild’ on October 16, led by the single ‘Game Boy’. The New South Wales group describes the record as a darker and more rock-driven turn for the band, blending indie-rock, indie-pop, Americana and dream-pop, with themes centered on love, heartbreak and self-discovery in one’s twenties.

The band has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, according to the announcement, and has shared stages with acts including The Teskey Brothers, Frank Turner, The Lottery Winners and The Cat Empire. They have also performed at festivals such as Kendal Calling, Colours of Ostrava and Bluesfest.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Will (fifthelement.biz).

Linkin Park DJ and turntablist Joe Hahn spoke about the band’s new documentary, Unshatter, which he describes as a film centered on healing. The project arrives in theaters for a limited release on Sept. 30.

The documentary marks the latest chapter in the band’s ongoing story following the death of former frontman Chester Bennington and the group’s more recent return to activity.

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