Gorillaz have opened House of Kong, an immersive exhibition and pop-up shop, at the Agger Fish Building in Brooklyn Navy Yard, running September 1-28. The launch precedes the band’s September 29 headline date at Madison Square Garden, which the band describes as sold out.

The exhibition traces the band’s history from their 2001 debut single “Tomorrow Comes Today” through this year’s album The Mountain, according to the announcement. The space also displays the 1969 Chevy Camaro featured in the “Stylo” video and houses a gift shop selling exclusive merchandise, including a capsule collection tied to The Mountain, apparel, and collectibles spanning the band’s catalog. Entry to the shop is free; exhibition tickets require advance reservation.

The Brooklyn engagement kicks off a North American tour that runs through October, with stops including Orlando, Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles before wrapping in Seattle on October 31. Stephen Gallagher’s studio SWEAR, which has served as creative director for Gorillaz live shows since 2018, produced the exhibition.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Jillian Condran, nastylittleman.com.

Finnish hardcore band Äpärät has released a new EP, Kun maailma palaa (As the World Burns), marking its first new recordings in six years. The five-track release includes three new songs and two re-recorded early tracks originally issued on Propaganda Records’ Hardcore ’83 compilation.

Founded in 1981, Äpärät will mark 45 years as a band next year. The group says the new EP ranks among the strongest in its catalog, with vocalist Ipe, now in his sixties, revisiting lyrics he wrote at 15. The EP is dedicated to the band’s late original guitarist, Saikki, who also played bass in Fishfaces.

The band has toured extensively outside Finland over the past decade, including dates in Central Europe, Mexico and the British Isles, and plans to return to the UK early next year. Kun maailma palaa is also being released on 10-inch vinyl, available at shows and later through record stores.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Juha Juoni, presshopper.fi.

Fort Worth-based country-soul singer-songwriter Dolan has released “Superhero,” a single inspired by friends whose young son underwent cancer treatment. According to the announcement, all net proceeds from Bandcamp purchases of the track from Sept. 1-30 will go to Cook Children’s Health Foundation’s Erase Kid Cancer initiative, timed to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The song, written by Andrew James Dolan and Robert Dale Alley, is framed as a parent’s bedtime reassurance to a child facing treatment, with imagery of doctors and loved ones as teammates. It was produced by Chris Sligh, who also played percussion, strings, bass and keyboards, with Dolan on acoustic guitar, mixing by Kevin Stokley and mastering by Sam Moses.

Dolan, who grew up singing gospel in West Tennessee and is now based in Fort Worth, has built his catalog around themes of fatherhood, adoption and mental health. The release is being promoted as part of a broader call for listeners to donate and share the track during the campaign.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Christy Walker-Watkins, 3on.e2ma.net.

Maugerville, New Brunswick roots rock band Engage has won Bronze for Band Single of the Year at the International Singer Songwriters Association Awards for its single “Unbattered,” the lead track from the group’s upcoming album ‘The Master Plan,’ according to the announcement. The band also picked up six nominations at the ISSA Awards and five at the 12th Annual Josie Music Awards, whose ceremony is scheduled for September 20 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Frontwoman Carla Bonnell received four individual ISSA nominations, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Sound Engineer of the Year, the latter tied to her work engineering “Unbattered” under the mentorship of Jim Zolis of Zolis Audio, who handled the mix and master. Bonnell was also recently inducted into the New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame, with a gala planned for October 17 in Fredericton. Bandmate Rick Bartlett separately won Best Male Artist/Vocalist at the Itisnow Radio 2026 Music Awards this spring.

Formed in 2020, Engage previously earned a Bronze Award for its debut album ‘The Time Has Come’ at the ISSA Awards and nominations for its follow-up EP ‘Master Plan: Side “EH.”‘ The band, which also includes Vernon Daigle on bass and Greg Mansfield on drums, says it has already recorded three tracks for a planned third studio album.

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

Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark released her new single “For You,” also known in Inuktitut as “Igvit,” on September 8. The track is the lead single from her forthcoming EP “Disco Ball” and marks the first time she has adapted a personal poem into a song. Aglukark wrote the original poem in 2022 and developed it into the recording with longtime producer Chad Irschick, the Inuksuk Drum Dancers from Nunavut, Julianne Peters (Sweleyén) of the Tsq’éscen’ First Nation, and choral input from Inuk composer Deantha Edmunds.

According to the announcement, a portion of proceeds from the single will benefit The Orange Shirt Society and Aglukark’s own Arctic Rose Foundation, which supports Indigenous youth arts programming in the North. The Ontario Arts Council and collaborator Mary Piercey-Lewis supported sessions recorded in both Toronto and Iqaluit.

Aglukark, an Officer of the Order of Canada and three-time Juno winner, became the first Inuk artist to reach the Canadian Top 40 with 1995’s “O Siem.” She has a busy touring calendar ahead, including the Together for Nature tour with Terra Lightfoot in Ontario this September, a 30th-anniversary run tied to her album “This Child,” and her holiday production “Upinnaq: A Beautiful Christmas,” which plays multiple Ontario venues from November through early December.

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

TCU Press will release “Brother Al Stricklin Now: Memories of a Texas Playboy” on October 13, written by David Stricklin, son of Alton “Brother Al” Stricklin, the original piano player for Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. The book draws on family interviews and unpublished tape recordings to chronicle Stricklin’s career with the Western swing pioneers and his later-life rediscovery by a younger generation of fans.

According to the publisher, the memoir covers Stricklin’s early years, the formation of the Texas Playboys’ sound at Tulsa radio station KVOO in 1935, and anecdotes involving figures such as W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel and the Light Crust Doughboys. It also recounts a 1974 appearance at Austin’s Ritz Theater, where Asleep at the Wheel invited Stricklin onstage decades after his run with Wills, an event the author says reintroduced his father to live audiences.

David Stricklin, a historian with a Ph.D. from Tulane University, previously directed the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies and serves on the board of the Bob Wills Heritage Foundation. The 220-page hardcover is part of TCU Press’s Texas Music Series and will be distributed by Longleaf Services.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Shannon Houchin, cisionone.cision.com.

London, Ontario singer-songwriter Stephen Ingram has released “Leaving Song,” the second single from his upcoming sophomore album ‘Silly Things,’ due September 25. The track follows lead single “Sour Candy” and explores Ingram’s relationship with Hamilton, the city where he grew up before relocating to London, Ontario.

The song is built around Ingram’s banjo, with contributions from Peter Karle on acoustic guitar, Aidan Wasse on bass, Anna Grigg on cello, Mark Swan on drums and Jesse Grandmont on mandolin. It was co-produced by Ingram and Dean Nelson, who also mixed the track, with mastering by Kristian Montano.

‘Silly Things’ was written and recorded in London, Ontario, and according to the announcement took shape after Ingram received an ADHD diagnosis, with the album exploring how that has shaped his daily life and past experiences. Ingram, a graduate of Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music who has worked primarily in live theatre as a music director and performer, released his debut album ‘Fridge Magnet Symphony’ in 2023. He will hold an album release show at XUUX Artists in London, Ontario on September 26.

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

The Who will reissue their 1975 album “The Who By Numbers” on October 30 as a super deluxe edition marking the record’s 50th anniversary. The set is being released in multiple configurations, including a 5CD/1 Blu-ray box, a 3LP set, a 2CD edition and limited colored vinyl, and is available for pre-order now.

According to the announcement, the deluxe package includes 92 previously unreleased tracks and mixes, new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo mixes by Pete Townshend, 11 of Townshend’s original demos, tracking sessions from Ramport and Shepperton studios, and a 100-page hardback book with photos, memorabilia and new essays from Townshend and Who historian Andy Neill. The Blu-ray also features a previously unreleased full concert filmed at Metropolitan Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, from December 6, 1975, along with what the announcement describes as the fullest version yet released of the band’s 1976 Vetch Field concert in Swansea, Wales.

“The Who By Numbers,” produced by Glyn Johns, was the band’s seventh studio album and reached No. 8 on the Billboard chart and No. 7 in the U.K., driven in part by the single “Squeeze Box.” The reissue arrives as the band’s last archival tour material featuring drummer Keith Moon, who died in 1978.

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

Miley Cyrus has announced her tenth studio album, “Bass Persuades,” due September 18 via Atlantic Records. The announcement comes alongside plans for two headline shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 16 and 18, marking her return to live performance.

Presale tickets for the Hollywood Bowl dates begin September 8 with an American Express presale, followed by an artist presale on September 9 and general public tickets on September 10 through Ticketmaster. The shows will also be available through Spotify’s new Reserved program, which sets aside tickets for eligible Premium subscribers identified as top fans ahead of the general on-sale.

The rollout follows a Miley-guest-edited issue of Wonderland Magazine, photographed by Mario Sorrenti, with visual direction for the new album era created by photographer Mert Alas. Live Nation-Hewitt Silva, the exclusive promoter for non-classical concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, is producing the shows.

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