Latin pop artist VALÉ has released her project “La Danza del Despertar,” led by the single “Entero.” The singer describes the release, which leans further into her Spanish-language roots, as her most vulnerable work to date. The project arrives with a video and a short film directed by Tony San Lorenzo, due October 5, and precedes VALÉ’s first headlining tour of North America this fall.

Rising pop artist Mergui has released “Spotlight,” the lead single from his forthcoming EP “Gut Feeling,” set for release November 20. The track was produced by Jesse Shatkin, known for his work with Sia and Charlie Puth, with creative direction from Austin Cieszko. According to the announcement, the EP traces the stages of a relationship from first attraction onward.

Indie-folk artist Bridey Costello has released “Impossible,” a song addressing the reassessment of past relationship patterns, accompanied by an official video and a live performance clip. Costello will join Taylor Bickett’s U.S. tour this fall as support.

Country artist Tyce Delk has released a live piano version of “Up There Down Here,” a ballad about grief co-written with Billy Dawson and Jonathan Hutcherson, following fan requests after the original version’s YouTube debut in September. Delk is currently touring 21 venues nationwide. Separately, TJ Minor has released “Paranoia,” co-written with Matthew Marino and produced by Kodeblooded, and will support Jady on select North American tour dates before a showcase at Revolver in Los Angeles on October 27.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Black Box | Alex Nesi, blackbox.la.

Raleigh, North Carolina indie/alternative rock band Harvey Street has released a new single, “Anywhere,” on all streaming platforms. The track was recorded at Waylon Jennings’ studio in Nashville and precedes a full-length album the band plans to release next year.

The release comes amid an active touring stretch for the five-piece, which according to the band has sold more than 20,000 tickets across 84 headline shows in 42 markets and 22 states, including what the band describes as more than 15 sold-out markets. The group has also opened for acts including Flipturn, Daniel Donato, Moon Taxi and Futurebirds, and reports more than 200,000 monthly Spotify listeners and over 15 million streams across platforms in the past year.

Harvey Street recently signed with Deep South Management and has upcoming tour dates in North Carolina and South Carolina through early December.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Sarah (faccipr.com).

Charleston, S.C. indie rock band Five Door Sedan has released its new album, Objects In the Mirror, now available on streaming platforms. The band recorded the album with producer Matt Zutell at Coast Records in Charleston.

According to the band, the record marks the first album written collaboratively by its current four-member lineup, following years of touring and writing together. The band says the songs do not follow a single concept, touching on topics including addiction, isolation, writer’s block and nights out with friends.

Five Door Sedan has shared bills with acts including Rome of Sublime with Rome, The 502’s, Penelope Road and Wim Tapley & The Cannons, and the band says it sold out a hometown headline show in Charleston earlier this year. In support of the new album, the band kicked off a run of shows with an Oct. 2 release show in Charleston, with additional dates set for Gainesville, Fla., Richmond, Va., and Charlotte, N.C. through November.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Sarah (faccipr.com).

Arista Records singer-songwriter Chelsea Jordan has released a new single, “worst case,” ahead of her debut performance at Austin City Limits on October 11. The song, which Jordan says is inspired by a real-life experience of impulsively flying to meet someone she had recently met, centers on themes of spontaneity and trusting one’s instincts.

The release follows Jordan’s early 2026 EP “better late than not at all,” which included the single “picky choosy,” said by the label to have surpassed 6 million streams. Jordan signed with Arista Records in November 2025 and released her major-label debut single “level out” that month. Her earlier track “halfwaythru” has drawn more than 10 million Spotify streams, according to the announcement, and has appeared on playlists including Spotify’s Pop Rising and Fresh Finds.

Jordan, a Baltimore native who studied at USC’s Thornton School of Music, built an early following on TikTok before transitioning to music full time. She was named one of Hypebae’s artists to watch in 2026 and has appeared in campaigns for Adidas, Guess, Coach and Miu Miu. Her Austin City Limits appearance will mark her first festival performance, following tour dates earlier this year supporting Ruel.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Kelsey Hession, aristarecordings.com.

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Bennett Woolsey has released his new single “Milan,” available now on streaming platforms. The track is the fourth single from a forthcoming EP due later this year and addresses long-distance relationships, according to the announcement.

“Milan” follows previous singles “Chevy Chase,” “Cigarettes & Alcohol” and “Spirit Wine.” Woolsey wrote all the songs on the upcoming EP himself, which the announcement describes as his most personal project to date, touching on themes of nostalgia, independence and early-adulthood transitions.

Woolsey previously fronted indie rock band Brookside, whose single “Jimmy the Chameleon” has drawn more than 12 million streams, according to the announcement. He also recently collaborated with artist Maryjo on the duet “Used to You” before turning his focus to a solo career blending Americana and indie influences.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Sarah (faccipr.com).

Nashville label True Source Entertainment will release Joshua Caleb Smith’s single “Innocent Criminals” on October 16, with an accompanying music video out October 2. The video is built from archival and news footage addressing ICE raids and conditions inside immigration detention facilities, according to the announcement.

According to the label, the video draws on reporting from outlets including PBS News, Bloomberg, NBC News, CGTN America, Nashville Noticias, This American Life and L.A. TACO, as well as public statements from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The announcement says the footage includes coverage of deaths in ICE custody and allegations of poor conditions at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, which is operated by CoreCivic; CoreCivic has denied those allegations.

Smith, described in the announcement as a Nashville-based musician and Emmy-nominated, Billboard-credited artist, says he wrote the song after observing what he characterizes as a pattern of unlawful arrests and mistreatment. He frames the project as a call for public attention and shared civic responsibility rather than a partisan statement.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Sarah (faccipr.com).

The Smashing Pumpkins will release a 30th anniversary reissue of their 1996 collection “The Aeroplane Flies High” via UMe on December 18. The set, which compiles expanded editions of the five singles from “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” along with B-sides, rarities and covers of the Cars, Blondie and the Cure, will be available as a standard five-LP set and a limited-edition color vinyl set. It marks the album’s first vinyl pressing since 2013.

The band has also reissued 1994’s “Pisces Iscariot” and 1998’s “Adore” on vinyl, alongside a new retail-exclusive greatest-hits set called “Absolute Zeros” covering the band’s Virgin Records era. According to the announcement, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” has been newly certified 11x platinum by the RIAA, while “Siamese Dream” has reached 7x platinum.

The reissue campaign coincides with the band’s Rats in a Cage tour, which began September 30 in Columbus, Ohio, and runs through mid-November across North America. The shows feature two sets: one centered on “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” and another spanning the band’s catalog. The tour follows a string of recent band activity, including a 25th anniversary reissue of “Machina/The Machines of God” and a 2024 studio album, “Aghori Mhori Mei.”

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Meg McLean Corso | UMe.

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators have released the single and music video for “Flying Blind,” the title track from the band’s fifth studio album, due Feb. 26, 2027, via Gibson Records. The 12-track record was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette and recorded largely live at Studio Barbarosa in Florida, with the band completing most of the sessions in roughly a week, according to the announcement. The lineup includes Slash on guitar and pedal steel, Myles Kennedy on vocals, Todd Kerns on bass, Brent Fitz on drums and Frank Sidoris on rhythm guitar.

The band says the title track came together quickly during pre-production rehearsals, built around a riff Slash introduced on the spot. The accompanying video was shot at The Viper Room in Los Angeles and directed by John Harvatine IV. The album follows 2022’s “4” and marks the group’s first full-length release since then.

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators have also announced the Flying Blind World Tour 2027, starting in Latin America in April before moving to North America on April 23 and continuing through the U.K. and Europe. North American dates include two nights at The Wiltern in Los Angeles and stops at New York’s Beacon Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Boston’s Citizens House of Blues and Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium. General ticket sales begin Oct. 9, with early access available through a separate sign-up. In conjunction with the release, the band has partnered with Fandiem on a sweepstakes benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offering a trip to meet Slash backstage at a show in Cardiff, Wales.

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

Dylan Gossett has announced U.S. headline tour dates for spring 2027, dubbed “The Ramblin’ Tour,” following the release of his sophomore album, “Ramblin’,” via Big Loud Texas/Mercury Records. Tickets go on sale to the public October 6, with artist and Citi presales beginning October 5.

The Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter is currently on a co-headlining tour with Charles Wesley Godwin through the end of October, and has recently supported Mumford & Sons and The Red Clay Strays. Gossett is also booked for the 2027 Stagecoach festival and plans headline runs across Australia and New Zealand this fall, followed by Europe and the U.K. early next year.

Gossett’s 2025 debut album, “Westward,” and breakout single “Coal” helped establish him as a rising figure in Texas country and Americana, with “Coal” certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA, according to the announcement. The label says Gossett has sold more than 200,000 headline tickets worldwide and amassed nearly 1.5 billion career streams.

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

Julien’s Auctions will host a press preview event on October 7 in Nashville featuring Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, ahead of an October 24 auction of items from his personal collection. The event, co-hosted with Scott Borchetta and Julian Raymond, will give media a look at highlights from the sale, including a custom 2004 Hamer “Five Neck” guitar that the auction house says is being offered publicly for the first time.

The Rick Nielsen Collection auction, spanning more than five decades of Cheap Trick history, will take place at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. Items up for sale include stage-played guitars, wardrobe and awards from Nielsen’s career. According to the announcement, a portion of the proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Michelle G./Missing Piece Group, missingpiecegroup.com.