Gorillaz is a music group.
Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett . The band 's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band . The band 's third studio album , Plastic Beach , was released in March 2010 . After a six-year hiatus , Gorillaz announced their fifth studio album Humanz , which was released on 28 April 2017 .