Miley Releases 10th Studio Album Bass Persuades

The Evolution of Miley

The release of Bass Persuades marks a significant transition for the Pop superstar, who has officially dropped "Cyrus" from her professional branding. Miley Cyrus first announced the project on Sept. 1 following a series of cryptic teases, including a billboard and social media updates where she shortened her Instagram handle. This 10-track album serves as her first project with Atlantic Records after moving from Columbia earlier this year.

The album follows her 2025 release, Something Beautiful, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and her 2023 project Endless Summer Vacation, which featured the record-breaking hit "Flowers." Miley described the emotional weight of her new music during the announcement:

"Music takes hold of us. We feel it, sing it, sometimes dance to it, let it out and carry on. It is powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong."

— Miley

"Heart full, heartache, every part of life in between. That’s what the title means to me. Thank you for being a part of making my wildest dreams come true. I sincerely hope you love this album."

— Miley

Track Breakdown and Collaborations

Co-written and produced by Miley alongside Kid Harpoon, Maxx Morando, Michael Pollack, and The Monsters & Strangerz, the album balances dance-floor anthems with atmospheric ballads. The title track, "Bass Persuades," previously debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It features a synth-driven sound and a music video showcasing choreography through a city landscape. Other highlights include:

• "Aftermath": Recognized for its skipping trance beat and springy synths, featuring vocals that have been compared to Taylor Swift.

• "Innocent Ways": A conversation-starting track with an electroclash beat that explores Miley's relationship with her sister.

• "Let’s Get Married": The album's second single, which features a black-and-white music video and adoringly addresses her fiancé, Maxx Morando.

• "Different Religion": A collaboration with the Brooklyn-based post-punk quartet Model/Actriz, featuring an industrial-leaning "engine-revving guitar squall."

• "Neon Signs": A track featuring longtime collaborator Andrew Wyatt, utilizing an ABBA-like melody.

The album technically concludes with a remix of the title track, though the song "Snow" serves as the unofficial closer, ending with a disquieting, Depeche Mode-inspired low end.

Live Performances and Personal Context

To celebrate the release, Miley is scheduled to headline two rare performances at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Oct. 16 and 18. These shows will be her first major public performances since the 2022 Attention Tour. Model/Actriz will serve as the opening act for these dates.

The rollout of Bass Persuades has been marked by a period of personal loss for the singer. Earlier this month, her godmother and country music legend Dolly Parton passed away. Miley shared a tribute to the icon following the news:

"I have an angel by my side. I always have."

— Miley

New Music Friday Highlights

Miley's release leads a busy New Music Friday that includes several other major projects. Carly Rae Jepsen has released her eighth studio album, Day and Night, a 24-song double album that splits between daytime songwriting and sundown dance-pop. Other notable releases include:

• Rosé: The pop-rock track "New Trick," co-written with Amy Allen shortly after the May Met Gala.

• Riley Green: His fourth studio album, That’s Just Me, featuring the tracks "Beach Happy" and "Well Well Whiskey."

• Miranda Lambert: The country ballad "Two Things Can Be True" from her upcoming album Crisco.

• AZ Chike: His debut solo studio album, No Rest for the Wicked, featuring a creative team that includes Kendrick Lamar and Sounwave.

• Travis Scott: The track "RHYNO," a collaboration with Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo for the Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack.

• Kim Petras: A deluxe version of her third album, Detour (Rare N’ Deluxe), featuring the focus track "Autobahn."

• Rels B: The bossa nova-influenced project fill de la mar.

• Chucho Valdés: His first solo piano album in two decades, titled UNCUT.

Emerging artist Freya Skye also released "bad taste," a track she described as having a "playful, kind of sarcastic tone."

"'Bad Taste' is the first time I was a bit less serious. What meets the eye is a playful, kind of sarcastic tone that I’ve never gone into before."

— Freya Skye