Miley Cyrus Teases Her 10th Album With a Mononymous Name Change, Red Imagery and Promises of Love Songs Shaped by Her Life and Relationship With Maxx Morando
LOS ANGELES, CA — Miley Cyrus appears to be opening a new music chapter, and she is doing it with a stripped-down identity. After releasing Something Beautiful more than a year ago, she posted a new photo on Aug. 31 and signed it simply “Miley.”
She also changed her Instagram handle to match, signaling that the pop star is now presenting herself mononymously. The image, shot in an animal-free fur coat from Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, came as fans began piecing together clues about what may become her 10th album.
Cyrus has not officially announced the project yet, but the late-August post and earlier comments in interviews have made it clear that a rollout is underway.
Cyrus says the record is built around love, but not in a simple way
In a July conversation with Wonderland, Cyrus said the new songs will include love songs, though she stressed that the album is meant to explore love as something layered and hard to reduce to one feeling. She described it as a romantic thread running through the project, while also tying it to her personal growth.
She said the record reflects where she is in life and that a “peaceful kind of love” has followed her across her last three albums. That, she explained, includes self-love as much as the love she shares with someone else. Cyrus said her relationship with herself has changed the way she experiences every other relationship around her.
When asked about love more broadly, she called it dynamic and complex, saying it does not need to be overanalyzed. In her view, it is something deeply felt, almost instinctive, and best understood as a physical rather than purely intellectual experience.
Ten songs, a red palette and a carefully planned visual direction
Cyrus also gave a few concrete details about how the album came together. She said she began the process with 10 songs in mind and stayed committed to that number throughout, which helped keep the project focused. Rather than feeling overworked, she said the record unfolded naturally and without forcing the process.
She noted that she already knew important pieces of the concept before she finished the music. Red, she said, would be the album’s color, and she pictured herself in a leather hat as part of the visual frame. For Cyrus, collaboration meant bringing in trusted people who could help turn her ideas into something more complete.
That early imagery has already started to surface publicly. Fans posted billboards showing the first red teaser image on Aug. 24, before the singer’s tribute to her godmother, Dolly Parton, after Parton died on Aug. 25.
What the Dolly Parton tribute could mean for the rollout
It is not yet clear whether the album will include any direct tribute to Parton, though Cyrus’ comments suggest the loss may shape how she approaches the project emotionally. In her tribute, she said Parton would have wanted her to turn difficult feelings into music and keep going with strength.
Cyrus also wrote that some of their most meaningful moments were private, and she chose to keep them that way. She added that one of their last conversations centered on music and metamorphosis, a word that fits the transformation she seems to be signaling now.
For fans, the clues point to a new era that is both visually precise and personally grounded. Cyrus has not set a release date or revealed the album title, but the name change, the red teaser campaign and her recent interviews all suggest that the next phase is already in motion.
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