Miley Cyrus Rebrands as Miley and Announces Bass Persuades, the Pop Star’s Next Album Arriving September 18 With Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Dates
LOS ANGELES, CA — Miley Cyrus is entering a new chapter under a simplified name: Miley. The pop star says her next album, Bass Persuades, arrives Sept. 18 through Atlantic, giving fans a fast follow-up to last year’s Something Beautiful.
The rollout includes cover art and a 10-song track list, plus a clear sense of the mood Cyrus wants attached to the record. In a post on social media, she described music as something that can take hold of listeners, move them to sing or dance, and carry them through both heartache and joy.
She said that emotional push is what the title means to her, signaling a project that aims to be as personal as it is glossy. For listeners, it marks another turn in a career that has kept shifting without slowing down.
A quick turn after Something Beautiful
Cyrus has packed a lot into the year since Something Beautiful landed. She later issued a deluxe version of that album, adding collaborations with David Byrne and Lindsey Buckingham, and she also released an original song tied to James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash.
On top of that, she staged a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special, leaning into the part of her history that still matters deeply to longtime fans. The pace underscores how active she has remained across albums, film tie-ins, and nostalgia-driven celebration.
The new release also suggests Cyrus is continuing to treat each project as its own event. Rather than waiting years between statements, she has kept a steady stream of music and appearances going, which makes Bass Persuades feel like the next step in a very busy run.
Hollywood Bowl shows will extend the album era
Cyrus has already lined up two Los Angeles performances to support the new album: Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 at the Hollywood Bowl. The pair of dates gives fans a chance to hear the new material live shortly after the record’s release.
The announced album sequence includes the title track, “Different Religion” featuring Model/Actriz, “Let’s Get Married,” “Orbit,” “Aftermath,” “REDLIGHTS,” “Neon Signs” featuring Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow, “Innocent Ways,” “Snow,” and “Bass Persuades Remixx.”
It is a track list that mixes solo cuts with a few notable collaborators, keeping the project rooted in Cyrus’ own identity while still reaching outward. That balance, along with the name change and the arena-scale shows, makes this rollout feel like a clean reset rather than a small update.
A tribute and a fresh identity frame the rollout
The announcement also comes after Cyrus shared a tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton, who recently died at 80. The moment added a personal note to a week already filled with album news and tour plans.
For fans, the shift to going simply by Miley professionally is one more sign that the artist is refining how she wants to be seen in this era. Paired with a title that points to feeling, strength, and vulnerability, the branding suggests an album built around emotion as much as hooks.
With a Sept. 18 release date and October Bowl shows already on the calendar, the next few weeks should give listeners a fuller picture of where Miley is headed. The rollout is in motion, and this one looks set to unfold in public.
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