Miley Releases Video for New Single “Bass Persuades”: Stream
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Miley Cyrus has released "Bass Persuades," the title track and lead single from her upcoming tenth studio album, alongside a music video that critics say draws heavily on Madonna's style. The song follows a teaser widely compared to PJ Harvey's "This Is Love" video, and marks Cyrus's first full musical era since dropping "Cyrus" from her stage name and releasing last year's album *Something Beautiful*.
The album, also titled Bass Persuades, is due on 18 September via Atlantic Records. Cyrus will support the release with two headline shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on 16 and 18 October, with general tickets on sale from 11 September at 10:00am PST via Ticketmaster. "Bass Persuades" is technically her second new song of 2026, after "Younger You," released earlier this year as Hannah Montana for that character's 20th anniversary special.
- Miley Cyrus drops "Bass Persuades," lead single from her new album
- Tenth album arrives 18 September via Atlantic Records
- Two Hollywood Bowl shows set for 16–18 October; tickets on sale 11 September
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Miley Cyrus is a US singer and actress who first rose to fame as a child star on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana, and has since built a long career as a pop artist, releasing albums, touring and taking on acting roles. She has previously changed how she presents herself professionally, including at one point dropping "Cyrus" from her stage name, and last year put out an album called Something Beautiful.
She is now preparing to release her tenth studio album, also to be accompanied by live shows, marking a new phase in her career after a period without major new music. Atlantic Records, a major record label, is releasing the album.
The wider context includes comparisons some critics have drawn between her new material and the styles of other well-known musicians, as well as a separate, unrelated song she put out earlier in the year tied to a Disney anniversary project connected to her old Hannah Montana character.
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Miley – now performing simply under her first name – has released "Bass Persuades," the title track and lead single from her tenth studio album, alongside its accompanying video. The album is due for release on 18 September through Atlantic Records, marking her first new music since 2025's Something Beautiful and her first project since retiring her surname, Cyrus, from her artist name. It also represents her debut release under a newly signed deal with Atlantic, following two albums released via Columbia, Endless Summer Vacation and Something Beautiful.
Musically, the track has been described as a full-blooded dance-pop number with flourishes of 1980s-style synths, opening with a spoken-word verse that one outlet likened to the deadpan delivery Lady Gaga used on "Poker Face." The song features a contribution from the New York art-punk act Model/Actriz and is one of ten tracks said to appear on the finished album. Its video, directed by Mert Alas, leans heavily on leather-culture imagery; one report drew a comparison to Madonna's visual style, while also noting that an earlier teaser for the era had echoes of PJ Harvey's "This Is Love" video, suggesting the record's aesthetic sits within familiar pop reference points even as it signals a fresh chapter for the artist.
Explaining the significance of the album's title in a social media statement, Miley wrote that music "takes hold of us," describing it as something people feel, sing and dance to, and calling it "powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong." She added that the phrase captures "heart full, heartache, every part of life in between," and thanked fans for helping bring the project to fruition, saying she hoped they would love the finished record.
To mark the release, Miley will play two headline shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, with Model/Actriz providing support and promotional material hinting the album will be performed in full; accounts differ slightly on the exact second date. General ticket sales are set to open on 11 September at 10am Pacific time via Ticketmaster. The single arrives after a busy stretch for the star, who released a deluxe edition of Something Beautiful, returned to her Hannah Montana persona for a 20th-anniversary television special earlier in the year, and issued the song "Younger You" under that alter ego.
Where outlets differ
Show dates: two reports give the Hollywood Bowl concerts as 16 and 18 October, while a third lists them as 16 and 17 October.
Tone and emphasis: one outlet frames the single somewhat critically, describing it as relying on familiar pop formulas and pointing to visual echoes of Madonna and PJ Harvey, whereas the others describe it more straightforwardly in terms of sound and lyrics.
Only one report names the video's director (Mert Alas) and highlights its leather-culture styling in detail.
Only one report specifies ticketing details (general on-sale date and time via Ticketmaster) and the fact Model/Actriz will support the shows and that the album may be performed in full.
One report frames the recent Hannah Montana activity as a separate new song ("Younger You") released earlier in the year, while another mentions the anniversary special mainly as evidence of a busy period alongside a deluxe reissue of Something Beautiful.
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