Miley Cyrus is entering a brand new era — and new music is coming along with it. ICYMI, after months of teasing, the mega-star announced that her 10th studio album is dropping in the next few weeks. And, needless to say, fans are pumped.
In a Sept. 1 Instagram post, Cyrus announced her 10th album titled BASS PERSUADES, writing, “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.
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”.
The announcement didn’t come out of nowhere, though. On Aug. 31, Cyrus teased fans by dropping her last name from her official website and social media. On Instagram, Cyrus posted a black-and-red photo of herself simply captioned “MILEY.” As for the site, it’s drenched in a bold red and black colorway, and has totally different vibes than her previous album Something Beautiful.
The timing of the teaser was especially interesting: The social media change comes about one month after she signed with Atlantic Records, officially leaving Sony Music’s Columbia Records after five years. She joined Columbia in 2021 and dropped Endless Summer Vacation in 2023 and Something Beautiful in 2025 while she was there.
With a new record label, a mysterious new visual identity, and what appears to be a completely new era underway, it’s easy to see why fans were convinced that album news could be coming soon. And, on X (formerly Twitter), fans were sharing their excitement for Cyrus’s new era. (And, TBH, I get the excitement.)
And there may be an even more emotional reason this new chapter feels significant: Just days before the visuals dropped, Cyrus was mourning the loss of her godmother, the one and only Dolly Parton, who died at 80 on Aug. 25. Cyrus opened up about her relationship with Parton in an emotional tribute, reflecting on their memories while keeping many of their most personal moments private, saying in part, “what I know is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong.”
So, the big question is still up in the air: when is Miley’s 10th album actually dropping? According to her Instagram, Cyrus’s 10th album, BASS PERSUADES, is coming out on Sept. 18.