MILEY CYRUS INTRODUCES US TO 'SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL'

Something Beautiful is out May 30

Image: Glen Luchford.

Global superstar Miley Cyrus has returned, announcing the release of her hotly-anticipated ninth studio album, Something Beautiful. Billed as a "one of a kind pop opera," the album is set to arrive this May, followed up by its accompanying film the following month.

Cyrus has offered the world the first taste of the album, releasing three songs and visuals from Something Beautiful throughout this past week. Our first introduction to the record arriveed with Prelude, featuring a spoken-word piece above an electronic and industrial soundscape. Draped in archival 1997 Thierry Mugler couture, Cyrus brings old Hollywood glamour to the the songs visual - which sets the tone for the enigmatic scenes that are to follow.

Only hours after the release of Prelude, Cyrus unveiled the albums title track. Ever the musical chameleon, Something Beautiful opens with tones of jazz, soul and RnB, before exploding into an prog-rock-meets-psych-pop finale to create a gripping listening experience. With this song, Cyrus continues to prove why she is one of the most powerful voices and artists of her generation. In 2015, Cyrus an experimental album (Miley Cyrs & Her Dead Petz) on Soundcloud following the mainstream success of Bangerz. With Something Beautiful, she seems to be following a similar formula - following up her GRAMMY Award-winning smash hit Flowers with a more experimental offering. Cyrus has always been brave enough the break the mould, and continues to broaden her musical palette almost twenty years into her career.

Today, the singer has shared the first official single from the record with End Of The World. The 70's leaning pop-rock tune was debuted by the singer at her exclusive invite-only performances at the Chateau Marmont in late 2023. Videos of the performance appeared online, showing an intimate stripped back version of the track. The albums final version is a vibrant burst of life, laced with ABBA-esque choppy chords and live strings atop a mid-tempo beat. Her vocals take centre stage, shining above and bringing vivid lyricism surrounding love to life. It's clear with each song, the album itself will capture an age defining love story. The songs visual serves as the third glimpse of the records accompanying film, showcasing the singer in a live performance setting that captures her inimitable onstage presence and charm.

Executive produced by Cyrus and Shawn Everett, Something Beautiful will debut thirteen new original songs from the singer. Each track will be brought to live within the albums accompanying film, directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, and Brendan Walter, and produced by Cyrus, XYZ Films, and Panos Cosmatos in collaboration with Sony Music Vision, Columbia Records, and Live Nation. Cyrus has previously stated the album takes its influence from Pink Floyd’s 1982 rock opera The Wall, "but with a better wardrobe."

The immersive project is pieced together through music, film and fashion. The album artwork features the singer draped in archival 1997 Thierry Mugler couture, captured by renowned fashion photographer Glen Luchford, with the film featuring the largest loan of Thierry Mugler archival pieces ever granted to a single individual. Cyrus will also don rare designs from Jean Paul Gaultier, custom Alexander McQueen, and Alaïa.

Something Beautiful is out May 30.