Miley Releases 'Bass Persuades' Video, Announces Album and Hollywood — SkimNews
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- Miley released the title track and video for her new album Bass Persuades, directed by Mert Alas and inspired by leather culture, marking her first preview of the record.
- Miley announced the album Bass Persuades will be released on September 18, following her 2025 LP Something Beautiful, under her newly adopted mononym.
- Miley will celebrate the album’s release with two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl on October 16 and 17, continuing a busy year that included a Hannah Montana 20th-anniversary special.
- Model/Actriz contributed to Bass Persuades, lending their art-punk influence to the record as collaborators on the project.
- Miley shared a personal statement on Instagram about music’s emotional power, describing it as 'powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong' and reflective of 'every part of life in between'.
Why it matters: Fans gain new music and live experiences from a high-profile artist shifting her public identity, while the leather-culture-inspired video signals a bold aesthetic direction that contrasts with her recent nostalgic Hannah Montana return—marking a deliberate evolution in her artistic persona within a single year.
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