UPDATE — 3/25/25, at 12:43 p.m. ET: Miley Cyrus continues to build excitement for her new music. On Tuesday, March 25, the singer released the first trailer for her highly anticipated visual album, Something Beautiful.
“Something Beautiful will showcase Miley in a striking visual narrative,” the trailer’s caption read via Instagram. “It will feature archival Thierry Mugler couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, custom Alexander McQueen and Alaïa.”
Cyrus also revealed that the visuals will arrive in June after the music drops Friday, May 30.
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Miley Cyrus is officially entering her next musical era.
The pop star, 32, dropped the first look at her upcoming ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, via Instagram on Monday, March 24. “Miley Cyrus unveils the artwork for her highly anticipated ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, set for release on May 30, 2025, via Columbia Records,” the post’s caption reads. “The album features 13 original tracks and is executive produced by Miley Cyrus and Shawn Everett.”
The visuals and artwork for the new album were shot by fashion photographer Glen Luchford. The album’s cover art features Cyrus sporting archival 1997 Thierry Mugler couture, “a striking nod to the album’s bold aesthetic and visual storytelling,” per the post’s caption.
In addition to sharing the first look at Something Beautiful, Cyrus shared links to preorder CD and vinyl versions of the album — as well as new merch — via her Instagram Story on Monday.
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The album marks her latest project since her 2023 record, Endless Summer Vacation. Its lead single, “Flowers,” scored Cyrus her first two Grammys in 2024 for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year.
Cyrus changed the song’s lyrics while performing the track during the February 2024 awards show, singing, “I didn’t wanna leave you / I didn’t wanna fight / Started to cry, but then remembered I just won my first Grammy!”
The former Disney Channel star earned her third Grammy win for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter collab, “II MOST WANTED,” last month.
Cyrus previously teased what fans can expect from Something Beautiful in her November 2024 Harper’s Bazaar cover story, describing the album as “hypnotizing and glamorous.” She added, “It’s a concept album that’s an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music.”
At the time, Cyrus noted that the album’s visuals are going to be just as important as the songs. “The visual component of this is driving the sound,” she told the outlet. It was important for me that every song has these healing sound properties. The songs, whether they’re about destruction or heartbreak or death, they’re presented in a way that is beautiful, because the nastiest times of our life do have a point of beauty. They are the shadow, they are the charcoal, they are the shading. You can’t have a painting without highlights and contrast.”
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She also revealed the record is heavily inspired by the 1982 film Pink Floyd — The Wall, which was based on the 1979 album of the same name. “We really leaned in. And so I have this heart-first attachment to it,” Cyrus explained. “My idea was making The Wall, but with a better wardrobe and more glamorous and filled with pop culture.”
In the interview, director Panos Cosmatos describes Something Beautiful as “more experimental than anything she’s ever done, but in a pop way that I love.”
