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Something Beautiful (Miley Cyrus album)

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Something Beautiful
Cyrus looking forward with a shining light behind her
Studio album by
Miley Cyrus
ReleasedMay 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
LabelColumbia
Producer
Miley Cyrus chronology
Endless Summer Vacation
(2023) 		Something Beautiful
(2025)
Singles from Something Beautiful
  1. "End of the World"
    Released: April 3, 2025
  2. "More to Lose"
    Released: May 9, 2025

Something Beautiful is the upcoming ninth studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus. It is set to be released on May 30, 2025, through Columbia Records, and accompanied by a musical film of the same name on June 6, 2025. It follows her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation (2023), and is a visual album with existential themes, centered around healing from trauma and finding beauty in the darkest moments of life. The album is supported by the promotional releases "Prelude" and the title track, both released on March 31. The lead single, "End of the World", was released on April 3.

Background and promotion

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In November 2024, through an interview with Harper's Bazaar, Cyrus announced she was working on a new album titled Something Beautiful.[1][2] Inspired by Pink Floyd's The Wall (1979), she described the record as a visual album that centers around the theme of "healing".[3] Cyrus began teasing her upcoming album on March 17, 2025, by updating her visuals on social media and her website as well as teasing the project through posters around the world.[4] The singer announced the album on March 24.[5]

On March 31, 2025, the visual video for "Prelude" premiered on Cyrus' YouTube channel;[6] it was directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter.[7] The same day, the music video for the title track was released.[8] Billboards in Times Square, New York City, began teasing the release of another track, "End of the World", with a teaser video published on Cyrus' official website.[9] It was released on April 3, 2025, as the album's lead single.[10]

Themes and composition

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Consisting of thirteen songs, Something Beautiful was executive produced by Cyrus and Shawn Everett.[11] Its artwork was photographed by Glen Luchford and features Cyrus draped in archival 1997 Thierry Mugler couture, which was described as a "striking nod" to the album's "bold" aesthetic and visual storytelling.[12] The cover sees Cyrus shrouded in darkness as she is surrounded by lights, emphasizing the album's theme of "beauty in the darkest moments".[13]

Miley described the album as "hypnotic", created as "an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music." The album's themes center around beauty, death, psychedelia, impermanence, heartbreak, and destruction. When discussing the thematic inspiration for the album, she claimed "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."[14]

Songs

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Something Beautiful begins with "Prelude", an existential spoken word intro supported by electronic instrumentals.[15] Its lyrics find Cyrus detailing the experience of capturing beauty in passing moments, exploring existential thoughts, and contemplates the duality of beauty.[16] The album's title track starts out as an alternative R&B ballad fused with soul and jazz influences.[17] During the chorus, it "explodes" into experimental rock and psychedelic pop, highlighted by Cyrus' distorted vocals.[18] "End of the World" is a disco-inflected pop anthem about mortality and escapism in the face of an inevitable apocalypse.[19][20] The song explores the "juxtaposition between the happiness of being with someone you love while the world is crashing down around you".[21]

Accompanying film

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Main article: Something Beautiful (film)

The album's accompanying musical film was written and directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter. It was produced by Columbia Records, Sony Music Vision, Live Nation Entertainment and XYZ Films.[22] It is set to premiere on June 6, 2025 at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and to be released theatrically in June 2025.[23][11]

Track listing

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Track listing adapted from Apple Music[24] and credits adapted from Tidal.[25][26][27]

Something Beautiful track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Prelude"
  • Rado
  • Morando
  • Pollack
  • Cyrus
  • Everett
2:35
2."Something Beautiful"
  • Rado
  • Taylor-Sheppard
  • Morando
  • Pollack
  • Cyrus
  • Everett
4:31
3."End of the World"
  • O'Hanley
  • Rado
  • Morando
  • Pollack
  • Cyrus
  • Rankin
  • Everett
4:10
4."More to Lose"   

References

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  1. ^ Grinspan, Izzy (November 20, 2024). "Miley Cyrus Wants to Make You Vibrate on a Different Level". Harper's Bazaar. United States: Hearst Magazines. ISSN 0017-7873. Archived from the original on November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 20, 2024). "Miley Cyrus Prepping Something Beautiful, A Visual Album Inspired By Pink Floyd's The Wall". Stereogum. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Richards, Bailey (November 20, 2024). "Miley Cyrus Hopes to Be a 'Human Psychedelic' with 'Hypnotizing' New Visual Album Inspired by Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'". People. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  4. ^ Dailey, Hannah (March 17, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Teases Dark New Musical Era: Something Beautiful". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (March 24, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Announces Visual Album Something Beautiful and Release Date". Variety. United States: Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 60626328. Archived from the original on March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  6. ^ Bailey, Alyssa (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus's Profound 'Prelude' Lyrics Set the Tone for Something Beautiful". Elle. France: Louis Hachette Group. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  7. ^ Nied, Michael (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Just Dropped 'Prelude,' the First Song from Her New Album, Something Beautiful — Listen!". People. United States: Dotdash Meredith. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  8. ^ Carr, Mary Kate (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus brings down the house (literally) in "Something Beautiful" music video". The A.V. Club. United States: Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  9. ^ Tate, Sarah (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Teases 'End of the World' In Mysterious New Billboard". WHTZ. United States: iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  10. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (April 3, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Releases Sultry New Single 'End of the World'". Variety. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Strauss, Matthew (March 24, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Announces New Album Something Beautiful". Pitchfork. United States: Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Jones, Abby (March 24, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Announces New Visual Album Something Beautiful". Stereogum. United States. Archived from the original on March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "Miley Cyrus Enters a New Era with Ambitious Concept Album". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "Miley Cyrus Hopes to Be a 'Human Psychedelic' with 'Hypnotizing' New Visual Album Inspired by Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'". People.com. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  15. ^ Garcia, Thania (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Debuts Powerful 'Prelude' and Title Track From Something Beautiful Album". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  16. ^ Lewis, Hilary (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Sets the Stage for "Something Beautiful" With Release of First Two Songs From Upcoming Album". The Hollywood Reporter. United States: Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 44653726. Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  17. ^ Hiatt, Brian (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Gets Soulful -- and Rocks Out -- on Something Beautiful Title Track". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  18. ^ Curto, Justin (March 31, 2025). "Miley Cyrus's 'Something Beautiful' Video Is Pretty … Explosive". Vulture; New York. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  19. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (April 3, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Collaborates With Alvvays On "End Of The World": Listen". Stereogum. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  20. ^ Siroky, Mary (April 3, 2025). "Miley Cyrus shares tragically timely new song "End of the World"". Consequence. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  21. ^ "Miley Cyrus Lives Every Day Like It's Her Last In "End of the World" Lyrics". Cosmopolitan. April 4, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  22. ^ Millman, Ethan (March 25, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Drops Trailer for 'Something Beautiful' Film Accompanying New Album: "A One of a Kind Pop Opera"". The Hollywood Reporter. United States. Archived from the original on March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  23. ^ Gularte, Alejandra (April 16, 2025). "Miley Cyrus Adds Something Beautiful to Tribeca Festival". Vulture. United States. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  24. ^ Cyrus, Miley. "Something Beautiful by Miley Cyrus on Apple Music". United States: Apple Music. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  25. ^ Cyrus, Miley. "Prelude | Miley Cyrus | Credits". Tidal. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  26. ^ Cyrus, Miley. "Something Beautiful | Miley Cyrus | Credits". Tidal. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  27. ^ Cyrus, Miley. "End of the World | Miley Cyrus | Credits". Tidal. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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