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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The 5 Biggest Takeaways From Miley Cyrus's New Album, 'Something Beautiful'
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Miley Cyrus is back and better than ever. After a series of career highs, from her first Grammy wins to a chart-smashing hit, Cyrus took some time away from the spotlight to work on her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful—which is out today. Now that it's finally here, it proves to be her most daring, most cohesive collection of work yet. 'I would like to be a human psychedelic for people,' Cyrus told Harper's Bazaar last year for our December/January cover story. At the time, she unveiled the name of her new album and revealed the forces that inspired it, from Pink Floyd's The Wall to Thierry Mugler's groundbreaking 1995 couture show. On how she approached the music, Cyrus said, 'I don't want anyone trying to be like me or imitate me or even be inspired by me. I want to impact frequencies in your body that make you vibrate at a different level.' She added: 'The visual component of this is driving the sound. 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.' As for those visuals, Cyrus actually has a corresponding musical film that will premiere on June 6 at the Tribeca Film Festival, with a limited theatrical release following on June 12. She has claimed that the movie is her 'way of touring' and it promises to be an immersive experience of fashion, music, cinema, and more. But let's get back to the music for a moment. Ahead, we break down the five biggest takeaways from Miley Cyrus's new album, Something Beautiful. From her Hannah Montana days to her early ballads like 'When I Look At You,' Cyrus has always proven that she's got pipes, and she's spent the last few years really honing her vocal craft. Sometimes she leans more into twang, like in her Backyard Sessions cover of 'Jolene,' but other times she lets the raspiness of her voice add a certain luster to her songs, as demonstrated on more recent tracks like 'Angels Like You' and 'River.' On Something Beautiful, the Grammy winner's vocals take on a whole new spirit of their own. 'Easy Lover' stirs its listeners when she drags out the first word ('But you're not an eeeeeeasy lover'), channeling rock legends like Joan Jett or Janis Joplin. In 'Golden Burning Sun,' it sounds like Cyrus is actually trying to make her vocals reach the stars as she belts 'Surrenderrrr!' She gives every single note her all, and it makes for an electric listening experience. Despite being her most cohesive work to date, Something Beautiful isn't easy to nail down, genre-wise. Cyrus plays with jazz, rock, psychedelia, house, and disco. But if there's one thing that seems consistent across the work, it's that she wants us to move. 'Walk of Fame' is an electropop anthem that explores Cyrus's relationship to celebrity with strong synths leading the charge. In 'Every Girl You've Ever Loved,' Naomi Campbell literally commands her listeners to 'pose,' like they're on the runway at a ball. Cyrus previously told Harper's Bazaar that she wanted to create music that was 'hypnotic.' Something Beautiful was 'an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music,' she added. Clearly, that medicine is busting some moves. When making Something Beautiful, Cyrus collaborated with her boyfriend, Maxx Morando, on a number of the tracks, and it's evident that the album is a labor of love. In 'Pretend You're God,' Cyrus sings to a lover, telling them that she's going to deify them, with that adoration even turning into a form of addiction. 'In my dreams, I see your face / It hits me like a thousand trains / I don't wanna wake up if you're gone.' With 'Reborn,' Cyrus declares that her love is so strong it's like being in heaven, and she's experiencing something spiritual with her partner. 'If heaven exists, I've been there before / Kill my ego, let's be reborn.' Even when she's not seemingly singing about her current paramour, Cyrus explores lost loves, most notably on the ballad 'More to Lose' (which she called her 'I Will Always Love You' in an interview with Zane Lowe). The track might be about her relationship with Liam Hemsworth, who she was married to from 2018 until their divorce in 2020. Love, whether it's a memory or something burning right in front of her, is everywhere across this music. Of course, it's hard to talk about Something Beautiful without talking about the accompanying visuals. Before she drops her full musical film in June, Cyrus has given us a taste of what to expect with the music videos, which have been fashion-heavy, to say the least. From archival Bob Mackie to vintage Thierry Mugler—which legendary fashion photographer Glen Luchford shot for the album's cover—it's clear that fashion was a driving force behind this project. Even her street style appearances have been marked by clothing straight off the Fall 2025 runways, from Alaïa to Saint Laurent and more. Producer Shawn Everett noted to Bazaar that fashion shows played a major role during the recording process. 'She'll want it to feel like this specific runway show or something,' Everett says. 'I love when she talks like that. For me, it opens up a whole world.' Cyrus herself added, 'My idea was making The Wall, but with a better wardrobe and more glamorous and filled with pop culture.' Time will tell whether Something Beautiful has the same culture-defining legacy, but when it comes to the glamor: mission accomplished. Something Beautiful largely focuses on the nature of existence. Cyrus frequently poses questions about religion and free will, and she often references the state of the world. Her song titles seem to portend some sort of an apocalypse: 'End of the World,' 'Golden Burning Sun,' 'Reborn.' But actually, she seems more interested in the ways in which we persist and persevere. 'Tell me something beautiful, yeah, about this world,' she sings in the title track. 'Tell me something I can hold on to, you're who I belong to.' Often, the lyrics return to that idea of love, and Cyrus seems to believe that love will be the one thing that saves us. On the final lines of the album, in the song 'Give Me Love,' Cyrus leaves us with an image of her dream life crumbling to the ground. Somehow, though, it turns into a message of hope. 'So I'll say my goodbyes to the earthly delights / While my perfect Eden goes down in flames / I'm eaten alive by the mouth of a monster / While fearlessly callin' out your name.' With her existential agency, Cyrus will use every chance she gets to fight for love. You Might Also Like 4 Investment-Worthy Skincare Finds From Sephora The 17 Best Retinol Creams Worth Adding to Your Skin Care Routine
The South African
20 hours ago
- Business
- The South African
Hailey Bieber rockets to billionaire status with Rhode
Hailey Bieber has just shaken up the beauty world—and her bank account in a move that's sending shockwaves. Bieber's skincare brand, Rhode, has been snapped up by cosmetics powerhouse E.l.f. Beauty for a jaw-dropping R18 billion. Hailey Bieber, only three years into her beauty business journey, isn't stepping aside. Instead, she's stepping up. 'From day one, my vision for Rhode has been to make essential skin care and hybrid makeup you can use every day,' Bieber declared, according to Harper's Bazaar . 'Just three years into this journey, our partnership with E.l.f. Beauty marks an incredible opportunity to elevate. We can accelerate our ability to reach more of our community with even more innovative products and widen our distribution globally'. E.l.f. Beauty will pay R14.4 billion at closing, a mix of cash and stock. There's also a sweetener: an extra R3.6 billion could be paid out if Rhode continues to grow over the next three years. Rhode's meteoric rise is nothing short of spectacular. The brand, named after Hailey's middle name, launched in 2022. It quickly became a social media sensation, especially on TikTok, with its peptide lip treatments and 'glazing' products. In the last year alone, Rhode raked in over R3.8 billion in net sales. Hailey Bieber isn't going anywhere, as she'll stay on as Chief Creative Officer and Head of Innovation, guiding Rhode's next chapter. Her co-founders, Michael D. Ratner and Lauren Ratner, will also keep their hands on the wheel. 'We can't wait to bring Rhode to more faces, places, and spaces,' Bieber said, hinting at global ambitions that could soon see Rhode's products on South African shelves. E.l.f. Beauty's CEO, Tarang Amin, is just as excited as Rhode further diversify their portfolio with a fast-growing brand that makes the best of prestige accessible. We are excited by Rhode's ability to break beauty barriers, fully aligning with E.l.f. Beauty's vision is to create a different kind of company. Rhode is a beautiful brand that we believe is ready for rocketship growth,' he said. This deal is a sign of the growing power of social media-driven brands and the global appetite for innovative skincare. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
AsiaOne
a day ago
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Jenna Ortega felt unhappy after Wednesday fame, Entertainment News
Jenna Ortega became an "unhappy person" after season one of Wednesday. The 22-year-old actress plays Wednesday Addams in the hit Netflix show, but Jenna initially struggled to cope with the pressures of fame and success. She told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "To be quite frank, after the show and trying to figure everything out, I was an unhappy person. "After the pressure, the attention — as somebody who's quite introverted, that was so intense and so scary." Jenna now serves as a producer on Wednesday and she's loving the experience. She said: "I sit in on meetings and listen and learn. I'm still finding my footing in that area." Jenna also teased season two of the show, describing it as "bigger, bolder, gorier, and a bit darker" than the first. She explained: "It's sillier in the best way possible." The actress has also welcomed the show's move from Romania to Ireland. Jenna explained: "Dublin was incredible. "I loved everything about that experience, the cast, the crew. It was so sweet and so awesome. That island is so beautiful." Jenna made the most of her free time when she wasn't filming Wednesday. She said: "On weekends, we'd go down to Kerry and Cork and Donegal and swim in thunderstorms. "I spent a lot of time laying in fields, going on hikes with my dog. I was raising chinchillas, and I'd read books with my chinchillas in my lap. Maybe I'd go to a karaoke bar one night or host a dinner at my place — things like that. I tried to make it feel as family-like as possible." Jenna has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years, starring in a host of big-budget projects, including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Scream and Wednesday. But the actress previously admitted that she's still adjusting to her own fame and success. She told MTV: "It's definitely an adjustment." Jenna actually relished being able to lean on Winona Ryder — her Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-star — for some advice about navigating the potential pitfalls of fame. She explained: "I'm very grateful to be where I am and she had kind of a similar thing to say. "It was just so nice to speak to someone who actually understood me." [[nid:716119]]
Express Tribune
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
The curse of being Wednesday
Jenna Ortega might have conquered Netflix, but she didn't come out of Wednesday unscathed. In a refreshingly candid interview with Harper's Bazaar, Ortega revealed that the massive success of her gothic teen character left her more disoriented than delighted. "To be quite frank, after the show and trying to figure everything out, I was an unhappy person," she admitted. "The pressure and the attention, as somebody who's quite introverted, was so intense and scary." With over 250 million views, Wednesday is Netflix's most-watched English-language show. But for Ortega, its impact has been double-edged. One side is creative opportunity; she's learned to play the cello, embraced a darker personal aesthetic, and landed edgy roles in A24's Death of a Unicorn and Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun. The other side is the brutal social media surveillance, career typecasting, and the suffocating trap of image maintenance. "I'm doing a show I'm going to be doing for years where I play a schoolgirl. But I'm also a young woman," she said. "There's just something about it that's very patronising. Also, when you're short, people are already physically looking down on you." For Ortega, who's grown up in front of the camera, from Disney darling to Addams icon, the push-pull between public expectation and personal evolution is real. "You know, it's like how you're dressed in the schoolgirl costume. Girls, if they don't stay as this perfect image of how they were first introduced to you, then it's, 'Ah, something's wrong. She's changed. She sold her soul.'" She's also experienced the uglier side of online fame. "I feel like being a bully is very popular right now," she said. "Having been on the wrong side of the rumour mill was incredibly eye-opening." Fame, for all its perks, can feel more like a trapdoor than a platform. Still, Ortega isn't abandoning the fans that catapulted her to stardom. "I want to be able to give back to them. But I also want to do things that are creatively fulfilling to me," she explained. "It's finding that balance. [I want roles that are] older and bolder and different." Ortega's career is clearly at a crossroads, and she's steering with intention. Between indie art films and blockbuster sequels, she's carving out space to grow, stumble, evolve. And with Wednesday Season 2 dropping in two parts this August, audiences will once again fall under her spell. But if Ortega has her way, they'll start to see past the pigtails.
Buzz Feed
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Why Kylie Jenner Always Wore Black Throughout Awards Season
I'm serious when I say this, but Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner are giving classic Hollywood couple. Perhaps it's that reality TV personality turned beauty mogul Kylie sits at the helm of a multi-million dollar cosmetics company. Maybe Timothée's trajectory as an actor is reminiscent of James Dean or Marlon Brando in their prime. Or maybe it's that I've been following their careers individually for years, and I'm biasedly rooting for them to win. Who's to know? I do know that every time Kylie stepped out in support of Timothée during his awards show run, she was always wearing a beautiful black dress, and I really vibe with her reason behind the fashion. In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, Kylie explained why she always appeared dressed like a Gen Z Morticia Addams when she went to awards shows in honor of her boyfriend, Timothée. "I think it just like happened that way," she said. No shade, my favorite color is black, and I dress like a millennial Wednesday Addams most Wednesdays. Kylie explained she basically wore black because she wasn't trying to take too much attention away from the Dune actor during awards season. Kylie told the publication, "Even, recently I was like, 'I can't wear another black dress.' And then of course the most perfect, gorgeous Schiaparelli black dress shows up." Here's all the black dresses that Kylie in support of Timothée during awards season: Kylie wore a lacy, black Hanae Mori gown at the 2024 Golden Globes. Kylie wore a black, backless vintage John Galliano gown to the 2025 BAFTAs. Kylie wore a black Miu Miu beaded gown for the 2025 Academy Awards. For the Vanity Fair Oscars Party she switched into a black, strapless Miu Miu lingerie dress with a corset bodice and sheer skirt. And for their first red carpet debut at 70th David di Donatello awards ceremony, Kylie joined Timothée in the Schiaparelli dress she referenced in the interview. To give her some credit, there was one time she didn't wear a black dress, and that was the time she wore a vintage Atelier Versace gown at the 2025 Golden Globes. Kylie told Harper's Bazaar, 'Although these are the most beautiful, iconic gowns that I've been wearing, I think a black dress is also kind of like, not too attention grabbing in the best way." 'You can never go wrong with a black dress," Kylie said. I know that's right!
