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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Miley Cyrus Says She Knows What Upcoming 12-Track Experimental Album 'Feels Like'
Miley Cyrus premiered her Something Beautiful visual album for a packed audience at New York's Beacon Theatre as part of the 2025 Tribeca Festival. But Cyrus, who just released her Something Beautiful audio recording last week, with the visual album set to come out next week, is already looking to the future. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'American Psycho' Director Mary Harron Is Surprised by Movie's Lingering Relevance: "I Would Never Have Thought You Would See That" 'Twelve Moons' Director Victoria Franco Has Been Waiting for Her Tribeca Moment How Ticket Resellers Caused Drama at Miley Cyrus' 'Something Beautiful' Tribeca Film Premiere At an album release party last week at the Chateau Marmont, Cyrus teased that Something Beautiful is merely 'the appetizer' for a 'an extremely experimental' upcoming album. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter before the Something Beautiful visual album premiere, Cyrus shared a little more about what to expect from this future release, which she said would likely be 12 tracks. 'And I think I know what those at least feel like and that's what I started out with this album too where it wasn't necessarily about the sound first or even the look or the vision — it's what it makes you feel like,' Cyrus told THR of those dozen songs. 'So I feel that I somewhat know what that is.' And she teased that this future album would hopefully come with less 'pressure' and be more 'about the music.' 'For me, personally, it would just be the fulfillment of always making the thing that's real and right in that moment but I think it'll also come without the pressure that I've put on myself for almost the past two decades of my career,' she said. 'I really want to do something that doesn't have that sort of power over me and is just really about the music.' Inside the Beacon Theatre, Something Beautiful played on the big screen to a mostly enthusiastic audience (there were a handful of people who were under the impression that the event was a concert, including one vocal audience member who interrupted the Q&A to ask if Cyrus was going to sing, after she'd already delivered an impromptu a capella version of 'The Climb') that frequently cheered and even sang along at times to the visual representation of the 13 tracks on the album. Cyrus has already debuted Act 1, consisting of the prelude, title track, 'End of the World,' 'More to Lose' and 'Easy Lover.' The performance-heavy visual album plays out somewhat like a series of music videos, with each song getting a distinct visual representation and the singer sporting a number of dramatic outfits like the Thierry Mugler ensemble she wears in 'Prelude.' Mostly performing on soundstages, Cyrus ventures outside for part of 'Easy Lover,' where she's seen walking around a studio lot and winking to an onlooker, and for 'Walk of Fame,' which she filmed on the eponymous Hollywood sidewalk in the middle of the night, walking away with a 'brutal' knee infection, as she previously explained. The visual album ends with Cyrus singing in the rain to 'Reborn' ('Give Me Love' plays over the credits) and features a cameo from Something Beautiful guest Naomi Campbell on 'Every Girl You've Ever Loved,' which has echoes of George Michael's 'Freedom,' which Campbell similarly was part of. The two runway walk alongside each other in an abandoned warehouse and strike multiple 'pose's as Campbell sings. Speaking in a post-screening Q&A with co-directors Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter and producer Panos Cosmatos, moderated by Derek Blasberg, Cyrus opened up about getting Campbell to join her for Something Beautiful. 'When Naomi wants to do something, just like myself or any artist, they make it happen. They do it,' Cyrus said. 'And there was never a time that there was any difficulties for us getting together in the same room, cutting these vocals. It was always something that felt effortless and easy. And when those things start happening, that's when I know that there was no reality in which it was never written in the stars. I think it was always, from the very beginning, going to be something that her and I shared together, and it was just a matter of time, and there was no better time than now, and she's actually wearing my [Thierry] Mugler [clothes] in that video. I said, 'I don't share fashion with my friends unless they're Naomi.'' Cyrus said she and Michael Pollack, who wrote the album with her, wrote the verse on 'Every Girl' for Campbell, essentially 'channeling' her. 'And she had no notes,' Cyrus said of Campbell, something that surprised Blasberg as well. 'I did not believe them when they said she's already cut her verse, and it was better than I ever could imagine. … We were really trying to embody her essence, which is just the ultimate grace, power and beauty and legacy. Truly, she really is one of our living legends. And so to get to spend talking to her and talking to her about fashion in the '90s and where she is now as a mother and watching that evolution has been extremely inspiring for me.' Despite Campbell's influence, Cyrus said generally for Something Beautiful, she 'was actually very protective of not having many references, because I wanted to be the reference, something that no one's ever done before … I completely worship and idolize the Tina Turners, the Donna Summers, Diana Ross, so many ladies before me paved this path that I'm on. This is my journey, but they've made it so much easier because they've already broken down all the doors for me.' Something Beautiful the visual album will play in theaters across North America on June 12 for one night only before getting an international release on June 27. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Miley Cyrus wears daring mesh gown after detailing how she hid drug purchases from her accountant
had all eyes on her as she arrived to the premiere of her new visual album, Something Beautiful, in New York City on Friday. The singer, 32, dazzled in a see-through mesh gown at the event, held during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at The Beacon Theatre. Underneath the dress, which featured a dramatic fringe, the superstar wore a nude bustier. Loosely wrapped around her shoulders was a dramatic fringe shawl. The star — who recently took a subtle swipe at her famous ex-husband Liam Hemsworth — wore her brunette tresses in bouncy locks, accessorizing with chic drop earrings. The outing comes after the former Disney star candidly shared how she kept her past drug purchases hidden from her accountant. While appearing on Friday's episode of The Ringer's Every Single Album podcast, Miley explained: 'The drugs were the biggest cost, which to hide those from my accountant, we called them vintage clothes.' 'And so she would get these checks. That happens on touring all the time.' The star admitted her accountant would wonder about the 'vintage clothes' costs. 'And every time she saw me, she'd be like, "Where's that, like, $15,000 original John Lennon T-shirt that you bought?" It's like, "Oh, it's upstairs."' 'We just really want to protect it. It's really delicate. The fabric got to take care of it. So I bought a lot of vintage clothes that year,' she added. Miley admitted she's grateful for how much she's grown since that period. 'I'm so glad I survived that time in my life.' 'I would definitely not encourage anyone else to go this hard, but the fact that I got through it, I'm very glad I got to do it.' Underneath the dress, which featured a dramatic fringe, the superstar wore a nude bustier Cyrus has been open about her sobriety journey over the years. Notably, in a 2017 interview with Billboard, she shared that she was 'evolving' after deciding to give up marijuana. 'I haven't smoked weed in three weeks, which is the longest I've ever [gone without it],' she said. 'I'm not doing drugs, I'm not drinking, I'm completely clean right now! That was just something that I wanted to do.' Something Beautiful, Miley's ninth studio album, was released on May 30 and has been largely promoted as the singer's 'psychedelic' music era. The Beautiful That Way singer - who quit touring in 2023 - recently gushed: 'This album has to start with me loving it and then the love that I have for it, whether you know it or not, it's gonna be coming through the speakers when you're listening.' The album has received mixed reviews from critics, with Rolling Stone awarding it four out of five stars.
National Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
'The Future' Arrives: Luna Atoms' Debut Visual Album Out Now!
Article content LONDON — Following her May 28 announcement, Luna Atoms, the groundbreaking animated alternative artist, unveils her debut visual album, The Future, today. This 8-track gem merges soulful, human-crafted songs with breathtaking AI-generated visuals, creating an inclusive experience that resonates with young and old alike. Designed to uplift, unite, and spark joy, The Future invites listeners into a vibrant world of connection and love. Article content The Future Article content Article content blends emotional depth with playful creativity. The anthemic ' Article content We Are One Article content ' champions global unity, while ' Article content Dreamer Article content ' inspires with a heartfelt story of a boy who falls asleep in class, dreaming vividly of his big ambitions. ' Article content The Future Article content ''s mesmerizing video, featuring a cyborg rock band, amplifies the album's futuristic spirit, and ' Article content Revolution Article content ' delivers a powerful call to dismantle oppressive systems. This interplay of humor and depth, woven throughout the album, creates a dynamic, immersive experience. Article content Luna leverages AI as an extension of her creativity, crafting visuals that enhance her evocative songwriting. The album's cover—a luminous purple moon, free of the artist's name or title—reflects Luna's egoless approach, letting the art speak universally. ' The Future is my heart poured into art,' Luna shares. 'It's a call for everyone to feel free, connected, and alive.' The album's introspective storytelling encourages listeners to connect and embrace life with a playful spirit. Article content Beyond music, The Future is a movement for social change. Its universal themes and innovative visuals push artistic boundaries, inviting fans to join a journey of unity and celebration. Available now, this album is a bold step forward for Luna Atoms, blending human emotion with cutting-edge technology to inspire and uplift. Article content Experience The Future now. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus' ‘Something Beautiful' Album: All 13 Tracks Ranked
Ranking the songs of a visual album can feel a bit like ranking scenes of a film — and yet, favorites always emerge. The scene that makes you weep, the one that motivates and inspires, or the one that reclaims power. With Something Beautiful, the ambitious and glamorous ninth album from superstar Miley Cyrus, she gives us all of that — and then some. More from Billboard Robin Thicke and April Love Geary Marry After Six-Year Engagement Rihanna's Father, Ronald Fenty, Dies at 70: Report Selena Gomez Congratulates Taylor Swift on Buying Back Her Masters: 'So Proud' Across the album's 13 tracks, including a prelude and two interludes, Cyrus manages to deliver her most raw album yet. Throughout, she openly details the mental gymnastics that accompany the end of a relationship, the push-and-pull desire to be loved, and her own capacity to give love. Everything is on the table, and the result is a clear snapshot of an artist who has put in the work — and emerged in her prime. She'll be the first to say that she only got to this moment thanks to a public life of highs and lows – but as this project proves, there's beauty in it all. She also only arrived at this moment thanks to knowing herself well enough to put her own wants and needs first. As she joked at a listening event for fans earlier in the week: 'I love making music with everybody on this carpet – I don't do stages now,' a nod to news that she has no desire to tour again. It was on the same carpet, in an intimate room at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont, that Cyrus workshopped the songs that became Something Beautiful. As she said, 'Watching [the album] become this butterfly and have this metamorphosis and evolution, it's so reflective of my life and everything I'm experiencing.' The album will be followed with a short film of the same name. After debuting at Tribeca Film Festival, Something Beautiful will be shown as a one-night-only screening across North American theaters on June 12 and internationally on June 27. And while these 13 tracks as a whole are what create Something Beautiful, you can find Billboard's ranking of the songs that soundtracked Miley's own metamorphosis below. Without a single word, the album's second interlude seems to say, 'enough of that.' Serving as the project's halfway point, it signals a shift toward what's to come: bigger beats, bigger balls and ultimately a breath of relief that marks the end of an era of significant personal growth. And really, what's more beautiful than that? What begins as a creeping interlude quickly spirals into what sounds like a late-night, on-foot chase scene. The fact that this 14-second instrumental bit is positioned in between 'More to Lose' and 'Easy Lover' is no coincidence – after singing about the end of a relationship and sharing after-the-fact reflections, that time stuck in between could be likened to a racing mind, trying to outrun one's own thoughts – and in the case of a superstar like Cyrus, the thoughts of everyone else too. This mostly spoken-word opening transitions from a twinkling, dazzling introduction to an aching, almost ominous entry point. Miley draws the listener in with just the right amount of intrigue, suspense and above all else, trust. 'Like walking alone through a lucid dream,' she says slowly, as the production swells. 'The beauty one finds alone is a prayer that wants to be shared,' she later says, underscoring the entire mission of this project. Not only is it a journey each listener should take alone – forming their own perspectives, finding their own beauty reflected within a particular scene or song – but it's a journey that Miley had to take alone to get to this point. And now, she's sharing that prayer. Recalling Miley's days spent working with The Flaming Lips or even the inspiration she said she took from Pink Floyd's The Wall (though mostly its film adaptation), 'Pretend You're God' is a slow-burning psychedelic interrogation: 'Do you still love me?' Miley begs to know. 'I gotta know. Never mind, just keep it quiet if you don't…I gotta know,' she sings, waffling between wanting the truth and thinking that maybe it's better left unsaid. As the song plays on, the torment of the unknown takes its toll, and the voices in her head grow louder and cloudier. By the song's end, there's no clear answer, and maybe that's the point; 'Pretend You're God' could just as well be a commentary on religion and faith, and searching for answers that can't be answered by anyone else. A continuation of 'Every Girl,' there's a hypnotic, trancelike quality to 'Reborn' – perhaps a necessity for the process of killing one's ego. Though at the same time that Miley suggests a rebirth, she requests, 'give me all your love!' – placing the eternal ego battle under a spotlight. But if that's what it takes – all the love – to be reborn, here it sounds like a fair and worthy exchange. By the song's end, in one of the few instances where Miley uses the word 'beautiful' outside of the title track, she cries out, 'you're so beautiful' repeatedly, as if she's looking directly at her newly emerged self. As she said at a listening event for fans earlier in the week: 'What's considered beautiful should be personal. It's about taking these experiences and wrapping them in beautiful ribbons and bows.' There's a lighter, freeing nature to 'Give Me Love' – as if everything exists in perfect harmony on the other side of the rebirth Miley sings of on 'Reborn.' Or, as she says here, 'once you get past the gray.' At the halfway point of the song, Miley's own vocals harmonize to form what can best be described as a choir of angels, encompassing the listener in the very thing she's asking for: love. And while Miley said at her listening event earlier in the week that what is considered beautiful is personal, this closing track underscores the one thing that can be universally agreed on as such: a continuous exchange and flow of love. A magnetic, synth-bumping disco-pop track, 'Walk of Fame' is a glorious kiss-off that soundtracks Miley metaphorically walking away from what doesn't serve her. Where's she going? Doesn't really matter; as she says, 'every time I walk, it's a walk of fame.' This song – which features Brittany Howard, a guest who makes perfect sense once the funky and electric bridge hits – serves as a manifesto for moving forward. Because if it wasn't clear yet, Something Beautiful is about the journey. This near-five-minute-long song is arguably the album's most bittersweet, as Miley repeatedly wonders: 'Can I have you, if I never let you down?' Though as the song plays on – and especially following the album's second interlude, which does arrive as a bit of a slap to the face – it begs a different question: Who is she trying to do right by? 'Surrender,' she later sings, 'and I'll never let you down.' And there, it seems, she's speaking more to herself; surrender to trying to please anybody else, she's saying. And in doing so, she can never let herself down. 'You're the only one, under the golden burning sun,' she sings. At first, following the dizzying prelude, it may seem that Miley is going to ease listeners into her world with this jazzy, soulful song. But just before the two-minute mark, that world gets rocked by a distorted, fuzzed-out crash as her vocals sound as if she's falling down a well and glitching at the same time. And it's quite possible that's how she felt while making this album, chronicling the ride that led her here. As is echoed throughout the project, there's beauty in everything – even, or perhaps especially, in moments of spiraling chaos. 'Every Girl You've Ever Loved' could be a distant cousin of 'Midnight Sky' as it delivers the same full-forced vocals from Miley. But here, the rougher rock edges have been refined into a glimmering disco track. Featuring spoken-word from none other than Naomi Campbell, her role is both observer and wingwoman, as she gasses Miley up ('She has the perfect scent. She speaks the perfect french,' she states). Throughout the track's latter half, Campbell repeats a singular instruction — 'pose' — as the production swirls and builds into the perfect soundtrack for a spellbinding vogue-off. Falling into the category of sultry pop song, 'Easy Lover' would sound right at home in a dim, hazy jazz club. Despite being separated by a brief interlude, it does feel related to 'More to Lose,' only more influenced by the anger and acceptance of a relationship ending rather than the sudden sadness. As she admits on 'More to Lose,' Cyrus knew her partner would do what she couldn't; and on 'Easy Lover,' she doubles down, saying, 'Tie me to horses and I still wouldn't leave ya.' After enough listens, the song's title takes on a double meaning: As Miley sings of someone being difficult to love, she's detailing her own capacity to love in spite of that. The question then becomes: Does she love too easily? Yet again, the album's overarching sentiment snaps into focus: Can't that be beautiful too? For those who have been following along, Cyrus wrote 'End of the World' for her mom, Tish. It's also one of the songs that shapeshifted as she workshopped the album through private shows for friends and family at Chateau Marmont. But in its current form, 'End of the World' is a soaring anthem that invites everyone to sing along on the chorus of 'oh ooh, oh ooh.' For a song that asks its listener to pretend like it's not the end of the world, Cyrus succeeds in offering a distraction – and even if it only lasts about four minutes, the message is eternal. While Something Beautiful offers high-energy glam rock alongside sultry pop songs, 'More to Lose' stands out as the sole ballad – and as anyone knows, Cyrus' ballads never miss. Much like 'The Climb' or 'Angels Like You,' her vocal prowess and poignant songwriting fuse for this devastating song about a relationship coming to its end. 'I knew someday you'd do what I couldn't do,' she sings. Yet, it's the pre-chorus that's become the most sticky, when she declares with a touch of knowing frustration: 'You're looking like a movie star in a worn-out coat, so I throw away my pride. It happens all the time.' There's a laughable relatability to the line, in which a superstar in her own right can be just as easily swayed as anyone else – proving the power, and cost, of love. But even still, to her entire point, how beautiful to have loved and lost at all. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Telegraph
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Miley Cyrus's un-listenable ‘visual' album is a waste of her fantastic voice
A curious trend in the language used around mainstream commercial pop music suggests that nobody is content with just being perceived as a pop star any more. They are a 'visionary artist', a 'polymath', 'multi-disciplinarian' or 'a triple threat'. According to her Wikipedia entry, Miley Cyrus is a 'singer, songwriter, actress and director', to which can now be added 'executive producer' of her 'visual album' Something Beautiful. A recent breathless piece in Harper's Bazaar proclaimed that 'when she's making music, Cyrus taps into a kind of cultural synaesthesia, pulling from fashion, film, music and art.' Or you could say that like everyone else she is influenced by stuff around her, but whatever, let's call it 'cultural synaesthesia', why not? Cyrus revealed that her magnum opus was 'a concept album that's an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music' inspired by Pink Floyd's The Wall with themes centred around beauty, death, heartbreak and destruction. Describing herself as 'a human psychedelic,' Cyrus proclaimed that she wants 'to impact your body at frequencies that make you vibrate.' But does it have any good tunes? And yes, it does, thank goodness, but you have to wade through a lot of pretentious rubbish to get there. In terms of the 'visual album', from what I've seen it looks suspiciously like a series of quite basic performance videos of Cyrus miming in haute couture. But the numerous instrumental interludes are excruciating, bombastic concoctions of cheesy synth sounds and noisy effects that belong on a tired VHS of a second rate early 90s action movie. An edge of rebelliousness has been part of Cyrus's appeal ever since the former Disney child TV star shocked America by appearing naked in the video for her breakout 'adult' pop hit Wrecking Ball in 2013. She has form in the dodgy concept department, collaborating with psychedelic indie mavericks Flaming Lips on a 2015 album about a deceased dog Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. But I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the reason people really like Cyrus is that she has a fantastic hoarse and smoky voice and can sing the heck of a good song. Indeed, Cyrus has fronted two of the great pop hits of our times, Wrecking Ball (which had six songwriters, none of whom was Cyrus), and 2021's disco breakup anthem Flowers (on which Cyrus was one of three songwriters). Something Beautiful has three decent tracks (fizzy dance song End Of the World, emotional ballad More to Lose and the elegiac Golden Burning Sun) and one absolute monster of a sad banger, Easy Lover, that stands out like a blazing beacon amidst a parade of trite ditties overstretched far beyond their natural life to encompass banal poetic codas. Topped off with a mushy distorted production courtesy of alt-rock stalwart Shawn Everett, I would go as far as to say Cyrus's visual album is practically unlistenable. To be fair, it did make my body vibrate, but not in a good way.
