Miley Cyrus announces BASS PERSUADES Sept. 18

Miley Cyrus said on September 1 that her 10th studio album, “Bass Persuades,” will be released on September 18. The announcement came in a social media post that paired the date with cover art and a short note about what the title means to her. Cyrus wrote that music is “powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong,” and said the album reflects “heart full, heartache, every part of life in between.” (abcnews.com) The release gives fans a firm date for Cyrus’s next full-length project after 2025’s “Something Beautiful.” Her official website now features “Bass Persuades” prominently on its homepage, alongside a separate listing for Hollywood Bowl appearances. (mileyofficial.com) (abcnews.com) ### When exactly did Miley announce the album? September 1, 2026, is the date attached to multiple reports on Cyrus’s announcement, which said “Bass Persuades” will arrive on September 18. ABC News reported that Cyrus revealed the album in an Instagram post, while UPI said she shared the news Tuesday with a black-and-white image of herself holding a rose in her mouth. (abcnews.com) The date matters because the initial social chatter around the release circulated quickly across fan accounts and reposts. The primary verified details now match across coverage: the album title is “Bass Persuades,” and the release date is September 18, 2026. (mileyofficial.com) ### What did Cyrus say about the album itself? Cyrus described the project in her announcement as something shaped by emotional range rather than by a track list or formal rollout memo. In the post quoted by ABC News and UPI, she wrote: “Music takes hold of us. We feel it, sing it, sometimes dance to it, let it out and carry on.” (abcnews.com) The same statement included her description of the album as “powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong,” followed by: “Heart full, heartache, every part of life in between. That’s what the title means to me.” Those lines are the clearest artist-supplied explanation so far of how she is framing the record publicly. (abcnews.com) ### Where does “Bass Persuades” sit in her catalog? “Bass Persuades” is being described as Cyrus’s 10th studio album in current coverage. ABC News and UPI both place it after “Something Beautiful,” released in 2025, and after 2023’s “Endless Summer Vacation.” (abcnews.com) ABC News also noted that “Flowers,” from “Endless Summer Vacation,” won Grammys for record of the year and best pop solo performance. That recent run gives “Bass Persuades” a clear place in the sequence of releases that followed one of the biggest commercial and awards cycles of her career. (abcnews.com) ### Is Miley using a different artist name now? UPI reported that the singer is now going by the mononym Miley. Her official website also uses “MILEY” as the homepage branding, rather than “Miley Cyrus.” That branding shift has appeared alongside the album rollout, though the announcement materials available here do not lay out a longer explanation from Cyrus about the name change. (abcnews.com) What is public and verifiable now is the way the new album and website are being presented. ### What comes next after the September 18 release? October 16 and October 18 are the next dated events attached to the rollout. (abcnews.com) ABC News and UPI reported that Cyrus will play two Hollywood Bowl shows in Los Angeles, and her official site lists Hollywood Bowl alongside the album on the homepage. Those performances are the next concrete public milestones after the album’s September 18 release date. (upi.com) As of now, the verified rollout includes the album announcement, the September 18 release, and the two Los Angeles shows at the Hollywood Bowl in October. (mileyofficial.com)