Bass Persuades is the tenth studio album by the American singer Miley Cyrus, and her first album promoted under the mononym Miley. It was released on September 18, 2026, through Atlantic Records. The album's title track was released as the lead single on September 3.
Bass Persuades received mixed reviews from music critics, who felt the album was inconsistent and safe. In the United States, Bass Persuades topped the Billboard 200 and became Cyrus's sixth number-one album on the chart. Elsewhere, the album charted at number one in Belgium (Wallonia), while reaching the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Belgium (Flanders), Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland.[citation needed]
Background
In June 2025, shortly after the release of her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, Cyrus revealed that she had already selected twelve songs for her follow-up studio effort and arranged them in her intended tracklist order on a private Spotify playlist. She attributed her tendency to move quickly between projects to her frustration with lengthy album rollouts.[3] On July 27, 2026, Cyrus discussed her upcoming tenth studio album, describing it as reflective of her relationship with her fiancé, Maxx Morando, while also exploring themes of self-love. She described the album as a "love story" with multiple layers, including a "romantic thread" running throughout it. Cyrus called the project "especially meaningful" to her, noting that the feelings she experienced during its conception remained with her across multiple eras.[4] The same day, it was reported that she signed with Atlantic Records, marking her departure from Columbia Records.[5]
Release and promotion
On August 31, 2026, Cyrus posted a photo in social media, teasing a new musical project, and adopted the mononym Miley for her public and artistic identity.[6][7] On September 1, she announced Bass Persuades as her tenth studio album, revealing its September 18 release date.[8] In announcing the album, she explained the title as encompassing "heart full, heartache, every part of life in between".[9] Alongside the announcement, she released a teaser clip featuring her playing an electric guitar while wearing a white jumpsuit, accompanied by a "gritty, thrashing instrumental".[10] She is scheduled to promote the album with a two-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, with American band Model/Actriz serving as the opening act, on October 16 and 18.[11]
The second single "Let's Get Married", was released on September 18, 2026.[17][18][19] The music video for "Different Religion", featuring the band Model/Actriz, was released on September 30, 2026.[20]
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Bass Persuades received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 from ten critic scores.[22] AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a score of 5.8 out of 10 based on eleven reviews.[21]
Upon its release, Bass Persuades received a four-out-of-five star review from The Times' Victoria Segal.[31]Riff Magazine reporter Mike DeWald noted that while album's strengths outweighed its weaknesses, its finished product had mixed results.[32] Michael Savio of Slant Magazine echoed DeWald's opinion, noting that the album failed to live up to its title. He further mentioned its lack of cohesion with both its theme and aesthetic.[2]Variety's Chris Willman was disappointed in the album's finished product, following the title track's release performing what he called a "classic act of misdirection".[33]
In his review for Eulalie Magazine, Tim Hussey opined that Bass Persuades was safe in comparison to its predecessor, 2025's Something Beautiful. He further noted issues with the sequential order of the songs, specifically naming the first three of the album — the title track, "Different Religion", and "Orbit" — which he believes "promptly changes course" of the album.[34] Eliot Odgers of Still Listening expressed his disappointment in the release, referring to it as both inconsistent and rushed.[35]MusicOMH's Oliver Evans described the album as both intriguing and muddled. He further made comparison to the reinventions Cyrus pursued with the releases of Can't Be Tamed (2010) and Bangerz (2013); however, felt the reinvention with Bass Persuades was "more purposeful and mature".[26]
Commercial performance
Bass Persuades debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with 61,000 album-equivalent units, which consisted of 47,000 copies sold and 14,000 streaming-equivalent units. This became Cyrus's sixth overall entry to reach number one on the chart, and first to do so since Bangerz in 2013.[36] In its second week, the album fell to number 157 on the Billboard 200, which marks a record for the biggest drop for a female album that debuted at number one in the chart’s history.[37]
In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number thirteen on the Official Albums Chart,[38] marking Cyrus's lowest chart debut since the 2019 EP She Is Coming, which peaked at number 18.[39] Within Australia, the album opened at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Cyrus's ninth top-ten opening.[40]
↑Princiotti, Nora; Hubbard, Nathan (June 6, 2025). "The Miley Cyrus Interview". Every Single Album (Podcast). The Ringer. Event occurs at 12:13. Archived from the original on September 2, 2026. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
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