Miley Cyrus Releases A New Song From Her Upcoming Album
On May 9, the Grammy-winning pop icon Miley Cyrus unveiled her latest single, “More to Lose.” A track bare with emotions stripped down, paired with a minimalist, high-fashion visual. Creating something as vulnerable as it is cinematic. It’s the newest track from her upcoming album “Something Beautiful,” slated for release on May 30.
Built around aching balladry and stark lyricism, “More to Lose” finds Cyrus on the verge of breaking up a relationship. “I stay / When the ecstasy is far away / And I pray / That it’s comin’ round again,” she sings, before landing the killer blow. “I just thought we had more to lose.” It’s raw, intimate, and painfully real. The track shows an artist who’s grown up in public and still manages to find new emotional terrain.
The self-directed video matches the song’s melancholy tone. Yet, it doesn’t scream for attention. Instead, it lets the emotion simmer. It opens with Miley Cyrus wearing the same avant-garde look featured on the “Something Beautiful” album cover, delivering the lyrics. Thus, she looks straight into the camera like a confessional. Later, she appears in a floor-length black gown, mascara mixing with tears. Meanwhile, she mourns what’s already slipping away. The final scene shows her cloaked in a sheer black veil, her face partially obscured. Hence, leaving viewers with a lingering sense of isolation.
This is the fourth offering from “Something Beautiful.” It follows “Prelude,” the album’s title track, and “End of the World.” The project will accompany a companion film, which Cyrus premiered for fans during an intimate Spotify event. The full visual is set to debut at the Tribeca Festival on June 6. Adding another cinematic layer to what’s shaping up to be her most personal era yet.
Miley Cyrus and Her New Endeavors In Music
During the Q&A at the Metrograph event, Cyrus reflected on her rare bond with fans. Considering that many of them have been with her since the Hannah Montana days.
“People say we grew up together, and we really did,” she said. “It’s what makes this film so magical… all of us kind of created it together.”
She also got candid about the strangely intimate parasocial relationships she shares with her audience. “It’s cool to be in a room with people I haven’t met and be like, ‘Remember when my house burned down?’ and people nod like, ‘Yeah.’ Or, ‘Remember when my fish died?’ and it’s like, ‘Yeah, R.I.P. Pablow.'”
Miley has always walked the tightrope between mainstream pop royalty and left-field provocateur. With “Something Beautiful,” she seems to be planting her flag somewhere else entirely—at the intersection of memory, melancholy, and reinvention.
