September 18 arrives with one of those release weeks that feels less like a routine Friday drop and more like a full reset of the musical calendar. Pop, alternative rock, country, electronic music and hip-hop all have major entries in play, with Miley Cyrus, Beck, Carly Rae Jepsen and beabadoobee leading a particularly crowded field. Official Charts describes the week as stretching "to every corner" of the musical landscape, and for once the phrase feels justified.

At the centre of the conversation is Miley Cyrus, who opens a new chapter with Bass Persuades. The album marks another stylistic turn in a career built on reinvention, and its title track also arrives as a key single from the project. Billboard places Cyrus among the week's headline releases, while Official Charts identifies Bass Persuades as her tenth full-length release and one of the major contenders of the week.