Miley Cyrus announces her single Midnight Sky will arrive next week after playing it for Dua Lipa

 Miley Cyrus revealed the artwork and release date for her newest single on Thursday.

The 27-year-old singer–songwriter announced on Instagram that her song Midnight Sky would be available starting August 14.

The occasional actress teased her fans the day before by hinting that her singer friend Dua Lipa, 24, had already gotten a taste of her highly anticipated music. 

Coming soon: New music was finally in sight for Miley Cyrus, 27, after she released the artwork for her upcoming single Midnight Sky on Thursday and announce it would be out August 14

Miley looked fierce yet glamorous in the single artwork, which featured her singing while rocking her blonde mullet and a hint of a black tank top while sporting piercing crimson lips.

She held a microphone close to her face and gripped it with black gloves decorated with gleaming jewels.

Her name was simple abbreviated as ‘MC,’ and the Midnight Sky title resembled 1980s airbrush-style designs.

It was a fitting choice based on the short instrumental snippet of the song that had already been released, which could have fit perfectly as the moody synthesizer score to an ’80s thriller.

The single appears to be her first new music of 2020, with her last single Slide appearing in August 2019. 

Fast friends: Earlier on Wednesday, Miley and Dua Lipa shared dueling posts of the two pop stars in what looked like a studio with producer Andrew Watt

Fast friends: Earlier on Wednesday, Miley and Dua Lipa shared dueling posts of the two pop stars in what looked like a studio with producer Andrew Watt

New music: The One Kiss singer playfully captioned her post 'bromance,' whereas Miley wrote, 'Dua has heard what you haven’t....'

New music: The One Kiss singer playfully captioned her post ‘bromance,’ whereas Miley wrote, ‘Dua has heard what you haven’t….’

Earlier on Wednesday, Miley and Dua Lipa shared dueling posts of the two pop stars in what looked like a studio with producer Andrew Watt.

Dua stood out in a black top with a yellow jacket and matching yellow jeans, while Miley wore a white tank top sans bra and white striped pants.

The One Kiss singer playfully captioned her post ‘bromance,’ whereas Miley wrote, ‘Dua has heard what you haven’t….’

It’s not clear if the Hannah Montana star was referring to the subsequently announced single, or if her fellow pop star got a taste of her future album She Is Miley Cyrus.

First taste: It's not clear if Miley played Dua her new single, or if she heard the highly anticipated full-length album She Is Miley Cyrus. She released the first part, She Is Coming, in 2019

First taste: It’s not clear if Miley played Dua her new single, or if she heard the highly anticipated full-length album She Is Miley Cyrus. She released the first part, She Is Coming, in 2019

The long-teased LP is expected to be a compilation of three EPs Miley planned to release beforehand.

The first, She Is Coming, was released in May 2019, but its sequels She Is Here and She Is Everything haven’t materialized yet.

Miley and Dua’s fans were quick to seize on the possibility that the two might have recorded a duet after seeing them together in the studio.

‘WAAAIT LET ME BREATHE.’ gushed one person, while another questioned, ‘omg a collab??????’

A third overexcited fan wrote, ‘I think I died and this is heaven.’

They're into it: Miley and Dua's fans were quick to seize on the possibility that the two might have recorded a duet after seeing them together in the studio

They’re into it: Miley and Dua’s fans were quick to seize on the possibility that the two might have recorded a duet after seeing them together in the studio

The singer has suggested her new music will be a sort of stylistic rebirth after she shared a clip from the video to her 2008 single Star All Over.

‘Meet Miley Cyrus….. again,’ she wrote cryptically in the caption with the hashtags ‘#SheIsComing’ and ‘#ButForRealThisTime.’ 

In March, Miley updated Australian radio DJ Smallzy on the progress of her album.

Meet Miley: She previously shared a clip from her 2007 music video for Start All Over, writing: 'Meet Miley Cyrus..... again. #SheIsComing #ButForRealThisTime'

Meet Miley: She previously shared a clip from her 2007 music video for Start All Over, writing: ‘Meet Miley Cyrus….. again. #SheIsComing #ButForRealThisTime’

‘I am getting super close, I am feeling the urgency,’ she said. ‘I am definitely actively on it and ready to go.

‘I’ve got some music that is sounding super rock and roll and I’m just excited to share, but not too much longer.’

She also spoke about the album’s theme: ‘If 2019 was for the [heart]break, 2020 is for the [heart]breakers.’

New direction: 'If 2019 was for the [heart]break, 2020 is for the [heart]breakers,' Miley said of the album's theme in March

New direction: ‘If 2019 was for the [heart]break, 2020 is for the [heart]breakers,’ Miley said of the album’s theme in March