Miley Cyrus -- 2010 New Album Preview

Somewhere between finishing her duties as TV's Hannah Montana, penning a best-selling autobiography, and putting together her own clothing line, Miley Cyrus found time to record a new 2010 album. And yesterday, the world got official word of a June 22 release date for Cyrus' upcoming 'Can't Be Tamed' CD which, according to her label, "reveals her natural progression and sophistication" that she's inculcated after spending the vast majority of her formative years in the spotlight.

News of the crossover star's new 2010 album first broke back in March, when Cyrus broke the news while finishing up shooting on the fourth and final season of the hit 'Hannah Montana' Disney series. For her follow-up to 2008's chart-topping (and appropriately titled) 'Breakout' album, Cyrus has teamed up with Grammy Award-winning producer John Shanks, as well as with her longtime studio collaborators Tim James and Antonina Armato, who both co-wrote and produced the new 2010 album's first single and title track, 'Can't Be Tamed.'

The single, in fact, will make its worldwide debut on Friday, April 30 at 12 PM Eastern Time (9 AM Pacific) on MySpace Music. After that, it'll hit radio on May 3, and eventually make its way to the iTunes store on May 18. Cyrus' label, Hollywood Records, describes the new single as a "self-empowering song in which Miley asserts that she has to stay true to herself in relationships." The new album will also be packaged with a special DVD, containing rare footage from Miley's worldwide sold out 'Miley World' tour. Not much else is known about the rest of the songs featured on the album, but Cyrus did tell the Philadelphia Daily News that much of her new material was inspired by the music of groups like The Killers.

Most of the speculation surrounding the release of Miley Cyrus' new album, though, isn't so much on what it will sound like, but what her career will look like afterwards. In an interview with the Telegraph, Cyrus made clear her intentions to focus more on her fledgling film career, which is likely to get a major boost with last month's release of 'The Last Song,' a drama that author Nicholas Sparks wrote with the teen idol in mind. As for what kind of work she'll be doing next, though, Miley remains a bit unsure.

But that's exactly how she likes it. "One day I'm telling my mom, you know, I want to do an action movie and then I want to be doing comedy and then all different types of things," Miley explains. "I get a little bored so hopefully I'll get a chance to do a little bit of everything." Change, then, is definitely in the air, even if the exact direction in which that change is blowing remains uncertain. As Miley confidently says, though, "I'm ending a chapter that's been wonderful and starting a new one."