{"id":49230,"date":"2024-04-09T15:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2021841"},"modified":"2024-04-09T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:36:12","slug":"billie-eilish-hit-me-loud-and-soft-release-date","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/billie-eilish-hit-me-loud-and-soft-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Billie Eilish Hit Me Loud and Soft release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The singer has announced her third studio album! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 at 13:34 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s been three years since Billie Eilish last released a new album, but now the wait is almost over: the singer has officially announced her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, and its release date isn\u2019t <em>too<\/em> far away!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/billie-eilish\/\">Eilish<\/a> wrote on Instagram on Monday (8th April): \u201cSo crazy to be writing this right now I\u2019m nervy &amp; excited.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She continued: \u201cFinneas [Eilish\u2019s brother and producer] and I truly could not be more proud of this album and we absolutely can\u2019t wait for you to hear it. Love you, love you, love you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The announcement was accompanied by a first look at the album cover, which features Eilish underwater, barefoot and sinking beneath a wooden door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The singer also revealed that she won\u2019t be releasing any singles for the album because \u201cI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> wanna give it to you all at once :PPP\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a press release, Eilish\u2019s new album promises to \u201chit you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It added that the music \u201cjourneys through a vast and expansive audio landscape, immersing listeners into a full spectrum of emotions\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hit Me Hard and Soft marks her third album, following 2021\u2019s Happier Than Ever and her 2019 debut When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which launched her to stardom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in 2023, she told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VHswmgW7Nlg&amp;ab_channel=Eliott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cookout<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> she was working on new music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is lots of music coming,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is a whole album of music coming. We\u2019re in the final stages of making it, so that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s about to come out, but it is getting there, and it\u2019s very exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, when is <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hit Me Hard And Soft<\/span> coming out? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Billie Eilish Hit Me Loud and Soft release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=598%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=598%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=353%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=353%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=605%2C404\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=605%2C404\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-897078 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Billie-Eilish-46ba097-e1712658442588.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=605%2C404\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Billie Eilish in a green outfit holding a microphone\" title=\"Billie-Eilish\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Billie Eilish.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The album will be out on <strong>17th May 2024<\/strong>, and will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">available in digital, CD, vinyl and cassette formats on release day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the meantime, Hit Me Loud and Soft is available to <a href=\"https:\/\/shopuk.billieeilish.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-order on her website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHIT ME HARD AND SOFT\u201d THE ALBUM \u2014 OUT MAY 17TH. <br\/>Pre-order now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mpxvbwE68f\">https:\/\/t.co\/mpxvbwE68f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cyIhKgzzH8\">pic.twitter.com\/cyIhKgzzH8<\/a><\/p>\u2014 billie eilish (@billieeilish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billieeilish\/status\/1777468344951886274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radio<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong><strong class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/strong><a class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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