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Hilary Duff is officially returning to music.<\/p>\n
The actress and singer has inked a new record deal with Atlantic Records, the label announced on Tuesday, as Duff preps her first record in a decade since releasing her fifth album Breathe In. Breathe Out. <\/em>back in 2015.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Per Atlantic, Duff\u2019s musical comeback will be chronicled with a docuseries directed and executive produced by Sam Wrench, who has directed major music films including Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Billie Eilish: Live at the O2 <\/em>and Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Netflix special A No Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n In Atlantic\u2019s description of the docuseries, the label seemed to suggest live shows are in the works as well, saying that \u201cfans will ride shotgun as she balances raising a family, recording new music, live show rehearsals, and preparing to perform on stage for the first time in over a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n Duff fans have long been waiting for her to come back to pop, and her husband seemed to tease something was in the works back on Mother\u2019s Day, sharing a photo of Duff in the studio <\/a>and finishing his caption asking Duff to \u201cplease go save millennial pop music, it needs you now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Atlantic declined do give details of the new detail, such as when conversations with Duff started or who from the label is handling the music with her.<\/p>\n Duff came to prominence as a teenager in the early 2000s after taking the lead role in the Disney Channel\u2019s classic Lizzie McGuire<\/em><\/a>, subsequently starring in films including Cheaper by the Dozen, A Cinderella Story <\/em>and The Lizzie McGuire Movie<\/em>. She released her first album, the Christmas album Santa Claus Lane<\/em>, in 2002, and her first non-holiday album, Metamorphosis, <\/em>came out the next year. That album, which featured two of her biggest hits \u201cCome Clean\u201d and \u201cSo Yesterday,\u201d went quadruple platinum.<\/p>\n Most recently, Duff starred in Hulu\u2019s How I Met Your Mother <\/em>spin-off How I Met Your Father<\/em><\/a>, which lasted for two seasons before it was canceled back in 2023. <\/a>Duff is also reportedly set to star in Hulu\u2019s upcoming show Pretty Ugly. <\/em><\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n