Hilary Duff’s pop comeback: new song, new tour, same millennial icon energy

Breathe in breathe out Hilary Duff stans because this is what dreams are made of The millennial role model that is Hilary Duff has returned to music with her new single Mature It s Duff s first song in a decade with her last album Breathe In Breathe Out being published in June Duff also surprised fans by announcing that she would be doing four live performances as part of the Small rooms big nerves tour happening at the end of January The tour will kick off in London on Jan stop in Toronto on Jan visit Brooklyn on Jan and end in Los Angeles at the Wiltern on Jan Fans can sign up for Duff s presale through Ticketmaster by Nov at p m PT Presale tickets go on sale on Nov at a m local time and general sale starts on the same day at p m local time Duff also released that she would be using Ticketmaster s Face Value Exchange scheme meaning tickets would be non-transferable and could only be resold at their original price on Ticketmaster in an effort to prevent inflated resale prices Tickets for the concerts will likely be in high demand due to the limited number of shows and fan demand as Duff hasn t toured since s Dignity Tour Duff s quick tour announcement came as a surprise to fans who were still enjoying Duff s new single Mature She s me I m her in a different font the song begins as Duff paints the piece s tone Just a limited years younger a new haircut Very Leo of you with your Scorpio touch The theme of the song is Duff talking to her younger self and the lyrics seem to reflect on an age-gap relationship she now looks back on differently It s in the catchy chorus that Duff notes on how being called mature for your age can feel like a compliment when you re young but as you get older it has a new meaning She looks like all of your girls but blonder A little like me just younger Bet she loves when she hears you say You re so mature for your age babe She looks like she could be your daughter Like me before I got smarter When I was flattered to hear you say You re so mature for your age babe While Duff hasn t specified where the inspiration for this song comes from the Younger star was in an age-gap relationship in her late teens dating Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden who was years her senior Duff co-wrote Mature with Madison Love and her husband Matthew Koma who is also a musician in the band Winnetka Bowling League The music video for Mature also includes a special homage to the fans who have followed her career since the beginning At the end of the video Duff is seen leaving a theatre Once she s outside she opens up her hands and a butterfly emerges a nod to her first album Metamorphosis As it flies away she nods and moves forward as the screen fades to black symbolizing a new chapter for the Lizzie McGuire darling Duff began teasing new music earlier this year following the anniversary of her debut album In an Instagram post she reflected on what that time in her life meant to her ending with To be continued Two weeks later she shared a series of photos of her in the recording studio with the caption new music or something Duff ultimately ratified her new song Mature just a sparse days before its Nov release Since dropping the single and music video fans have been taking to social media to celebrate Duff s return to pop Hilary Duff began trending on Threads with over k posts about the singer Hilary Duff made a modern song with a nostalgic flair Didn t try to cater only to the younger generation And it s over minutes Millennials- We are so back shared creator Just Me Rod HILARY DUFF HAS RETURNED TO SAVE POP MUSIC shared another user Hilary Duff was also the season finale guest on the popular podcast Therapuss hosted by Jake Shane In the interview Duff chatted about her career and teased that she would be performing one of her biggest hits from the Lizzie McGuire Movie This is What Dreams Are Made Of on a expected tour So when you did your tour you were doing Metamorphosis you were just doing songs from that album asks Shane After nodding to confirm Duff elaborates but if I would ever tour again Don t play with me Shane interrupts speaking on behalf of the viewers waiting on the edge of their seats for a tour announcement Duff continues I think maybe I would be allowed to manage to sing that song somehow someway You know just maybe like hypothetically While Mature marks the return of Duff s music career she has been booked and busy over the past years She starred in TVLand s Younger as Kelsey Peters from to alongside Sutton Foster and Debi Mazar During this time Duff also dipped her toe into music releasing a cover of Little Lies for the show in a fitting song choice for the series RELATED D Expo Disney s Lizzie McGuire will return with Hilary Duff and the internet is overjoyed A inadequate years later she was slated to reprise her role in Lizzie McGuire with a reboot on Disney but the project was shelved after creative differences between the series creator Terri Minsky and Disney Instead Duff starred in the How I Met Your Mother Hulu spin-off How I Met Your Father as Sophie Tompkins Despite the show being a hit in its first season which led to twice as several episodes for season the series was cancelled in amid the ongoing actors and writers strikes in Hollywood Fans were left disappointed not knowing who the Father would be and also because it meant Duff wouldn t be on their screen for the foreseeable future