{"id":416237,"date":"2026-01-16T05:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/416237\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T05:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:57:09","slug":"hilary-duff-drops-her-spicy-new-single-roommates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/416237\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Duff drops her spicy new single &#8216;Roommates&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hilary Duff is getting candid about a fizzled-out flame. In her newly released breakup song, \u201cRoommates,\u201d which she dropped on Thursday, Duff laments the fiery beginnings of a relationship that\u2019s lost its spark. What was once a passionate romance has devolved into an awkward living situation \u2014 with Duff and her partner acting more like roommates than lovers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duff\u2019s yearning culminates on the synth-pop track\u2019s chorus, where she addresses her partner directly. She reminisces about getting \u201cbutterflies from holding your hand\u201d and orchestrating late-night rendezvous that \u201cwake up your roommates.\u201d She wants the highlights of the relationship \u2014 the version of her partner that still wants to be with her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cRoommates is a song about when life is life-ing, babe,\u201d Duff wrote <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTjPh5QEklX\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:on Instagram;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s that ache for a wilder, freer time \u2014 before the days were swallowed by carpools, budget talks, grocery runs and letting old or new insecurities slip in. It\u2019s the restless hum of wanting to find your way back \u2014 to your rhythm, to your person, to yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The music video depicts the growing distance that Duff sings about: The rain is literally pouring down in their home as she tries desperately to get her lover\u2019s attention. He\u2019s checked out, though. Eventually, the house falls apart and the rain subsides \u2014 and Duff is ready to embark on a new beginning. The video, as fans have noted, seems like a callback to her similarly cathartic \u201cCome Clean\u201d music video from 2003.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duff, who was recently embroiled in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/article\/meghan-trainor-and-daryl-sabara-respond-to-ashley-tisdales-toxic-mom-group-essay-the-drama-explained-201453951.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrity mom group drama;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">celebrity mom group drama<\/a>, first teased the song on Jan. 8. In a reel <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTOUgJrEpIZ\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted to Instagram;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">posted to Instagram<\/a>, Duff is seen lip-syncing to the track while frolicking in a sun-drenched field. She shared two <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTgdBHpEgS1\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:more teasers;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">more teasers<\/a> from the \u201cRoommates\u201d video shoot in the days that followed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans will likely be able to hear Duff perform the newly released track live starting Monday, when she kicks off her \u201cSmall Rooms, Big Nerves\u201d tour in London. The upcoming tour marks her first time on the stage in nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duff\u2019s \u201cSmall Rooms, Big Nerves\u201d tour consists of four dates starting in London at the O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire on Jan. 19 and ending at the Wiltern in Los Angeles on Jan. 29. Between those dates, she\u2019ll perform at History in Toronto on Jan. 24 and then the Brooklyn Paramount in New York City on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A couple of weeks after that, she\u2019ll head to Sin City, where <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRu1ctVEu_8\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=2\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:she\u2019ll play three shows;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">she\u2019ll play three shows<\/a> at Voltaire at the Venetian in Las Vegas on Feb. 13, 14 and 15 as part of a mini residency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the Raise Your Voice star has been mum about details surrounding the tour, fans are anticipating a setlist that combines nostalgic heavy hitters with brand-new tracks from her soon-to-be-released album, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRU-qFQkogi\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Luck \u2026 or something;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Luck \u2026 or something<\/a>, out Feb. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duff announced her new album following the release of her first single and accompanying music video in almost 10 years. With <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/article\/hilary-duff-releases-mature-her-1st-song-in-10-years-014659566.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cMature,\u201d;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cMature,\u201d<\/a> a scathing pop-rock track with groovy guitar licks, the Younger star criticizes a charismatic ex-lover with a \u201cScorpio touch\u201d for preying on a younger, more impressionable woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c\u2018Mature\u2019 speaks to my mature self calling my not so mature self on the phone many years ago, and she\u2019s letting her know we landed softly,\u201d Duff wrote in an Instagram caption <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQvIU2Ridmr\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:celebrating the track\u2019s debut;cpos:8;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">celebrating the track\u2019s debut<\/a>. \u201cThis was a brief time with a lover that left me with so many questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 38-year-old mom of four, who\u2019s married to music producer Matthew Koma, was catapulted into teen stardom in 2001, when she began starring in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire at 13. The comedy series, which follows the titular teen as she navigates the complexities of coming of age, culminated in the 2003 millennial fan-favorite film, The Lizzie McGuire Movie.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Hilary Duff at Planet Hollywood in Times Square to meet fans and celebrate the release of her new CD &quot;Metamorphosis.&quot; (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/WireImage)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"630\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bf6653f3-7d29-4b12-9766-503e197de8c1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hilary Duff during a &#8220;Metamorphosis&#8221; album signing in 2003. (Dimitrios Kambouris\/WireImage)<\/p>\n<p>(Dimitrios Kambouris via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to starring in films like A Cinderella Story and Raise Your Voice, Duff launched a solo music career and found notable success with the albums Metamorphosis and Hilary Duff, which were released in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Duff\u2019s 2007 album, Dignity, which delves into the dark side of fame and her age-gap relationship with rocker Joel Madden, marked a noticeable shift in tone and subject matter for the former teen idol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But it\u2019s Duff\u2019s latest single, \u201cRoommates,\u201d that solidifies her musical departure from her Disney star beginnings. It\u2019s less that Duff\u2019s lyrics are cheekier and more that she finally appears to be in control of her own artistry. She isn\u2019t a kid anymore \u2014 and she\u2019s got a backlog of real-life experiences she\u2019s ready to share.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI have this crazy, like, connection with fans that I\u2019ve known since I was 9 to 10 years old, and I just want to connect with them again now,\u201d she said during an episode <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQpGdN1D1PK\/?img_index=1\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:of Jake Shane\u2019s Therapuss podcast;cpos:9;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">of Jake Shane\u2019s Therapuss podcast<\/a> last November. \u201cAnd I think that we have gone through a lot of the same things, whether that\u2019s complicated relationships, anxiety, raising kids, divorces, trying to find yourself in adulthood, family drama. I mean, lots of topics that, you know, just felt like finally I felt safe enough and comfortable in my own family to step outside and open that part of myself up again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hilary Duff is getting candid about a fizzled-out flame. 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