Liberty (Miliyah Kato album)

Fans believe the album was influenced by Grimes's 2015 studio album "Art Angels". Stylistically this was abundant from Miliyah's visuals for the album being a pink cowboy hat which she wore to promote the album and angel wings.,^[3] which grimes fashioned for her music video "Flesh without Blood" shortly before the release of Liberty.^[4] While Miliyah was promoting the album through an instagram video, she was playing the song "Kill V. Maim" from "Art Angels", which could be seen in the background.^[5]

Miliyah promoted the album in various ways, through her jewellery line "Mirror" she released 3 items in theme of Liberty a "MIRROR MEXICAN SKULL NECKLACE"^[6] selling for ¥13,000 (around $119) the Necklace fit the theme of the "DRAMATIC LIBERTY" tour which featured influences from the Mexican day of the dead.^[7][8] She then had the "LIBERTY RING"^[9] which sold for ¥28,000 (around $257) and featured wings which she wore on at the "DRAMATIC LIBERTY" tour and used for the limited edition Blu-Ray/DVD art for the tour.^[10] Then finally the "ROSARIO NECKLACE"^[11] which sold for ¥45,000 (around $413) which featured Miliyah's consistent use of crosses and the LIBERTY wings^[12] all items were made from genuine silver, and had limited qualities and were obtained through a lottery and through the DRAMATIC LIBERTY tour.^[13]

During the Liberty era Miliyah began some heavy promotion with the fitness clothing brand Under Armour.^[14] featuring in various appearances throughout the year, even releasing her own clothing under the brand^[15] Later in the campaign she had her signature pink hair and would have promotion photos of LIBERTY during her appearances.^[16][17] Even wearing clothing featuring the LIBERTY wings with the Under Armour clothing during a promotional photo shoot for FRaU magazine.^[18]