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Miley Cyrus
American singer and actress (born )
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Miley Ray Cyrus (MY-lee SY-rəs, born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, ) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon, Cyrus has been recognized for her evolving artistry and image reinventions.
She is a daughter of singer Billy Ray Cyrus, and deemed one of the few examples of a child star with a successful musical career as an adult. Cyrus emerged as a teen idol as the title character in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (–), which evolved into a commercially successful franchise. As Hannah Montana, she achieved success on the Billboard charts with two number-one soundtracks.
Cyrus's solo career started with the US number-one pop rock albums Meet Miley Cyrus () and Breakout ().
Her follow-up EP The Time of Our Lives () reached number two in the US. Its lead single "Party in the U.S.A." became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country and was later certified times platinum. Trying to establish a mature image, she explored dance-pop in Can't Be Tamed (), which received mixed reviews.
Cyrus later signed to RCA Records and took a new artistic direction with the hip hop and R&B-influenced Bangerz (). Her fifth chart-topping album, it yielded the hit single "We Can't Stop" and her first Billboard Hot number-one "Wrecking Ball".
She then dabbled in experimental music on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (), embraced country pop on Younger Now (), and delved into rock genres on Plastic Hearts (); the last of which garnered critical acclaim. Shifting to Columbia Records in , Cyrus released her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (). Its lead single "Flowers" topped charts internationally, marked her second US number-one song, and won two Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year.
As an actress, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (), Hannah Montana: The Movie (), The Last Song (), LOL (), and So Undercover (). On television, she was the subject of the documentary Miley: The Movement (), led the miniseries Crisis in Six Scenes (), served as a coach on two seasons of The Voice (–), and starred in the "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" episode of Black Mirror ().
She also hosted the holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (–), and appeared in the documentary concert special Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) ().
Cyrus has received numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, five Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records.
She was named a Disney Legend, in recognition for her contributions to The Walt Disney Company. Cyrus was ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time, the ninth-greatest Billboard female artist, and among the greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard.
Miley cyrus biography 2013 movie India TV. Smiley Miley. July 26, Retrieved January 9,She has featured in listicles such as the Time ( and ), Forbes Celebrity ( and ), and 30 Under 30 ( and ). She is the eighth-highest-certified female digital singles artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and one of the most successful artists of the 21st century, according to Billboard.
Outside of music and acting, Cyrus founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation in , which focuses on the LGBTQ community and youth homelessness, and was supported by the web video series Backyard Sessions (–).
Early life and career beginnings
Destiny Hope Cyrus was born November 23, , in Franklin, Tennessee,[2] to Leticia "Tish" Jean Cyrus (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.[2] She was born with supraventricular tachycardia, a condition causing an abnormal resting heart rate.[3] Her birth name, Destiny Hope, expressed her parents' belief that she would accomplish great things.
Her parents nicknamed her "Smiley", which they later shortened to "Miley", because she often smiled as an infant.[4] In , she legally changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus; her middle name honors her grandfather, Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus, who was from Kentucky.[5] Cyrus's godmother is singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.[6]
Against the advice of her father's record company,[7] Cyrus's parents secretly married on December 28, , a year after her birth.[8] They had two more children, son Braison and daughter Noah.[9] From a previous relationship, her mother has two other children, Brandi and Trace.[10] Her father's first child, Christopher Cody, was born in April [8] and grew up separately with his mother, waitress Kristin Luckey, in South Carolina.[7][11]
All of Cyrus's maternal siblings are established entertainers.
Trace is a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station.[12] Noah is an actress and, along with Braison, models, sings, and is a songwriter.[13][14][15][16][17] Brandi was formerly a musician for the indie rock band Frank + Derol[18][19] and is a professional DJ.
The Cyrus farmhouse is located on acres of land outside Nashville.[20]
Cyrus attended Heritage Elementary School in Williamson County while she and her family lived in Thompson's Station, Tennessee.[21] When she was cast in Hannah Montana, the family moved to Los Angeles and she attended Options for Youth Charter Schools[22] studying with a private tutor on set.[23] Raised as a Christian, she was baptized in a Southern Baptist church before moving to Hollywood in [24] She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring.[25] In , when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada, while her father filmed the television series Doc.[26] After Billy Ray Cyrus took her to see a Mirvish production of Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Miley Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This is what I want to do, daddy.
I want to be an actress."[27] She began to take singing and acting lessons at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto.[28]
Cyrus's first acting role was as Kylie in her father's television series Doc.[4] In , she received credit under her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish.[29] During this period she auditioned with Taylor Lautner for the feature film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D. Although she was one of two finalists for the role, she chose to appear in Hannah Montana instead.[30] Her mother took on the role of Miley's manager and worked to acquire a team to build her daughter's career.[31][32] Cyrus signed with Mitchell Gossett, director of the youth division at Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty.[33] Gossett is often credited with "discovering" Cyrus and played a key role in her auditioning for Hannah Montana.[34] She later signed with Jason Morey of Morey Management Group to handle her music career; Dolly Parton steered her to him.[32] She hired her father's finance manager as part of her team.[32]
Career
– Hannah Montana and early musical releases
Cyrus auditioned for the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana when she was thirteen years old.[35] She auditioned for the role of the title character's best friend, but was called to audition for the lead role instead seeing her comical performance.[35] Despite being denied the part at first because she was "too small and too young" for the role,[36] she was later cast as the lead because of her singing and goofy acting abilities.[37] The series premiered in March to the largest audience for a Disney Channel program[38] and quickly ranked among the highest-rated series on basic cable.[39] The success of the series led to Cyrus' being labeled a "teen idol."[29][40] She toured with the Cheetah Girls as Hannah Montana in September and performed songs from the show's first season.[41]Walt Disney Records released a soundtrack credited to Cyrus's character in October of that year.[42] The record was both a critical and commercial success, topping the Billboard chart in the United States; it went on to sell over threemillion copies worldwide.[43] With the release of the soundtrack, Cyrus became the first act within the Walt Disney Company to have deals in television, film, consumer products, and music.[40]
Cyrus signed a four-album deal with Hollywood Records to distribute her non-Hannah Montana soundtrack music.[44] She released the two-disc album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus in June [45] The first disc was credited as the second soundtrack by "Hannah Montana", while the second disc served as Cyrus's debut studio album.[45] The album became her second to reach the top of the Billboard , and has sold over threemillion copies.[46] Months after the release of the project, "See You Again" () was released as the lead single from the album.[47] The song was a commercial success, and has sold over twomillion copies in the United States since its release.[48] She collaborated with her father on the single "Ready, Set, Don't Go" ().[49] Next Cyrus embarked on her highly successful Best of Both Worlds Tour (–08) to promote its release.[50][51]Ticketmaster officials commented that "there [hadn't] been a demand of this level or intensity since The Beatles or Elvis."[52] The tour's success led to the theatrical release of the 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert ().[53] While initially intended to be a limited release, the film's success led to a longer run.[54]
Cyrus and friend Mandy Jiroux began posting videos on YouTube in February , referring to the clips as "The Miley and Mandy Show"; the videos garnered a large online following.[55] In April , several pictures of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked online by a teenager who hacked her Gmail account.[56][57] Further controversy erupted when it was reported that the thenyear-old Cyrus had posed topless during a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.[58]The New York Times subsequently clarified that although the shot left the impression that Cyrus was bare-breasted, she was wrapped in a bed sheet and was not topless.[59]
Cyrus went on to release her second studio album, Breakout (), in June of that year.[60] The album earned the highest first-week sales of her career thus far and became her third to top the Billboard [61][62] Cyrus later starred with John Travolta in the animated film Bolt (), her debut as a film actress; she also co-wrote the song "I Thought I Lost You" () for the film, which she sings as a duet with Travolta.[63] The film was both a critical and commercial success and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song.[64]
In March , Cyrus released "The Climb" () as a single from the soundtrack to the Hannah Montana feature film.[65] It was met with a warm critical and commercial reaction, becoming a crossover hit in both pop and country music formats.[66] The soundtrack, which features the single, went on to become Cyrus's fourth entry to top the Billboard ; at age 16, she became the youngest artist in history to have four number-one albums on the chart.[67] She released her fourth soundtrack as Hannah Montana in July , which debuted at number two on the Billboard [68] Cyrus later launched her first fashion line, Miley Cyrus and Max Azria, through Walmart.[69] It was promoted by the release of "Party in the U.S.A." () and the EPThe Time of Our Lives ().[70][71] Cyrus said the record was "a transitioning album [] really to introduce people to what I want my next record to sound like and with time I will be able to do that a little more."[71] "Party in the U.S.A." became one of Cyrus's most successful singles to date and is considered to be one of her signature songs.[72] She embarked on her first world tour, the Wonder World Tour () which was a critical and commercial success.[73] On December 7, , Cyrus performed for Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British royal family at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, Lancashire.[74]
Billboardranked her as the fourth best-selling female music artist of [75]
– New image with Can't Be Tamed and focus on acting
Hoping to foster a more mature image, Cyrus starred in the film The Last Song (), based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.[76] It was met with negative critical reviews[77] but was a box office hit.[78][79] Cyrus further attempted to shift her image with the release of her third studio album, Can't Be Tamed ().[80] The album featured a more dance-oriented sound than her prior releases and stirred a considerable amount of controversy over its lyrical content and Cyrus's live performances.[81][82][83][84] It sold , copies in its first week of release and became her first studio album not to top the Billboard chart in the United States.[85] Cyrus released her final soundtrack as Hannah Montana that October; it was seen as a commercial failure due to its low position on the charts compared to her previous albums.[86]
Cyrus was the subject of further controversy when a video posted online in December showed her, then aged eighteen, smoking salvia with a bong.[87][88][89] ended with her ranking at number thirteen on the Forbes Celebrity list.[90] She embarked on her worldwide Gypsy Heart Tour in April which had no North American dates;[91] she cited her various controversial moments as the reason, claiming that she only wanted to travel where she felt "the most love".[92][93] Following the release of Can't Be Tamed, Cyrus officially parted ways with Hollywood Records.[94] With her obligations to Hannah Montana fulfilled, Cyrus announced her plans to take a hiatus from music so she could focus on her acting career.[95] She confirmed she would not be going to college.[96][97]
Cyrus hosted the March 5, , episode of Saturday Night Live where she poked fun at her recent controversies.[98][99] That November it was announced that Cyrus would be the voice of Mavis in the animated film Hotel Transylvania;[] however by February she was dropped from the project and replaced with Selena Gomez.
At the time Cyrus said her reason for leaving the movie was wanting to work on her music;[] later it was revealed the real reason behind her exit was because she bought her then-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth a birthday cake shaped like a penis and licked it.[] She made an appearance on the MTV television series Punk'd with Kelly Osbourne and Khloé Kardashian.[][] Cyrus starred alongside Demi Moore in the independent film LOL ().[] The film had a limited release; it was a critical and commercial failure.[][][] She starred in the comedy film So Undercover playing the role of an undercover FBI agent at a college sorority.[]
Cyrus released a string of live performances known as the Backyard Sessions on YouTube during the spring and summer of ; the performances were of classic songs she personally liked.[] Having begun working on a failed fourth album the previous year, Cyrus resumed working on a new musical project in late [][failed verification] She collaborated with producers Rock Mafia on their song "Morning Sun" (), which was made available for free download online.[] She had previously appeared in the music video for their debut single, "The Big Bang" ().[] Cyrus later provided guest vocals on "Decisions" () by Borgore.[] Both Cyrus and Hemsworth appeared in the song's music video.[] She went on to guest star as Missi in two episodes of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.[] Cyrus drew significant media attention when she cut her traditionally long, brown hair in favor of a blonde, pixie cut; she commented that she had "never felt more [herself] in [her] whole life" and that "it really changed [her] life."[][]
– Bangerz and Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz
In , Cyrus hired Larry Rudolph to be her manager, although she is currently managed by Maverick's Adam Leber; Rudolph is best known for representing Britney Spears.[][] It was confirmed that Cyrus had signed with RCA Records for her future releases.[] She worked with producers such as Pharrell Williams and Mike Will Made-It on her fourth studio album, resulting in a hip hop-influenced sound.[] She collaborated with numerous hip hop artists releases[] and appeared on the Snoop Lion song "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" (), released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, Reincarnated.[] She collaborated with on the song "Fall Down" (), released as a promotional single that same month.[] The song entered the Billboard Hot at number fifty-eight, marking her first appearance on the chart since "Can't Be Tamed" ().[] She provided guest vocals on the Lil Twist song "Twerk", which also featured vocals by Justin Bieber.[] The song was unreleased for unknown reasons but leaked online.[] On May 23, , it was confirmed that Cyrus would be featured on the Mike Will Made It single "23", with Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J.[] The single went on to peak at number eleven on the Hot , and had sold over onemillion copies worldwide as of []
Cyrus released her new single "We Can't Stop" on June 3.[] Touted as her comeback single, it became a worldwide commercial success, topping charts in territories such as the United Kingdom.[][] The song's music video set the Vevo record for most views within twenty-four hours of release and became the first to reach million views on the site.[] Cyrus performed with Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards, a performance that resulted in widespread media attention and public scrutiny.
Her simulated sex acts with a foam finger were described as "disturbing" and the whole performance as "cringe-worthy".[][] Cyrus released "Wrecking Ball" () as the second single from Bangerz on the same day as the VMAs.[] The accompanying music video, which showed her swinging naked on a wrecking ball, was viewed over nineteen million times within 24 hours of its release, and drew criticism from some for allegedly objectifying Cyrus, including fellow singer Sinéad O’Connor, who said that "you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether it's the music business or yourself doing the pimping".[][][] Despite this, the single became Cyrus's first to top the Hot in the US, and maintained the #1 spot for three weeks.[] It sold over two million copies.[]
On October 2, , MTV aired the documentary Miley: The Movement, that chronicled the recording of her fourth studio album Bangerz,[][] which was released on October 4.[] The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard with first week sales of , copies.[] On October 5, Cyrus hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time.[] On November 5, Cyrus featured on rapper Future's "Real and True" with Mr.
Hudson; an accompanying music video premiered five days later on November 10, [] In late she was declared Artist of the Year by MTV.[]
On January 29, , she played an acoustic concert show on MTV Unplugged, performing songs from Bangerz featuring a guest appearance by Madonna.[] It became the highest-rated MTV Unplugged in the past decade, with over million streams.[] Cyrus was also featured in the Marc Jacobs Spring campaign along with Natalie Westling and Esmerelda Seay Reynolds.[] She launched her controversial Bangerz Tour () that year, which was positively received by critics.[][] Two months into her tour, Cyrus's Alaskan Klee Kai was found mauled to death at her home after fighting with a coyote.
Two weeks later, Cyrus suffered an allergic reaction to the antibioticcephalexin, prescribed to treat a sinus infection,[] resulting in her hospitalization in Kansas City.
Miley cyrus biography tv.com BBC News. Trace is a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station. Event occurs at minutes. January 25,Though she rescheduled some of her US tour dates, she resumed the tour two weeks later, beginning with the European leg.[]
While collaborating with the Flaming Lips on their remake of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, With a Little Help from My Fwends,[][] Cyrus began working with Wayne Coyne on her fifth studio album.[] She said that she was taking her time to focus on the music, and that the album would not be released until she felt it was ready.[] Coyne compared his collaborative material with Cyrus to the catalogs of Pink Floyd and Portishead and described their sound as being "a slightly wiser, sadder, more true version" of Cyrus's pop music output.[] Cyrus also worked on the films The Night Before () and A Very Murray Christmas () during this period; both roles were cameos.[]
Reports began to surface in that Cyrus was working on two albums simultaneously, one of which she hoped to release at no charge.[] This was confirmed by her manager who claimed she was willing to end her contract with RCA Records if they refused to let her release a free album.[] Cyrus was the host of the MTV Video Music Awards, making her its first openly pansexual host, and gave a surprise performance of a new song "Dooo It!" () during the show's finale.[][] Immediately following the performance, Cyrus announced that her fifth studio album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (), was available for free streaming on SoundCloud.[] The album was written and produced primarily by Cyrus, and has been called experimental and psychedelic,[][][] with elements of psychedelic pop,[][]psychedelic rock,[] and alternative pop.[]
– The Voice and Younger Now
In , following the release of her fifth studio album the previous year, Cyrus resumed working on her sixth studio effort.[][] She was a key advisor during the tenth season of the reality singing competition The Voice.[] In March, Cyrus had signed on as a coach for the eleventh season of The Voice as a replacement for Gwen Stefani; Cyrus became the youngest coach to appear in any incarnation of the series.[] In September , Cyrus co-starred in Crisis in Six Scenes, a television series Woody Allen created for Amazon Studios.
She played a radical activist who causes chaos in a conservative s household while hiding from the police.[][] On September 17, , she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and covered Bob Dylan's "Baby, I'm In the Mood for You".[] Cyrus also had an uncredited voice cameo as Mainframe in the superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2, released in May
On May 11, , Cyrus released "Malibu" as the lead single from her sixth album.[] The single debuted at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot and peaked at No. 10 on the chart on its second week.[] On June 9, Cyrus released "Inspired" after performing the song at the One Love Manchester benefit concert.[] It served as a promotional single from the album.
On August 8, Cyrus announced that her sixth studio album would be titled Younger Now and would be released on September 29, [][] The album's title track was released as the second single from the album on August 18 and debuted and peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard Hot [] On August 27, Cyrus performed the track at the MTV Video Music Awards.[] On September 15, she performed "Malibu", "Younger Now", "See You Again", "Party in the U.S.A." and a cover of the Roberta Flack hit "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (written by Ewan McColl) for the BBC Radio 1Live Lounge.[] On October 2, as part of her one-week regular musical appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Cyrus sang her hit single "The Climb" for the first time since alongside a cover of "No Freedom" by Dido to honor the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.[] The former song has since been performed at multiple charity events, protests, and marches, including at the March For Our Lives demonstrations in Washington, D.C.[] That same year, Cyrus returned as a coach in the thirteenth season of The Voice after taking a one-season hiatus.[][] On October 5, , Cyrus confirmed that she would not be returning to The Voice for season fourteen.[] On October 30, , Cyrus revealed she would not release any further singles from Younger Now, nor would she tour for it.[]
– She Is Coming and Black Mirror
Before the release of Younger Now in September , Cyrus expressed she was "already two songs deep on the next [album]."[] Producers attached to her seventh studio album included previous collaborator Mike Will Made It and new collaborators Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.[] Her first collaboration with Ronson, "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" from his album Late Night Feelings, was released on November 29, , to great commercial reception, especially in Europe, where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart as well as in Ireland and topped the charts in several Eastern European countries including Hungary or Croatia.[][][]
During the first quarter of , Cyrus became quite notable for her cover songs.[] Having already taken part in MusiCares Person of the Year in celebrating Fleetwood Mac, she returned the year after to honor the career of her godmother Dolly Parton by performing "Islands in the Stream" alongside Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, with who she also performed "In My Blood" a couple days later at the 61st Grammy Awards.[][] Cyrus's other covers include her version of Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry" for BBC Radio's Live Lounge, her participation at the Chris Cornell tribute concert I Am The Highway, where she sang "As Hope & Promise Fade" as well as her cover record of Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", included in the tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin.[] Cyrus also honored John at the I'm Still Standing: A Grammy Salute to Elton John tribute concert in , where she covered "The Bitch Is Back".[]
On May 31, , Cyrus tweeted that her seventh studio album would be titled She Is Miley Cyrus and would comprise three six-song EPs, which would be released before the full-length album: She Is Coming on May 31, She Is Here in the summer, and She Is Everything in the fall.[]She Is Coming, which also included vocal collaborations with RuPaul, Swae Lee, Mike Will Made It and Ghostface Killah, debuted at number five on the US Billboard with 36, album-equivalent units,[] while the lead single "Mother's Daughter" entered at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot [] The Wuki remix of "Mother's Daughter" received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards while the original music video won two MTV Video Music Awards.[][] Cyrus promoted the EP with a summer European tour that visited A-list festivals like Glastonbury and Primavera Sound.[]
Cyrus starred in "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too", an episode of the Netflix sci-fi series Black Mirror, which was filmed in South Africa in November It was released on Netflix on June 5, [] In the episode, she played fictional pop star Ashley O and voiced her AI doll extension, Ashley Too.
The plot was compared to Britney Spears's conservatorship and the Free Britney movement, which Cyrus has been an advocate for.[] The music video for the song "On a Roll" from the episode was released on June 13;[] the song itself and the B-side "Right Where I Belong" were released to digital platforms the next day.[]
On June 27, it was revealed that Cyrus had collaborated with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey on "Don't Call Me Angel", the lead single of the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels.[] It was released on September 13, [] In August , Cyrus released "Slide Away", her first song since announcing her separation from then-husband Hemsworth.
Miley cyrus short biography Retrieved March 28, AP News. Retrieved September 18, Cyrus indicated that the ceremony was "kind of out of character for [her]" because "[they have] worn rings forever [and] definitely didn't need it in any way".The song hinted at their breakup and contained lyrics such as "Move on, we're not 17, I'm not who I used to be".[] A music video was released in September that contained further references, including a ten of hearts playing card at the bottom of a pool to represent the end of her decade-long relationship with Hemsworth.[]
– Plastic Hearts and television projects
On August 14, , Cyrus released the lead single from her seventh studio album, "Midnight Sky" and confirmed the cancellation of the EPs She Is Here and She Is Everything due to major recent changes in her life that did not fit the essence of the project, including her divorce from Hemsworth, and the burning of the couple's house during the Woolsey Fire in California.[][] "Midnight Sky" became her highest-charting solo single since "Malibu" in , peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot Internationally, in the United Kingdom the song has thus far peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
The track was later mashed up with Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen".[]
In October, Cyrus had a third Backyard Session on MTV and announced via Instagram that her seventh studio album Plastic Hearts would be released on November 27, [][] It was previously intended to be called She Is Miley Cyrus, completing the EP series once finalized.[] The album was released to positive reviews from critics and performed well, debuting at number two on the Billboard , with 60, units, becoming her twelfth top ten entry on the chart.
With that entry, Cyrus broke the record for attaining the most US Billboard top-five albums in the 21st century by a female music artist. Plastic Hearts marked a step of Cyrus into rock and glam rock music and spawned two other singles: "Prisoner" featuring English singer Dua Lipa and "Angels like You", which peaked at 8 and 66 respectively in the United Kingdom.[] The album also included vocal collaborations with Billy Idol and Joan Jett.
Due to popular demand and social media virality, Cyrus included the live covers of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and The Cranberries' "Zombie".[]
Cyrus won a Webby Special Achievement Award.[] In February , Cyrus performed at the first TikTok Tailgate show in Tampa, for 7, vaccinated healthcare workers.
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It served as a pre-show before Super Bowl LV. It aired on TikTok and CBS.[] The performance was featured in the music video for "Angels like You".[] In March , Cyrus departed RCA and signed with Columbia Records, a sister label of RCA under the Sony Music umbrella.[][] That same month Cyrus embraced her days as Hannah Montana and wrote an open letter to the character on social media for the show's 15th anniversary, despite all statements that her days as Montana gave Cyrus an identity crisis.[][] Rumors about a possible revival of the show have been around ever since.[] On April 23, , The Kid Laroi released a remix of his single "Without You" featuring Cyrus, her first release under Columbia Records.[] On April 3, , Cyrus performed at the NCAA March Madness Final Four in Indianapolis with the frontline health care workers in the audience.[]
In May , Cyrus signed an overall deal with NBCUniversal, including a first-look deal with her studio Hopetown Entertainment, as part of which she will develop projects for the company's outlets and star in three specials; with the first project off the deal being the Stand By YouPride concert special, which was released the following month on Peacock.[][] In June, Cyrus released a studio cover version of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters", which was included in The Metallica Blacklist, a tribute album to the band's homonymous record, featuring renditions recorded by various artists and released in conjunction to the original album's 30th anniversary.[] The track also features Elton John on the piano, Yo-Yo Ma and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith.[] The singer initially teased a Metallica cover album in October and had already performed the track live during her set at Glastonbury.[]
To promote Plastic Hearts, Cyrus teased a concert tour around the album's release.[] The tour was postponed due to the pandemic but Cyrus was able to headline several music festivals in the country during summer , including Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, and Music Midtown.[] Later that year, she revealed she would tour South America for the first time in seven years in early [] The second special off her deal with NBCUniversal was Miley's New Year's Eve Party, which Cyrus co-hosted from Miami with Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson and also co-executive produced under her production company Hopetown Entertainment,[] featuring performances by Cyrus, 24kGoldn, Anitta, Billie Joe Armstrong, Brandi Carlile, Jack Harlow, Kitty Cash, and Saweetie.[]
In February , Cyrus embarked on her music festival concert tour, Attention Tour, in support of Plastic Hearts, which took place in North, South, and Central America.
This marked her first tour to South America since her Gypsy Heart Tour in The tour concluded on March 26, [][][] On April 1, , Cyrus released her third live album, Attention: Miley Live.[] Most of the album was recorded during her concert as part of the Super Bowl Music Fest at the Arena in Los Angeles on February 12, , with the set list including songs from her albums Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Bangerz, The Time of Our Lives, Breakout, and Meet Miley Cyrus, along with multiple cover songs.
The album also includes two unreleased tracks—"Attention" and "You". She said the album was "curated by the fans for the fans".[] Emily Swingle of Clash gave acclaim to Cyrus's versatile vocals, saying her "voice is truly a force to be reckoned with, seamlessly fitting whatever genre she chooses to tackle. From the playful, country-hip-hop banger that is '4x4', to rap-heavy '23', to the bluesy, rich cover of Janis Joplin's 'Maybe', it seems like Cyrus can fit into just about any genre she gets her paws on."[] By the end of that month, Cyrus released the deluxe version of the album, which includes six additional songs including a mashup of "Mother's Daughter" and "Boys Don't Cry" featuring Anitta, that are mostly part of her time at the Lollapalooza festival in Brazil and other shows in Latin America; she commented on the addition of her single "Angels Like You" at her concert in Colombia in gratitude due to the song reaching the number one spot on iTunes in that country and because her fans sang the song all night outside the hotel where she was staying in Bogotá.[][] The following month, NBC announced that Miley's New Year's Eve Party had been renewed for a second iteration set to be aired on New Year's Eve –[][] In August , it was announced that Cyrus was set to star in a Christmastelevision filmDolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas, produced by Dolly Parton for NBC.[]
In December , Morrissey announced that Cyrus wanted her backing vocals taken off from his upcoming record that was recorded two years earlier, but not yet released.[][]
–present: Endless Summer Vacation and Something Beautiful
In late , Cyrus and her longtime collaborator Mike Will Made It teased new music to be released in , on the latter's social media.[] Cyrus continued to tease a new musical era through a cryptic promotional campaign—with the caption, "New Year, New Miley".[] Days later, during the second edition of Miley's New Year's Eve Party, the singer's next lead single, "Flowers", was announced.[][] It was released on January 13, , accompanied by a music video directed by Jacob Bixenman.[][] "Flowers" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot , Global , and Global Excl.
US charts.[] With thirteen weeks each atop the global charts, it became the longest-running and the third longest-running leader on the charts at the time, respectively.