142-455: " Midnight Sky " is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus , released on August 14, 2020, by RCA Records as the lead single from her seventh studio album Plastic Hearts . The single was written by Cyrus, Ali Tamposi , Ilsey Juber and Jon Bellion with song's producers: Louis Bell and Andrew Watt . It is a disco , pop , synth-pop , electropop and pop rock song with lyrics about independence and self-confidence. The song's music video
284-461: A mullet , glittery makeup, black Chanel bodysuit, Swarovski gem-covered black gloves. In a mini-doc about the making of the video, Cyrus is detailed in her references, calling upon Pat Benatar and David Bowie as visual inspirations. She's even more specific and studied when she talks about the acid-trip theme of the video: "You went to a Blondie show at CBGB with a hit of acid for later [in tow], head to an afterparty at Indochine, and pop
426-520: 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 2020 and had already performed the track live during her set at Glastonbury . To promote Plastic Hearts , Cyrus teased
568-534: A "national uproar" because of her outfit and perceived pole dancing. She faced similar controversy over her performance of "Can't Be Tamed" (2010) on Britain's Got Talent , where the singer pretended to kiss one of her female backup dancers onstage; she defended the performance, arguing that she did nothing wrong. Cyrus became the subject of media and public scrutiny following her performance of "We Can't Stop" (2013) and " Blurred Lines " (2013) with Robin Thicke at
710-548: A Christian, she was baptized in a Southern Baptist church before moving to Hollywood in 2005. She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring . In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada , while her father filmed the television series Doc . After Billy Ray Cyrus took her to see a 2001 Mirvish production of Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra Theatre , Miley Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This
852-461: A DJ, he has played sets at festivals including Coachella , Future Music Festival in Australia, Glastonbury , Creamfields and Bestival . He has toured with artists including, Skrillex , The Prodigy , Kasabian and The Weeknd and opened shows for both Muse and Foo Fighters at their concerts at Wembley Stadium . As well as being a regular performer at Ibiza and Mallorca Rocks , Lowe
994-699: 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 2019 film Charlie's Angels . It was released on September 13, 2019. In August 2019, Cyrus released " Slide Away ", her first song since announcing her separation from then-husband Hemsworth. 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
1136-505: A coach on The Voice (2016–2017), starred in the " Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too " episode of Black Mirror (2019), hosts the yearly holiday special Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2021–present), and appeared in the documentary concert special Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) (2023). 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
1278-1121: A cocktail of embarrassment". Cyrus entered the stage of her Bangerz Tour by sliding down a slide in the shape of a tongue, and draw media attention during the tour for her unique outfits and racy performances. In the early years of her career, Cyrus had a generally wholesome image as a teen idol. Her fame increased dramatically in the wake of the Vanity Fair photo scandal in 2008, and it was reported that photographs of Cyrus could be sold to photo agencies for up to $ 2,000 per photo. In subsequent years, her image continued to shift dramatically from her teen idol status. In 2008, Donny Osmond wrote of Cyrus's imminent transition to adulthood: "Miley will have to face adulthood... As she does, she'll want to change her image, and that change will be met with adversity." The release of her 2010 album Can't Be Tamed saw Cyrus officially attempting to distance herself from her teenage persona by releasing controversial music videos for her songs "Can't Be Tamed" and "Who Owns My Heart". Her behavior throughout 2013 and 2014 sparked
1420-633: A commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 270,000 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, 2013. In late 2013 she was declared Artist of the Year by MTV. On January 29, 2014, she played an acoustic concert show on MTV Unplugged , performing songs from Bangerz featuring
1562-467: 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 2021, 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 2022. The second special off her deal with NBCUniversal
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#17327810634531704-491: A considerable amount of controversy over its lyrical content and Cyrus's live performances. It sold 106,000 copies in its first week of release and became her first studio album not to top the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. 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. Cyrus
1846-578: 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 You Pride 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 ,
1988-602: A foam finger were described as "disturbing" and the whole performance as "cringe-worthy". Cyrus released " Wrecking Ball " (2013) 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
2130-490: A guest appearance by Madonna . It became the highest-rated MTV Unplugged in the past decade, with over 1.7 million streams. Cyrus was also featured in the Marc Jacobs Spring 2014 campaign along with Natalie Westling and Esmerelda Seay Reynolds. She launched her controversial Bangerz Tour (2014) that year, which was positively received by critics. Two months into her tour, Cyrus's Alaskan Klee Kai
2272-483: A key role in her auditioning for Hannah Montana . She later signed with Jason Morey of Morey Management Group to handle her music career; Dolly Parton steered her to him. She hired her father's finance manager as part of her team. Cyrus auditioned for the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana when she was thirteen years old. She auditioned for the role of the title character's best friend, but
2414-476: A limited release, the film's success led to a longer run. Cyrus and friend Mandy Jiroux began posting videos on YouTube in February 2008, referring to the clips as "The Miley and Mandy Show"; the videos garnered a large online following. In April 2008, several pictures of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked online by a teenager who hacked her Gmail account. Further controversy erupted when it
2556-473: 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 (2012). 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
2698-536: A pop and dance-pop record, features collaborations with Brandi Carlile and Sia . It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 119,000 album-equivalent units. It marked Cyrus's tenth top-five and fourteenth top-ten entry on the chart. " River ", the second single off the record, was released on March 13, 2023. It debuted at number 32 on the US Hot 100 and reached number two on
2840-567: A possible revival of the show have been around ever since. On April 23, 2021, The Kid Laroi released a remix of his single " Without You " featuring Cyrus, her first release under Columbia Records. On April 3, 2021, Cyrus performed at the NCAA March Madness Final Four in Indianapolis with the frontline health care workers in the audience. In May 2021, Cyrus signed an overall deal with NBCUniversal , including
2982-571: 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 2021, 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
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#17327810634533124-431: A recap of her career's 15-plus years, with Cyrus breezing through genres with the ease of a well-seasoned tourist." Cyrus related its overall concept to her affection for Los Angeles. Cyrus's controversial musical performances have received significant media attention, including on her Bangerz Tour (2014) and Milky Milky Milk Tour (2015). Her performance of "Party in the U.S.A." at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards sparked
3266-612: A single from the soundtrack to the Hannah Montana feature film . It was met with a warm critical and commercial reaction, becoming a crossover hit in both pop and country music formats. The soundtrack, which features the single, went on to become Cyrus's fourth entry to top the Billboard 200; at age 16, she became the youngest artist in history to have four number-one albums on the chart. She released her fourth soundtrack as Hannah Montana in July 2009, which debuted at number two on
3408-533: A string of live performances known as the Backyard Sessions on YouTube during the spring and summer of 2012; 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 2012. She collaborated with producers Rock Mafia on their song "Morning Sun" (2012), which was made available for free download online. She had previously appeared in
3550-713: A substantial amount of controversy, although her godmother Dolly Parton said "...the girl can write. The girl can sing. The girl is smart. And she doesn't have to be so drastic. But I will respect her choices. I did it my way, so why can't she do it her way?" Liel Leibovitz at Tablet noted in 2013: "Talking to the website Hunger , the singer argued that those adults who deem her gyrations too sultry and her music too saccharine were simply too ancient—and Jewish—to get it. 'With magazines, with movies, it's always weird when things are targeted for young people yet they're driven by people that are like 40 years too old', Cyrus opined. And one group stands out in [her] mind as deserving of most of
3692-462: A television series Woody Allen created for Amazon Studios . She played a radical activist who causes chaos in a conservative 1960s household while hiding from the police. On September 17, 2016, 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
3834-551: 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 100 million views on the site. Cyrus performed with Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , a performance that resulted in widespread media attention and public scrutiny. Her simulated sex acts with
3976-438: Is "arguably sleeker than anything Cyrus has released before". Alex Gallagher of NME described "Midnight Sky" as an "assertive disco-tinged bop". Gallagher praised the song's lyrics for "Cyrus asserting [her] control and independence," adding that the song's chorus was "rousing." Similarly, Michael Cragg of The Guardian called the song a "disco-tinged, post-divorce banger", commenting that it "sounds suitably refreshed after
4118-452: Is a New Zealand radio DJ , live DJ, record producer, and television presenter. After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence through presenting on XFM and MTV Europe ( MTV Two ), developing a DJ career by opening sets for bands and eventually landing a slot on prime-time radio on BBC Radio 1 from 2003 to 2015. In 2015, he
4260-524: Is a professional DJ . The Cyrus farmhouse is located on 500 acres of land outside Nashville. Cyrus attended Heritage Elementary School in Williamson County while she and her family lived in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. When she was cast in Hannah Montana, the family moved to Los Angeles and she attended Options for Youth Charter Schools studying with a private tutor on set. Raised as
4402-422: Is also Musical Director for the brand. Lowe started his career on MTV UK before moving to MTV2 Europe (now MTV Rocks) presenting shows such as MTV News (1998–2001), MTV News Daily Edition (1999–2001) and Brand:New (1999). From 2002 to 2015, he presented Gonzo , its flagship music show. Lowe's BBC Radio 1 evening show was broadcast from 2003 to 2015. The show developed a number of features including
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4544-413: Is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon , she has been recognized for her evolving artistry and style. Having been dubbed the "Teen Queen" of the 2000s decade, Cyrus is cited as one of the few examples of a child star with a successful musical career as an adult. The daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus , she emerged as a teen idol at age 13 as the lead character in
4686-414: 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
4828-404: Is the foundation of which I feel like I can lay my story on top of that." In a radio interview with Chris Kelly for Toronto's KiSS 92.5 , Cyrus said the bubble gum in the video represents "[her] being lost in the bubblegum pop scene" and the disco ball reflected that "it's this kind of broken pieces that were put back together to make something whole again". Cyrus performed "Midnight Sky" for
4970-590: Is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress." She began to take singing and acting lessons at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto. Cyrus's first acting role was as Kylie in her father's television series Doc . In 2003, she received credit under her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton 's Big Fish . During this period she auditioned with Taylor Lautner for
5112-522: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards , Cyrus received six nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Endless Summer Vacation , and won Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Flowers"—her first set of wins. She appeared in a cameo role as Tiffany Plastercaster—inspired by Cynthia Plaster Caster —in the Ethan Coen -directed comedy road film Drive-Away Dolls , released later that month. Her first release of 2024
5254-533: The BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge . On October 2, as part of her one-week regular musical appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Cyrus sang her 2009 hit single "The Climb" for the first time since 2011 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
5396-481: The Billboard 200. Cyrus later launched her first fashion line, Miley Cyrus and Max Azria , through Walmart . It was promoted by the release of " Party in the U.S.A. " (2009) and the EP The Time of Our Lives (2009). 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." "Party in
5538-529: The Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she achieved success on the Billboard charts with two number-one soundtracks and a US top-ten single. Cyrus's solo career started with the US number-one pop rock albums Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) and Breakout (2008). Her follow-up EP The Time of Our Lives (2009) reached number two in the US; its lead single " Party in
5680-482: The Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. " Jaded ", which peaked at number 56, was released as the third single on April 17, 2023. Endless Summer Vacation was the 19th best-selling album of 2023 globally, according to IFPI. A documentary concert special, under her Backyard Sessions series, titled Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) , premiered on Disney+ on March 10, accompanying
5822-736: 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, 2013, 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 100, and had sold over one million copies worldwide as of 2013. Cyrus released her new single " We Can't Stop " on June 3. Touted as her comeback single, it became
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5964-551: 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, 2017, Cyrus confirmed that she would not be returning to The Voice for season fourteen. On October 30, 2017, Cyrus revealed she would not release any further singles from Younger Now , nor would she tour for it. Before
6106-643: The Netflix sci-fi series Black Mirror , which was filmed in South Africa in November 2018. It was released on Netflix on June 5, 2019. 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
6248-544: The Snoop Lion song " Ashtrays and Heartbreaks " (2013), released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, Reincarnated . She collaborated with will.i.am on the song " Fall Down " (2013), released as a promotional single that same month. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-eight, marking her first appearance on the chart since " Can't Be Tamed " (2010). She provided guest vocals on
6390-620: 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 2019, Cyrus became quite notable for her cover songs. Having already taken part in MusiCares Person of the Year in 2018 celebrating Fleetwood Mac , she returned the year after to honor the career of her godmother Dolly Parton by performing " Islands in
6532-573: The most successful artists of the 2010s , according to Billboard . Outside of music and acting, Cyrus founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation in 2014, which focuses on the LGBTQ community and youth homelessness , and was supported by the web video series Backyard Sessions (2012–2023). Destiny Hope Cyrus was born November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee , to Leticia "Tish" Jean Cyrus (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus . She
6674-584: The "Zane Lowe Meets" interviews. On 15 February 2015 it was announced that Lowe would be leaving BBC Radio 1 in March 2015 to launch a new station with Apple . Lowe presented his last show on 5 March 2015. At the 2015 Apple WWDC Keynote, Lowe was introduced as one of the DJs of Apple Music 1 (previously Beats 1 ), a radio station part of Apple Music . He was also the host of the Apple Music show Planet of
6816-428: The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Clad in a flesh-colored latex two-piece, she touched Thicke's crotch area with a giant foam finger and twerked against his crotch. The performance resulted in a media frenzy; one reviewer likened the performance to a "bad acid trip", while another described it as a "trainwreck in the classic sense of the word as the audience reaction seemed to be a mix of confusion, dismay and horror in
6958-627: The Apps . Lowe saved Ryan Jarman 's life at the 2006 NME Awards , in an incident which NME referred to as "engraved in indie folklore". The incident occurred when Jarman's band, the Cribs , accepted an award on behalf of winners Franz Ferdinand . While on his way to collect the trophy from presenter Russell Brand , Jarman fell onto the Kaiser Chiefs ' table and pierced his back with broken glass, narrowly missing his vital organs. Jarman
7100-584: 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
7242-509: The Billboard 200, with 60,000 units, becoming her twelfth top ten entry on the chart. With that entry, Cyrus broke the record for attaining the most US Billboard 200 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
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#17327810634537384-740: The Galaxy Vol. 2 , released in May 2017. On May 11, 2017, Cyrus released " Malibu " as the lead single from her sixth album. The single debuted at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 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, 2017. The album's title track
7526-609: 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
7668-778: The U.S.A. " and " Prisoner " on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest in Times Square on December 31. Cyrus also performed "Edge of Midnight" along with several songs of Plastic Hearts at the 2021 Super Bowl with TikTok Tailgate. On December 31, 2022, Cyrus performed the song with FLETCHER as a duet on the TV program Miley's New Year's Eve Party . Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( / ˈ m aɪ l i ˈ s aɪ r ə s / MY -lee SY -rəs , born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992)
7810-534: The U.S.A. " became one of the best-selling singles of all time in the country and was later certified 14-times platinum by the RIAA . Trying to establish a mature image, she explored dance-pop in Can't Be Tamed (2010), which received mixed reviews. Cyrus later shifted to RCA Records and took a new artistic direction with the hip hop and R&B -influenced Bangerz (2013). Her fifth chart-topping album, it yielded
7952-510: The U.S.A." (2009), her vocals feature belter refrains , while those on the song "Obsessed" (2009) are described as "husky". Releases such as "The Climb" (2009) and "These Four Walls" (2008) feature elements of country music and showcase Cyrus's "twangy vocals". Cyrus experimented with an electropop sound on " Fly on the Wall " (2008), a genre that she would explore further with the release of Can't Be Tamed (2010), her third studio album. It
8094-696: The U.S.A." became one of Cyrus's most successful singles to date and is considered to be one of her signature songs . She embarked on her first world tour, the Wonder World Tour (2009) which was a critical and commercial success. On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British royal family at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool , Lancashire . Billboard ranked her as
8236-525: The US Billboard Hot 100. 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
8378-402: The United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart for the issue dated August 21, 2020 and reached number seven in its seventh week there, becoming Cyrus' sixth top-ten hit in the country. In its tenth week, it reached a new peak of number five. The song is also the longest-running number-one single on UK radio in 2020, with six weeks so far, and on iTunes, with 29 days atop
8520-492: 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 2020 Webby Special Achievement Award . In February 2021, Cyrus performed at the first TikTok Tailgate show in Tampa , for 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers. It served as
8662-554: The United States, "Midnight Sky" debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Cyrus' 15th top-20 hit in the country and 50th entry on the chart, making her one of the artists with most Hot 100 entries. The song also became her best solo debut on the chart since " Malibu ", which peaked at number ten in 2017, although in the meantime Cyrus had also reached number 13 with " Don't Call Me Angel ", along with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey . In its first week "Midnight Sky"
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#17327810634538804-484: The Year , and the album was nominated for Album of the Year . As an actress, Cyrus starred in the films Bolt (2008), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), The Last Song (2010), LOL (2012), and So Undercover (2013), and appeared briefly in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). On television, she was the subject of the documentary Miley: The Movement (2013), served as
8946-496: The Zach Sang Show, where she declared: I feel like a lot of us are waking up. And you know, the midnight sky, I think is kind of a road that feels like it could be nice to take with our head up in the clouds. You know, I feel like right now in society, we don't want to live with our heads in the clouds. But I think in time that's maybe why I've created worlds like this. Because this is kind of my idea of living with my head in
9088-493: The album and was quoted as saying: "I just hope this record showcases that, more than anything, I'm a [song]writer." The songs on her early releases feature lyrics on the topics of love and relationships. Cyrus possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range , although her vocals were once described as alto with a "Nashville twang " in both her spoken and singing voice. Her voice has a distinctive raspy sound to it, similar in vein to that of Pink and Amy Winehouse . On "Party in
9230-453: 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
9372-612: The album was recorded during her concert as part of the Super Bowl Music Fest at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 12, 2022, 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
9514-576: The album's release. Executive produced by Cyrus, it features her performing songs from the album, and her 2009 single " The Climb ", with an appearance by Rufus Wainwright . In June, she guest-voiced Van in the second season of the Netflix adult animated sitcom, Human Resources . An updated version of the Disney+ special, titled Endless Summer Vacation: Continued (Backyard Sessions) , premiered on ABC on August 24, 2023. The day after, Cyrus released
9656-469: The beginning of her music career, Cyrus has been described as being predominantly a pop artist. Her Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus debut studio effort was characterized as sounding similar to her releases as "Hannah Montana" featuring a pop-rock and bubblegum pop sound. Cyrus hoped that the release of Breakout (2008) would help distance her from this sound; the record featured Cyrus experimenting with various genres. Cyrus co-wrote eight songs for
9798-451: The blame: 'It can't be like this 70-year-old Jewish man that doesn’t leave his desk all day, telling me what the clubs want to hear.'" Cyrus was ranked number 17 on Forbes ' s list of the most powerful celebrities in 2014; the magazine notes that "The last time she made our list was when she was still rolling in Hannah Montana money. Now the pop singer is all grown up and courting controversy at every turn." In August 2014, her life
9940-520: The chart. Thus, "Midnight Sky" became United Kingdom's biggest song by a female artist of 2020 and second overall, according to The Official Big Top 40 making it Cyrus' second year on a roll having the biggest female song of the year in the country, following " Nothing Breaks Like a Heart " in 2019. The song was also the 11th best-selling single in pure sales of 2020 on the UK Singles Chart. On June 20, 2022, PPL reported that "Midnight Sky"
10082-481: The chorus of "Midnight Sky", while Cyrus does the same singing "just like the white winged dove" from Nicks's "Edge of Seventeen". The remix has a unique cover featuring both Nicks and Cyrus. An accompanying, self-directed music video for "Midnight Sky" was released on August 14, 2020. It features Cyrus in various settings, such as a room with mirrors, a "colorful" gumball pit and a neon disco setting with streamers and Technicolor statues of jungle animals, while wearing
10224-430: The clouds of my own kind of fantasy and the world I wanna create. So I think that it's a cool message, to tell people to create the environment and the world that you wanna live in and I think that's happening on a very political level right now. But also we can do it especially in this quarantine time, in these intimate spaces of our home that we have a place that feels like we've created our own environment, our own head in
10366-523: The clouds, so this is mine. Singing about the idea of forever being no more in the track, Cyrus explained that she wanted to capture the idea of personal growth. "I think we're kind of set up for devastation — in that, from the time we're little kids, we're taught to claim other humans as our best friends forever. And you just don't know who you're going to be sitting with here right now. You never know who you're going to evolve to be and who they're going to evolve to be," she said to SiriusXM Hits1. Cyrus opens
10508-402: The double-meh of 2017's country singer rebirth and last year's, erm, ' Cattitude ', 'Midnight Sky' is everything all that wasn't: impassioned, energised and delivered by someone brave enough to sport a platinum-blonde mullet". Mike Wass of Idolator described it as a "dreamy disco anthem"; he praised the personal lyrics stating that "the first taste of MC7 is a deeply autobiographical account of
10650-515: The electronic album Roofers in 1997 before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. Both would eventually develop their careers in the UK. Lowe relocated to the UK in 1997. He initially worked at the Record and Tape Exchange in Notting Hill , before being asked to cover for a show on XFM , going on to host XFM's Music Response. In 2003, he joined BBC Radio 1 . As
10792-637: 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
10934-519: 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 2017, peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, in the United Kingdom the song has thus far peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart . The track
11076-502: 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. Her mother took on the role of Miley's manager and worked to acquire a team to build her daughter's career. Cyrus signed with Mitchell Gossett, director of the youth division at Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty. Gossett is often credited with "discovering" Cyrus and played
11218-413: The films The Night Before (2015) and A Very Murray Christmas (2015) during this period; both roles were cameos. Reports began to surface in 2015 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
11360-502: The first time at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30, where she swung on a disco ball , in reference to her 2013 song, " Wrecking Ball ". The next day, she performed the song on Live Lounge . On September 10, she performed the song at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Ten days later she performed the song on iHeartRadio Music Festival 2020. On October 9, she performed "Midnight Sky" on The Graham Norton Show amongst "a million Mileys". On October 16, Cyrus performed
11502-517: The fourth best-selling female music artist of 2009. Hoping to foster a more mature image, Cyrus starred in the film The Last Song (2010), based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. It was met with negative critical reviews but was a box office hit. Cyrus further attempted to shift her image with the release of her third studio album, Can't Be Tamed (2010). The album featured a more dance-oriented sound than her prior releases and stirred
11644-401: 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 200 with 36,000 album-equivalent units, while the lead single " Mother's Daughter " entered at number 54 on
11786-509: The highest first-week sales of her career thus far and became her third to top the Billboard 200. Cyrus later starred with John Travolta in the animated film Bolt (2008), her debut as a film actress; she also co-wrote the song " I Thought I Lost You " (2008) for the film, which she sings as a duet with Travolta. The film was both a critical and commercial success and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song . In March 2009, Cyrus released " The Climb " (2009) as
11928-601: The hit single " We Can't Stop " and her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one " Wrecking Ball ". She then dabbled in experimental styles on Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), embraced country pop on Younger Now (2017), and ventured into rock and synth-pop on Plastic Hearts (2020). After signing with Columbia Records in 2021, Cyrus released her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation (2023). Its lead single " Flowers " topped charts internationally, broke several records, and marked her second US number-one. The song won two Grammy Awards including Record of
12070-519: The most-consumed song on US radio; in 2023. On Spotify, the single became the fastest track to surpass 100 million and 1 billion plays (7 and 112 days), at the time. Due to 57 weeks atop the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, it became the longest-running number one song on any Billboard airplay chart in history. It also earned the most cumulative weeks atop all Billboard airplay charts of all time. "Flowers" topped
12212-401: The music business or yourself doing the pimping". Despite this, the single became Cyrus's first to top the Hot 100 in the US, and maintained the #1 spot for three weeks. It sold over two million copies. On October 2, 2013, 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
12354-655: The music video for their debut single, " The Big Bang " (2010). Cyrus later provided guest vocals on " Decisions " (2012) 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." In 2013, Cyrus hired Larry Rudolph to be her manager, although she
12496-408: The pop star's emotional journey post-divorce". The New York Times ' pop critics ranked "Midnight Sky" as one of the week's most notable releases in their weekly updated column "The Playlist", where Lindsay Zoladz highlighted that "Cyrus's punchy, muscular alto is the true center of this song's power". Entertainment Weekly ' s music team also ranked the track as one of the best songs of
12638-426: The press were the ones to tell her story. With the release of the song, Cyrus wanted to speak directly to her fans, and to have more control over an identity that's been shaped by a lifetime in the public eye. "Midnight Sky" was highly praised by music critics. Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone believed "the 27-year-old Disney darling-turned-pop provocateur has returned with yet another bold reinvention, looking to
12780-464: The pristinely glossy production", as described by Rolling Stone . It has also been characterized as " Prince -esque", synth-pop , electropop and pop rock . Written in the key of E minor , it has a tempo of 110 beats per minute , with Cyrus' vocal range spanning from the low note of D 3 to the high note of D 5 . Its lyrics are inspired by Cyrus' divorce from Liam Hemsworth and relationships with Kaitlynn Carter and Cody Simpson , and show
12922-425: The raw arena rock vocals and the pristinely glossy production of the era for her new single". She also wrote that Cyrus channeled Stevie Nicks at her solo 80s peak, calling the track a " Stand Back " 2.0, and added that it is "a Prince-esque come hither full of biting, bewitching heartbreak confidence that Nicks invented". Nina Corcoran of Consequence of Sound described it as a "flashy synthpop number" stating that
13064-422: The release of Can't Be Tamed , Cyrus officially parted ways with Hollywood Records. 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. She confirmed she would not be going to college. Cyrus hosted the March 5, 2011, episode of Saturday Night Live where she poked fun at her recent controversies. That November it
13206-618: The release of Younger Now in September 2017, 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 2019 album Late Night Feelings , was released on November 29, 2018, to great commercial reception, especially in Europe, where it peaked at number two on
13348-578: 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 2016, Cyrus co-starred in Crisis in Six Scenes ,
13490-560: 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. Cyrus signed a four-album deal with Hollywood Records to distribute her non- Hannah Montana soundtrack music. She released the two-disc album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus in June 2007. The first disc was credited as the second soundtrack by "Hannah Montana", while
13632-442: The second disc served as Cyrus's debut studio album. The album became her second to reach the top of the Billboard 200, and has sold over three million copies. Months after the release of the project, " See You Again " (2007) was released as the lead single from the album. The song was a commercial success, and has sold over two million copies in the United States since its release. She collaborated with her father on
13774-410: 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, 2023, accompanied by a music video directed by Jacob Bixenman . "Flowers" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Global 200 , and Global Excl. US charts; it spent thirteen weeks each atop the global charts. The song became the longest-running and
13916-527: The series led to Cyrus' being labeled a " teen idol ." She toured with the Cheetah Girls as Hannah Montana in September 2006 and performed songs from the show's first season. Walt Disney Records released a soundtrack credited to Cyrus's character in October of that year. The record was both a critical and commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 chart in the United States; it went on to sell over three million copies worldwide. With
14058-508: The singer "tak[ing] back her narrative" and being confident in herself. She also revealed in an interview in Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast that her desire was for the song to be an anthem that normalized pansexuality and provided visibility for those living in fear of rejection over their authentic selves. Cyrus described the song as a "reflection of everyone kind of having this personal kind of woke moment" during an interview on
14200-461: The single " Ready, Set, Don't Go " (2007). Next Cyrus embarked on her highly successful Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08) to promote its release. Ticketmaster officials commented that "there [hadn't] been a demand of this level or intensity since The Beatles or Elvis ." The tour's success led to the theatrical release of the 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008). While initially intended to be
14342-404: The single " Used to Be Young ", which was included in the digital reissue of Endless Summer Vacation . The track debuted at number eight in the US. On October 20, Dolly Parton released a rock re-recording of "Wrecking Ball" featuring Cyrus as a guest vocalist, as the final single off her studio album Rockstar (2023). Billboard ranked Cyrus as the ninth-best-selling musician of 2023. At
14484-505: The song on her MTV Unplugged : Backyard Sessions special. She performed the song at Save Our Stages, the event was held on October 20, 2020. She performed again in Amazon Music Holiday Plays digital concert series on December 1. Later she performed the remix version of Midnight Sky, "Edge of Midnight" for the first time on The Howard Stern Show . Cyrus again performed the "Edge of Midnight" along with " Party in
14626-730: 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 2022–23. In August 2022, it was announced that Cyrus was set to star in a Christmas television film Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas , produced by Dolly Parton for NBC . In December 2022, Morrissey announced that Cyrus wanted her backing vocals taken off from his upcoming record that
14768-448: The song with the declaration that "it's been a long time since I felt this good on my own" and she later sings "I don't need to be loved by you", the moment is a personal one, exploring independence in the wake of her divorce from Liam Hemsworth. As she told Zane Lowe in an Apple Music interview, some of "Midnight Sky" stemmed from a personal desire to be the one to tell her story, since looking back, she explained that it often felt as if
14910-518: The song. In an interview with Hits 1, Cyrus explained the song's background, stating: You just definitely want to feel like you are just in control of your own life and not trying to control anyone else's, so for me to be able to really have a good, clear understanding of the last two years, which there was some traumatic experiences – losing the house in Malibu and going through a really public breakup – I think I just really needed some clarity. And so it
15052-523: The tab when you know you'll be at Studio 54 ," she says. According to Lauren Valenti of Vogue , the music video shows Cyrus ushering in a new aesthetic era that harks back to the glamour and rebellion of the late 1970s. "It's a dizzying display of self-expression all Cyrus's own, though she did work off the right blueprints, drawing inspiration for her sparkling short from her female rock icons Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, and Stevie Nicks" pointed Valenti. In an interview with Apple Music , Cyrus explained she
15194-463: The third longest-running leader on the charts, at the time, respectively. Topping the Hot 100 for eight non-consecutive weeks, it marked Cyrus's second and longest-running US number-one single, after " Wrecking Ball " (2013). "Flowers" became a global success topping the charts in 37 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK. It was the most-streamed and most-downloaded song across various platforms in numerous countries, and
15336-643: The top ten in the US, the UK, and on the Global 200. As one of 16 acts featured on the Talking Heads tribute album Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense , Cyrus provided a synth-driven dance-pop rendition of the band's " Psycho Killer ". The album was released on May 17, 2024, by A24 Music . In 2024, she recorded a song "Beautiful That Way" for the film The Last Showgirl , directed by Gia Coppola . In an interview with Harper's Bazaar in November 2024, she revealed she
15478-457: 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 2018, where she covered " The Bitch Is Back ". On May 31, 2019, 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
15620-475: The use of hip hop and synthpop on the album. The album's songs are placed in chronological order telling the story of her failed relationship with Liam Hemsworth. Cyrus described Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015) as "a little psychedelic, but still in that pop world". For her rock-influenced album, Plastic Hearts , Cyrus cited Britney Spears and Metallica as major influences. Inspired by pop and dance-pop, Endless Summer Vacation (2023) "feels like
15762-666: The week in their weekly column "Friday Five" and Marcus Jones commented: "the single lets her still be the rock star she's branded herself over the last five years while catering to those who first embraced her during the Hannah Montana era". Claire Dodson of Teen Vogue included "Midnight Sky" in the magazine's selection of the week's best new tunes, stating that "Cyrus' musical journey continues to twist and turn, but her rebellious sensibilities (and recent '80s Joan Jett-esque haircut) are perfectly at home on 'Midnight Sky' an electro-dance track about not belonging to anyone". In
15904-548: The year-end charts in various regions, and ranked as the second best-performing song of the year on the Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart of 2023 . According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the best-selling song of 2023 globally. A demo version of the track followed on March 3, 2023. Cyrus's eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation ,
16046-798: 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 2022, 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 2011. The tour concluded on March 26, 2022. On April 1, 2022, Cyrus released her third live album, Attention: Miley Live . Most of
16188-471: Was "using Miley as a lens through which to explore sociological thinking about identity, entertainment, media and fame". In 2015, Cyrus was listed as one of the nine runners-up for The Advocate ' s Person of the Year. In March 2024, to commemorate the 65th anniversary of International Women's Day , Cyrus was one of a number of celebrities who had their likeness turned into Bratz doll. Zane Lowe Alexander Zane Reed Lowe (born 7 August 1973)
16330-549: Was Cyrus' first self-directed music video and was released on the same day as the single. "Midnight Sky" was included on several year-end lists of best songs of 2020. Commercially, the song reached number one in Bulgaria, Lebanon, and Serbia, as well as the top five in the United Kingdom and has reached the top ten on music charts in over 15 territories. It also peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. It
16472-625: Was United Kingdom's 9th most played track in 2021 and also the only solo song by a female artist in the top 10. "Midnight Sky" also debuted at number 16 in Australia, later peaking at number seven, number eight in Canada and number one in Scotland. On November 6, 2020, Cyrus released a remix of "Midnight Sky" featuring Stevie Nicks titled "Edge of Midnight". The song is a mashup of "Midnight Sky" and Stevie Nicks's own 1982 single " Edge of Seventeen ". Nicks lends her own vocals in this version, singing
16614-424: Was also the longest-running number-one single on UK radio in 2020, spending six weeks atop. On August 4, 2020, Cyrus posted on her social media a clip of the music video for her song " Start All Over " with the hashtags " #sheiscoming " and "#butforrealthistime", in reference to her long-delayed seventh studio album She Is Miley Cyrus . Later that day, she shared a preview of "Midnight Sky" on social media. The track
16756-420: Was announced that Cyrus would be the voice of Mavis in the animated film Hotel Transylvania ; however by February 2012 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
16898-466: Was as a feature on " Doctor (Work It Out) " by Pharrell Williams . The song is an outtake from her fourth album Bangerz (2013); it was leaked online in 2017 and was reworked and re-recorded before being released on March 1, 2024. Cyrus was also featured on the duet " II Most Wanted " from Beyoncé 's album Cowboy Carter . The song was released as the album's third single in April 2024, and reached
17040-534: Was born in April 1992 and grew up separately with his mother, waitress Kristin Luckey, in South Carolina . All of Cyrus's maternal siblings are established entertainers. Trace is a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station . Noah is an actress and, along with Braison, models, sings, and is a songwriter. Brandi was formerly a musician for the indie rock band Frank + Derol and
17182-459: Was born with supraventricular tachycardia , a condition causing an abnormal resting heart rate. 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. In 2008, she legally changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus; her middle name honors her grandfather, Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus , who
17324-433: Was called to audition for the lead role instead seeing her comical performance. Despite being denied the part at first because she was "too small and too young" for the role, she was later cast as the lead because of her singing and goofy acting abilities. The series premiered in March 2006 to the largest audience for a Disney Channel program and quickly ranked among the highest-rated series on basic cable. The success of
17466-511: Was documented in a comic book titled Fame: Miley Cyrus ; it begins with her controversial 2013 MTV Video Music Awards performance and covers her Disney fame as well as exploring her childhood in Tennessee. The comic book was written by Michael L. Frizell, drawn by Juan Luis Rincón, and is available in both print and digital formats. In September 2010, Cyrus placed tenth on Billboard ' s first-ever edition of its 21 Under 21 listicle; she
17608-608: Was found mauled to death at her home after fighting with a coyote. Two weeks later, Cyrus suffered an allergic reaction to the antibiotic cephalexin , prescribed to treat a sinus infection, resulting in her hospitalization in Kansas City . 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
17750-407: Was from Kentucky . Cyrus's godmother is singer-songwriter Dolly Parton . Against the advice of her father's record company, Cyrus's parents secretly married on December 28, 1993, a year after her birth. They had two more children, son Braison and daughter Noah . From a previous relationship, her mother has two other children, Brandi and Trace . Her father's first child, Christopher Cody,
17892-574: Was hired by Apple to be the Creative Director of their new world-wide music station, Apple Music 1 . Born in Auckland , Lowe attended Auckland Grammar School and was a presenter on local music station Max TV. Zane was a member of Urban Disturbance, an early 90s hip hop group whose standout hit was "No Flint No Flame" and Breaks Co-Op , alongside Andy Lovegrove and Hamish Clark. Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland , releasing
18034-535: Was in fact creating the music video for another song when the "Midnight Sky" song idea came out to her, along the music video concept: [F]or this record, actually, the way that I even wrote "Midnight Sky" was I was prepping to create a video for another song. I wrote and directed and conceptualized the video for "Midnight Sky," but it started because I was doing that with another song. Then Andrew Watt, my creative partner, came over and played me this track, and I scratched everything and said, "I've got to write this. This
18176-412: Was initially intended to feature rock elements prior to its completion, and Cyrus claimed after its release that it could be her final pop album. The album's songs speak of Cyrus's desire to achieve freedom in both her personal and professional life. She began working on Bangerz (2013) during a musical hiatus, and described the record as having a "dirty south feel" prior to its release. Critics noted
18318-413: Was just really important to me to be able to like really sit with my thoughts. Just hours before it was released, reports surfaced that the singer and Cody Simpson had split. Although unconfirmed, the reported breakup came as the singer explained to SiriusXM Hits 1 that much of the song focuses on the idea of personal evolution. "Midnight Sky" is a disco and pop song with "raw arena rock vocals and
18460-451: 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, 2020. 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
18602-595: Was ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time, the ninth-greatest Billboard 200 female artist, and among the greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard . Cyrus has featured in listicles such as the Time 100 (2008 and 2014), Forbes Celebrity 100 (2010 and 2015), and 30 Under 30 (2014 and 2021). She is the eighth-highest-certified female digital singles artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and one of
18744-524: Was ranked twenty-first in 2011 and eighteenth in 2012. In 2013, Maxim listed Cyrus as number one on their annual Hot 100 list. Cyrus was chosen by Time magazine as one of the finalists for Person of the Year in November 2013; she came in third place with 16.3% of the staff vote. In March 2014, Skidmore College in New York began to offer a special topics sociology course entitled "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media" which
18886-439: Was recorded two years earlier, but not yet released. In late 2022, Cyrus and her longtime collaborator Mike Will Made It teased new music to be released in 2023, on the latter's social media. Cyrus continued to tease a new musical era through a cryptic promotional campaign—which included posters in cities around the world, countdowns on her website, and video previews—with the caption, "New Year, New Miley". Days later, during
19028-477: Was released as the second single from the album on August 18 and debuted and peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 . On August 27, Cyrus performed the track at the 2017 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
19170-503: Was released in September 2019 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. On August 14, 2020, 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
19312-670: Was released on August 14 as planned. A preview of "Midnight Sky" was released to coincide with the launch of Instagram Reels, a video-sharing service similar to TikTok , on August 6, 2020. On August 31, the Midnight Sky Truck, an experiential pop-up, appeared in Los Angeles, with various influencers sharing photographs and videos of themselves in the truck. The song and video were inspired by other female musicians, such as Stevie Nicks , Joan Jett and Debbie Harry , specifically, Nicks' song " Edge of Seventeen ". Cyrus reached out to Nicks before release, asking for her blessing of
19454-467: Was released on March 10, 2023. She co-produced it with Kid Harpoon , Greg Kurstin , Mike Will Made It, and Tyler Johnson . Cyrus announced the album in January, with its artwork and a trailer. Her first studio effort with Columbia Records, she described the record as "[her] love letter to LA", which reflects upon the "strength [she] found in focusing on [her] physical and mental well-being". The album,
19596-411: Was reported that the then-15-year-old Cyrus had posed topless during a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair . 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. Cyrus went on to release her second studio album, Breakout (2008), in June of that year. The album earned
19738-509: Was the 20th most heard song in the United States in streaming and the third most downloaded legally. The single debuted at number three on Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart after only Cardi B 's " WAP " with Megan Thee Stallion and Morgan Wallen 's " 7 Summers ", another release of the week. The single was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 2023. In
19880-585: Was the host of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , making her its first openly pansexual host, and gave a surprise performance of a new song " Dooo It! " (2015) during the show's finale. Immediately following the performance, Cyrus announced that her fifth studio album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), 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 . In 2016, following
20022-598: Was the subject of further controversy when a video posted online in December 2010 showed her, then aged eighteen, smoking salvia with a bong . 2010 ended with her ranking at number thirteen on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. She embarked on her worldwide Gypsy Heart Tour in April 2011 which had no North American dates; she cited her various controversial moments as the reason, claiming that she only wanted to travel where she felt "the most love". Following
20164-651: Was working on a visual album Something Beautiful , slated for a 2025 release, and described working on its title track. Miley Cyrus has been described mainly as a pop singer who has also developed a rock style. Her music has also spanned many other different genres including teen pop , country , hip hop , and psychedelic . Cyrus has cited Elvis Presley as her biggest inspiration. She has also cited artists such as Madonna , Lana Del Rey , Dolly Parton , Timbaland , Whitney Houston , Christina Aguilera , Joan Jett , Lil Kim , Shania Twain , Hanson , OneRepublic , and Britney Spears as influences. Since
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