What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver Music, and Miley Cyrus just
teased her latest single, so we’re going back in time through some of her biggest music
transformations to date!
It’s no secret that Miley rose to fame after starring in ‘Hannah Montana’ alongside
her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.
The show aired on Disney Channel in 2006, and while the role skyrocketed Miley into
A-list status, she has been very vocal about the fact that she quickly outgrew playing
Hannah Montana.
Besides the Hannah Montana albums she released with Disney, her debut studio album as Miley,
called ‘Meet Miley Cyrus,’ came out in 2007, and it was released by Hollywood Records.
The album consisted of twenty tracks which largely focused on the themes of girl power,
teen romance, and living a double life as both Hannah and Miley.
Miley’s second album, ‘Breakout’ came in 2008.
The album marked a time when Miley really broke free from her image as Hannah Montana
and focused on just being Miley.
And she didn’t stop there, as Miley dropped her classic hit, ‘Party In The USA,’ in
2009, which became an instant fan favorite.
The song transformed Miley’s image in a way that nobody saw coming.
The girl who was once a literal Disney princess was now singing about feeling like an outsider
in LA around so many famous people.
But after facing criticism over some of the lyrics to the song, which mentioned Jay-Z,
Miley was accused of cultural appropriation.
She later told a reporter that she had never actually heard a Jay-Z song.
Miley said quote, “I've never heard a Jay-Z song.
I don't listen to pop music.
'Party in the U.S.A.' is not even my style of music.
I'm really blessed for it to have done as well as it has."
So Miley made it clear that although the song was a huge success, it wasn’t the image
she was trying to portray as a musician.
The song was part of Miley’s first EP, ‘The Time Of Our Lives,’ which featured seven
other tracks, including fan favorite ‘When I Look At You.’
In 2010, Miley released her single and album, ‘Can’t Be Tamed.’
The music video for the song shocked fans, as Miley can be seen sprouting bird wings
and freeing herself from a cage.
At this point, Miley had made it clear through her music that she was not Hannah Montana
anymore and that she had changed drastically since her Disney days.
In 2012, Miley had chopped off her long brunette locks and bleached her new short hair, and
the next year in 2013, she released what was her most shocking album to date, ‘Bangerz.’
The album centered around themes of partying, twerking, and not caring about what people
think of you.
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The music video that Miley released for her song ‘Wrecking Ball’ was particularly
controversial, as Miley is seen swinging naked from a literal wrecking ball.
The song is widely believed to be referencing her split with now ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth.
And one of the most shocking moments of this era was when Miley performed her single ‘We
Can’t Stop’ at the 2013 MTV VMA’s.
She stripped down to her underwear and performed a super raunchy version of her single ‘We
Can’t Stop,’ before going into a duet with Robin Thicke for his song, ‘Blurred
Lines,’ in which she twerked on the singer during the performance.
While she received much backlash over the performance and album, Miley had made it clear
that she was going to do what makes her happy regardless of what people thought.
And with the backlash came a new fanbase as well, as many people praised Miley’s new
image and lifestyle.
The girl who once had never listened to a Jay-Z song was now twerking and collaborating
with producers and rappers including Mike Will Made It, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, Future,
and Pharrell Williams.
After the ‘Bangerz’ era came Miley’s 2015 album, ‘Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz.’
The album was described by Entertainment Tonight as quote, “a fascinating, if bizarre, psychedelic
album, which is starkly distinct from Bangerz' pounding, stadium-filling pop.”
And while the album didn’t create quite as big of a buzz as ‘Bangerz’ did, she
released a more guitar-based beachy track in 2016 titled ‘Malibu.’
The song and music showed off a more reserved style than her previous two albums, and seemed
to represent a different side of Miley.
‘Malibu’ was part of Miley’s sixth studio album, ‘Younger Now.’
The album was released in 2017, and Miley’s transformation during this era took her back
to her roots, even featuring guest vocals from her Godmother, Dolly Parton.
It was clear during this era that Miley wanted to distance herself from the previously provocative
image she had adopted, as she went for a more conservative image.
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In May of 2019, Miley released her second EP titled ‘She Is Coming,’ the first of
three six-song EPs which will comprise her seventh full-length studio album, ‘She Is
Miley Cyrus.’
The unreleased album is described by Miley as quote, “genre-less” and a mosaic of
all the things that she's been before."
And now, Miley has taken to Instagram to tease part of a new song that will be featured on
the upcoming album.
On Tuesday, Miley shared an old video of herself and wrote, “Meet Miley Cyrus….. again.
#SheIsComing #ButForRealThisTime.”
She also shared a short clip of the song, and although we can’t share the audio here
due to copyright reasons, we can already tell we’re going to love it!
Miley also shared the name of the upcoming track in another Instagram post, writing,
“MIDNIGHT SKY - teaser available on Instagram Reels.”
And she continued to post teasers for the new song on Instagram.
Fans are beyond excited to see what Miley has up her sleeve, and took to social media
to share their excitement for the new track.
One fan wrote, “I can’t wait to hear the whole midnight sky song the first seconds
are already amazing I-.”
Another fan tweeted, “the way I am going to buy multiple copies of Midnight Sky: digital
version, cd version, vinyl, casette...
TAKE MY MONEY it’s what you deserve @MileyCyrus.”
And we can’t wait to hear the full track!
But now I want to know what you guys think.
Which era of Miley Cyrus was your personal favorite?
And are you looking forward to hearing the new track?
Let us know all your thoughts in the comment section below.
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