Miley Cyrus

After years trying to reconcile chart success with her leftfield musical instincts, the singer has delivered a hazily atmospheric album that plays to her ...

The other is to be a more traditional or even leftfield artist, making records that highlight the Stevie Nicks-ish qualities of her voice: the Miley Cyrus who roared her way through a lockdown cover of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, who followed up Bangerz with the Flaming Lips collaboration [Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/31/miley-cyrus-her-dead-petz-first-listen-review), then followed that up with 2017’s country-rock flavoured [Younger Now](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/28/miley-cyrus-younger-now-review-rca). You can virtually hear the click-clacking of gossip-blog posts being typed in the background of Jaded – in which Cyrus lets an ex have it with both barrels – and Rose Colored Lenses’s languid depiction of post-coital bliss. The first is to be a 21st-century pop star, making the kind of committee-written electronic hits that 21st-century pop stars tend to make, as was the case with her 2013 album It also deploys the fashionable device of scattering in a trail of clues about its real-life subject. You might have thought the whole business of leaking albums belonged to a past era, before streaming supplanted downloads, and that people are now largely happy to adhere to the schedule knowing they’ll be able to stream the album for free when it arrives. It’s hit No 1 everywhere from Poland to Paraguay, seven weeks and counting at the top of the British charts, its lyrics and video painstakingly scanned by a media and fanbase eager to discover references to Cyrus’s ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, three years after their divorce.

The pop star's eighth LP isn't a straightforward divorce album; instead, it focuses on budding romances and self-love. By Brittany Spanos ...

Tracks like “Thousand Miles,” “Island” and “Wonder Woman” zero in specifically on the complexities in being your own support system: the sadness that often propels you to that discovery as well as the freedom and relief that follow. [Plastic Hearts](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/miley-cyrus-plastic-hearts-album-review-1096369/) (and the one-off kiss-off “Slide Away”) were Cyrus’ more direct statements on the end of her marriage to longtime love [Liam Hemsworth](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/off-the-cuff-liam-hemsworth-on-hunger-games-and-xbox-addiction-238690/). The tracks are buzzing with the hope of new love and the end of sexual and romantic droughts, as the second single “River” shows. In the credits, her more surprising collaborators like director Harmony Korine (“Handstand”), James Blake (“Violet Chemistry”) and Greg Kurstin (“Jaded”) never detract from Cyrus’ clear vision. Teased by the enlightened divorce bop [“Flowers,”](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-releases-flowers-video-1234660056/) Cyrus zeroes in on the independence angle as she reflects on past relationships and finally accepts the heartbreak while welcoming in new love for herself and others. The final result is a powerful artistic statement, focused and clear-eyed as Cyrus seems to have found herself in her thirties.

Or a few people, as she does in the video for new single “River.” The simple black-and-white visual starts with Cyrus singing the synth-rock anthem on a lit ...

Of course, “River” kicks off the “P.M.” side of things. Brandi Carlile and Sia are featured on the 12-song set, which is divided into bright “A.M.” and rowdy “P.M.” sides. Cyrus worked on “River” with Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, the Harry Styles and Maggie Rogers producers who also did her long-running No. “You could be the one, have the honor of my babies.” And yes, by the end of the clip, everyone ends up soaking wet. And judging by the song, Cyrus is already obsessed: “Blowing bubbles in the bath, I can’t stop from thinking lately,” she says in the second verse. Or a few people, as she does in the video for new single “River.” The simple black-and-white visual starts with Cyrus singing the synth-rock anthem on a lit runway, but soon cuts to scenes of sexy, shirtless, six-packed dancers.

After spending the decade following her Disney Channel rise by trying on different styles of popular music, from hip-hop to country-pop to guitar-rock, Cyrus ...

The extended bridge, where the production simplifies to focus on the beats and bass as Cyrus turns sex into a Monet simile, makes “Violet Chemistry” both the longest song on Endless Summer Vacation and one of the best. There’s a reason why “River” is being positioned as Cyrus’ potential follow-up smash to “Flowers”: the single handles its synth-pop flourishes and sexual innuendoes with funk and personality, its melodies blasting out like laser beams and Cyrus opting for sashaying monotone on the verses to offset the “ooh-ooh-OOH!” maximalism of the chorus. “Rose Colored Lenses” contains the title Endless Summer Vacation in the second verse, and it makes sense: Cyrus is capturing a warm moment in time here, and pleading for it to stay eternal. “Wildcard” functions as a late-album vocal showcase, the snares complementing Cyrus’ statements of self before ceding the floor to showy synths on the high-powered hook. Knowingly messy but captivating in its weirdness, “Handstand” could be misplaced in the heart of Endless Summer Vacation or exactly at home as the meltdown of the album’s Side A, depending on your vision of the track list; either way, points to Cyrus for never giving up her freak flag. With its short running time and repeated phrases, “Muddy Feet” comes across as slightly incomplete compared to the rest of the Endless Summer Vacation tracks — but boy, is this one going to rip when Cyrus performs it live.

Hear tracks by Bartees Strange, Nicki Nicole, Caroline Rose and others.

She mingles electronics and plucked strings in this piece, which opens with yawning, amorphous sounds and recordings of Hungarian frogs, then deploys a quintet of Japanese kotos to join her in a measured, echoey waltz and march, a tentative climb toward order. “Premiers Pas Au Marécage” translates as “First Steps in the Swamp,” and it’s a meditation on evolution — formlessness into forms — by Sarah Page, a harpist and composer from Montreal. Nothing ruffles her as she basks in bliss: “All I need is an ocean, all I need is time,” she coos. Slow gospel organ and piano chords, bluesy saxophone and patiently hand-played drumming sustain her amid — and in a long closing instrumental, beyond — something that sounds both life-changing and inevitable, as she sings, “Nothin’s free like breaking free/out of the past.” PARELES She blurts both “I can’t bear to lose you” and “Boy you’re going to hate this song!” She wonders if she should hold on; she wants to smash everything and move along. [“Farm to Table.”](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/arts/music/bartees-strange-farm-to-table-review.html) Now it’s streaming, and it sums up and expands the album’s moods and dynamics. In his early career, NF sounded as if he was internalizing all the pressures of the world, but now he sounds free and calm, dismissing those same pressures with a shrug. Future appears on this remix with a pair of verses that are somehow both utterly rote and also grossly charming, rapping about the place where carnality and expensive jewelry intersect, and the elation of toxic love. He collaborated with the African-tinged English group the Very Best on “Freak Out,” from his coming album, “Being.” Ignore the song’s psychedelic title. Latin R&B enjoys a whiff of hyperpop helium in “No Voy a Llorar” (“I’m Not Going to Cry”), a preemptively defensive breakup song. Both are capable of broad vocal theatrics, but it should be said, Carlile is holding back here, in order to allow Cyrus the space to ruminate in this song about failure: “I’m not always right/but still I ain’t got time for what went wrong.” In her post-Disney career, Cyrus has flirted with various forms of adulthood in terms of performance — sexual defiance, hippie experimentalism and so on. [Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/20xKnXtlw6WHInmjLpS8NB?si=6cff6fb76b64407a) (or find our profile: nytimes).

Miley Cyrus' fans have noticed some subtle jabs that might be aimed at Liam Hemsworth in her new music video "River," which she dropped overnight with her ...

You’re just like a river (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Cyrus confirmed the song was about someone — but didn't say who — in the clip for her Disney+ special. Fans think the imagery, which features Cyrus striking poses and dancing alongside various men, has a hidden meaning. They can start as something that was a trouble, like, it just feels like it’s an April shower. “It was a time in my life where I was going through just a lot emotionally and personally, and I guess all my songs kind of evolve. And then it started raining down like love," she said.

Miley Cyrus had quite the evening on Thursday night ahead of the release of her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation. There was a runway show to ...

[Variety](https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-album-review-1235549124/) calling Endless Summer Vacation, “one of her most enjoyable albums.” Cyrus has been reinventing herself from album to album from her days as Hannah Montana to Can’t Be Tamed to Bangerz. This allowed the singer the chance to attend the show during what had to be a busy night. There was a runway show to attend, a party in her honor, a boyfriend to tote around. Miley Cyrus had quite the evening on Thursday night ahead of the release of her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation. Morando, though, can always be seen in the background, supporting Cyrus, which is exactly what he was doing on Thursday night. The pair have been dating since late 2021, but continue to keep a low profile, rarely walking the red carpet together, and keeping their relationship very much off-line.

Here's everything to know about Miley Cyrus' new song "Jaded" from her "Endless Summer Vacation" album.

She admits that while she'll be moving on herself, she'll still keep a piece of their love with her, no matter how old it may be. She candidly lets them how their actions impact her and how much it hurts. Miley opens the song by explaining why she doesn't want to speak to a former lover and owns up for never truly taking accountability for her role in the demise of their relationship. If you're ready to find out more, read ahead for a lyric breakdown of Miley Cyrus' new single, "Jaded." Now that the highly-anticipated project is finally available for streaming, listeners are already staking claims on their fave tracks from the 13-song album. ](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a42532819/miley-cyrus-flowers-lyrics-liam-hemsworth-easter-eggs/) The self-love anthem topped the charts at No.

Miley Cyrus' popular YouTube performance series is being revived on Disney+ for the release of her new album, Endless Summer Vacation.

She also knows when to push her vocal range to its absolute limit, as she does during her “Zombie” performance, and when to scale back, as she does on “Sweet Jane.” Cyrus adds her rock-star sheen to the music, and her voice glides across the melody easily. Releasing this cover of “Jolene” by her godmother, country music legend Dolly Parton, marked the moment that Cryus took control of her narrative. It would be a crime not to put this cover at the top spot because it’s the one that started it all. In 2010, as she geared up for the final season of Hannah Montana, she released her album “Can’t Be Tamed.” The title track charted high on the Billboard 200, but it wasn’t until December 2012 that Cyrus found the perfect venue to showcase her raw vocal ability: her popular YouTube series, “The Backyard Sessions,” in which Cyrus sings stripped-down covers (and later originals) in a casual outdoor setting. Grande smoothly jumps back into the song, and they both have a moment to shine on the last chorus, harmonizing elegantly. On Christmas Eve that year, she uploaded a cover of her godmother Dolly Parton’s seminal 1974 country banger, “Jolene.” It was one of the first times that Cyrus’ signature country twang, which lent itself well to the heartbreaking song, was on full display. The YouTube series took a five-year hiatus, and the first video released when it returned in 2020 was this sinuous cover of a cover: Cyrus is singing the hit Velvet Underground song “Sweet Jane,” but her version is modeled after the hit 1988 cover by New Zealand’s Cowboy Junkies. In the lead-up to the release of her seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts, the former child star slowed down Spears’ “Gimme More” and used her gruff vocals to add a rock edge to one of the pop star’s most notable hits. Noah Cyrus grew up in the shadow of her older sister, which can’t have been easy. Undoubtedly, there are parallels between how the media treated Cyrus in her early days of fame and how they treated her pop elder, Britney Spears. Once the show ended, Cyrus set out to prove herself as a bonafide singer with excellent songwriting skills (see: “7 Things”) that would put a spotlight on her stunning vocals in ways Hannah Montana had not. If you were a child in the late 2000s, there’s a good chance you watched Miley Cyrus in her breakout role on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana.

Fans believe that Miley Cyrus' 'Endless Summer Vacation' track "Muddy Feet" reveals Liam Hemsworth cheated on her.

Of course, Cyrus doesn’t mention the Hunger Games actor by name; however, her former romance with Hemsworth is objectively the musician’s longest and most well-known public relationship. More specifically, many have speculated that track nine on the album, “Muddy Feet,” calls out Hemsworth for being unfaithful during their relationship. In 2018, they got married before promptly splitting a few months later in 2019.

Miley Cyrus' new album, "Endless Summer Vacation," is finally here. Read our breakdown of the "River" lyrics meaning here.

She describes how it feels to be intimate with her new partner. "And I guess all my songs kind of evolve — they could start as something that was a trouble, like, it just feels like it's an April shower. Miley can't stop thinking about her new connection and where it could possibly lead. it was a time in my life where I was going through just a lot emotionally and personally," Miley said. After the [ongoing success](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a42711775/miley-cyrus-celebrates-flowers-no-1-instagram/) of her lead single, fans anticipated more music from Miley and she delivered. ["Flowers"](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a42532819/miley-cyrus-flowers-lyrics-liam-hemsworth-easter-eggs/) singer just released her eighth studio album, [Endless Summer Vacation](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a43097571/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation/), which is full of lyrics alluding to heartbreak, new love, and hopefulness.

A collaboration with Sia, the ninth track on Endless Summer Vacation is a vicious takedown of a cheating ex-partner. With lyrics like these, her don't-mess-with ...

“Only Miley knows the truth.” In one verse, she accuses someone of manipulating her (“Back and forth always questioning my questioning / Get the fuck out of my head with that shit”), and in another part, she calls a partner out for putting her down (“You watered the weeds / And you killed all the roses”). [She said](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42635620/miley-cyrus-sister-brandi-flowers-liam-hemsworth-fan-theories-response/), “Then the other one [theory] was, ‘The house is the house where Liam used to take people [to] cheat on her with.’ The narratives are f*cking hilarious, but it’s so great. What I cannot accept is being told I’m lying to cover up a crime I haven’t committed. Whoever the song is based on, listening to it will probably ruin their day. Miley Cyrus does not hold back on her new song “Muddy Feet.” A collaboration with Sia, the ninth track on Endless Summer Vacation is a vicious takedown of a cheating ex-partner.

A return to Bangerz producer Mike WiLL Made-It. Features by fellow belters Brandi Carlile and Sia. And, of course, “Handstand,” produced by Cyrus's drummer ...

“You can definitely see this idea of mayhem on the docks of Miami,” Korine told Vice of the paintings. The director had a 2019 exhibition of paintings at Gagosian called “Young Twitchy.” In [a statement](https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2019/harmony-korine-young-twitchy/), he explained that the paintings were re-created from photos that he would take on his phone of scenes around Florida, where he lives. “It’s just kind of a strange party that starts to come alive.” It’s also apparent from the paintings that Twitchy is pretty harmless and nice. “Sometimes he gets pissed when people creep up on him,” Korine told Garage. From the paintings, Twitchy indeed seems to enjoy the water, but also seems to prefer hanging out during the day. It’s not just the collaborators that make that track stand out — it’s an eerie electro freak-out that would be more at home on [Bangerz](https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/rosen-on-miley-cyruss-bangerz.html) or [Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz](https://www.vulture.com/2015/09/miley-cyruss-dead-petz-is-hard-to-like.html) than this album’s moonlit Malibu pop. [Miley Cyrus’s](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/miley-cyrus-new-album-endless-summer-vacation-river.html) new album, [Endless Summer Vacation](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/miley-cyrus-new-album-endless-summer-vacation.html). In other words, it’s not hard to see how they’re friends with Cyrus. With a name like that, it’s hard not to be instantly captivated. But in the song’s spoken-word intro (which may be familiar if you saw the [album trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn4AGj_aRo4)), Cyrus introduces us to the most memorable figure on this album: Big Twitchy. And, of course, “Handstand,” produced by Cyrus’s drummer boyfriend, Maxx Morando and co-written by [Beach Bum and Spring Breakers filmmaker Harmony Korine](https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/harmony-korine-interview-the-beach-bum.html).

Miley Cyrus performed songs from her eighth studio album 'Endless Summer Vacation' for Disney+ special 'Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions).'

“The sequencing of an album is very important to me,” she explains, comparing the creation of the album to a film. “When we started writing the song ‘Wonder Woman,’ the lyrics felt like too big of a shoe for me to fill,” she explains. “Boredom for an artist can feel like torture, so I always need to reinvent,” Cyrus explains. “Somehow, that evolved to a song that’s about happiness and joy and being okay with not knowing exactly where you’re going.” “This song is about, I guess, that kind of generational strength and the wisdom that my grandma gave to my mom,” Cyrus adds. and p.m., to kind of represent almost like an act.” The morning is the potential of new possibilities, an unknown about what the next 24-hours may have in store. The house is the same location where she shot the “Flowers” music video, and it’s also the backdrop of [Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions),](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-backyard-sessions-endless-summer-vacation-1234690323/) the Disney+ special that premiered Friday and finds the singer debuting live performances of songs from her just-released eighth studio [Endless Summer Vacation](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/miley-cyrus-endless-summer-vacation-reaction-1234694050/). “It just makes me emotional because now the song is filled with so much joy in the music and it’s become something so far from the sadness that inspired the song,” she explains. “It feels like it’s only mine and it could only be mine,” she says. Then there’s some wisdom and there’s some humor and there’s some heaviness and depth,” she says. [Miley Cyrus](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-miley-cyrus-songs-1234684356/) is standing in the backyard of the Los Angeles home where [Frank Sinatra](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/an-appreciation-of-frank-sinatra-1915-1998-59176/) once lived, glowing in the sun as she sings about a man who broke his own heart. “Endless Summer Vacation represents, to me, my fearlessness when it comes to experimenting, not just with my sound but also with my identity and the way that I want to be seen,” Cyrus shares after running through “Jaded,” the song that opens the film’s setlist.

A song from Miley Cyrus' new album, 'Endless Summer Vacation,' is fueling rumors that that her ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth, cheated on her.

“If you’re a friend of mine and you’re close to me and you listen to this album, it sounds like a conversation with me,” she said on the Disney+ special. Miley Cyrus Muddy Feet instant classic,” “Liam and I have been together for a decade. The former Disney star and Hemsworth married in 2018 after dating on and off for about a decade. It airs out a list of damning evidence, such as the scent of “perfume that I didn’t purchase” and a trail of mud throughout the house. “Muddy Waters,” the ninth track on Cyrus’ new album that dropped late Thursday night, has all the makings of a revenge track.

For Versace's 2023 fall/winter fashion show, Miley Cyrus looked stunning in a greige outfit with her contrasting two-toned hair.

We don't think it's a coincidence that her outfit and makeup mimic the light and dark tones in her hair. We love the contrast between her dark roots, her white-blonde hair, and the brunette underlayer of her hair. Her tousled hair was roughly parted down the middle, giving us a full view of her dark roots growing in.

The singer's latest album, a radio-friendly patchwork of pop, is her softest pivot in years.

[Heart of Glass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbdRLyixJpc)” and the Cranberries’ “ [Zombie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81u-oSIAp4).” When she sings other people’s songs, undaunted by the challenge of crafting her own artistic identity, she seems uniquely free, at least to me. Until then, ballads like “ [Jaded](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MiaHlOUExM)” and “ [You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Xqzji5p_0)” get weighed down by their own repetitive refrains. But on “ [Rose Colored Lenses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yyS4aBJKn0),” she finds sensual bliss with a new lover, crooning, “We could stay like this forever, lost in wonderland,” over fairy-tale riffs. [Flowers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7KNmW9a75Y),” released in January, rocketed to the top of the charts around the world within a week. Cyrus has been surprisingly quiet about her new work, staying off social media and keeping the second single, “ [River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_4fljfr2r4),” under wraps until just yesterday. But this only reinforces the sense that, without a particular aesthetic to anchor herself in, Cyrus doesn’t quite know how she wants to sound. In the video, stripped of all her controversy-courting accoutrement — bleached space buns, latex bra-and-panty sets, and [appropriated](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2014/01/60539/miley-ratchet-race-appropriation-bullett) [hip-hop signifiers](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/miley-cyrus-discarding-hip-hop-is-the-least-surprising-thing-ever_n_590b793fe4b0104c734cf502) — she is a fantastic singer, plain and simple. But by 2017, she came full circle, making the [unsettling choice](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/miley-cyruss-creepy-return-to-wholesomeness) to rebrand as family-friendly again. Based solely on the title of the album and the style of “Flowers” — a disco-inflected empowerment anthem seemingly about the singer’s previous relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth — fans guessed that the album would be a sunny pop reflection on the art of moving on after love. [dirty South hip-hop](https://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/09/miley-cyrus-talks-new-album/).” She stripped naked for the “Wrecking Ball” video and started dancing pornographically, leading to that unfortunate performance with Thicke. [though not always](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephlongo/olivia-rodrigo-disney-channel-stars-sour) — requires a hard break, and no one broke away harder than Cyrus. Since the beginning of her solo career, she has been more famous for her persistent reinvention than for any recognizable sound.

Miley Cyrus Sums Up Everything She's Great At On 'Endless Summer Vacation'. The singer breezes through genres with the ease of a well-seasoned tourist.

[Sia](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/sia/) shows up on the vicious “Muddy Feet,” a spiteful rebuke to a straying partner; her vocals are for the most part in the background, although the sing-song pre-chorus is a bright neon sign pointing to her involvement. “Jaded” is a swirling breakup cut that’s part “Wrecking Ball,” part “Déjà Vu,” with Cyrus’ rasp slicing through the haze of guitars on the regret-wracked chorus. [Miley Cyrus](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/miley-cyrus/) has played with the idea of pop star as persona vehicle.

Miley sings, in part, 'And you smell like perfume that I didn't purchase.'

[the star-studded soiree](https://www.etonline.com/miley-cyrus-makes-rare-public-appearance-with-boyfriend-maxx-morando-at-album-release-party-200645), Cyrus was living it up and dancing to "Muddy Feet." She also made several references to Liam in that track, including the Malibu home they shared, which was [destroyed in a November 2018 wildfire](https://www.etonline.com/liam-hemsworth-shares-heartbreaking-photo-of-his-and-miley-cyrus-home-destroyed-by-wildfires-113664). [Another fan said](https://twitter.com/APlasticHeart/status/1634077387439652868), "Can you imagine being liam and listening to muddy feet." "Flowers" is also the fastest song in history to hit 500 million streams on Spotify and it is officially the longest running No. [SZA](https://www.etonline.com/people/sza), Miley includes lyrics such as, "And you smell like perfume that I didn't purchase. 1 single in the U.K. Get the f**k out of my house with that s**t." And when she dropped the album's single, "Flowers," Miley did so on Liam's birthday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Tennessee. They dated on-and-off for 10 years after meeting on the set of 2010's The Last Song. I'm about to do some 'bout it." The two then tied the knot in a secret wedding held on Dec.