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McIntyre notes that though Cyrus has not 'tackled everything' musically, 'she has done rock and pop and electronic music, and even leaned into country and hip-hop from time to time'. Hugh McIntyre, a music journalist with Forbes, believes 'it is accurate to call Cyrus a shapeshifter or a chameleon' because 'she has shown, time and time again, that she can deliver high-quality music that performs well in a variety of genres'. In her guise as 'Ashley O', she even reimagined Nine Inch Nails' industrial rock banger Head Like a Hole as a sunny club track called On a Roll: a brilliantly witty moment. In a 2019 episode of Black Mirror, she portrayed a fictional teen-pop star called Ashley O, a character that winked at Cyrus's early alter ego, Hannah Montana, right down to a less than convincing wig. River, the album's brilliant second single, is another instant Cyrus classic – not least because it seems cut from the same sonic cloth as Midnight Sky, the singer's Stevie Nicks-inspired hit from 2020.įlowers' message of self-love is delivered with shimmering sincerity, but Cyrus has also displayed a rare willingness to play with her own image. It is the lead single from Endless Summer Vacation, her eighth studio album, which was released in March, and poised to usher in another imperial phase for the singer. 'I can love me better than you can,' she sings on the wistful chorus of this sun-dappled disco track, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. Cyrus and subtlety haven't always gone hand in hand – she quite literally rode a wrecking ball in the video for her 2013 chart-topper Wrecking Ball – but Flowers is notable for its vocal and musical restraint. Now, the 30-year-old singer, actress and cultural lightning rod is enjoying one of her biggest ever hits with Flowers, a breezy paean to self-love that contains echoes of Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive.

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Since Cyrus launched her recording career 17 years ago, when she played a fictional pop star in the hit Disney series Hannah Montana, she has released everything from peppy pop-rock to risqué R&B, and reflective folk-pop to spangly country-disco. – Is it time to reconsider Britney's legacy? The consummate modern pop star, she has taken advantage of blurred genre boundaries at a time when eclectic Spotify playlists hold more sway with listeners than traditional (and generally more genre-prescriptive) radio playlists. But Miley Cyrus has baked shapeshifting into her personal brand in a particularly 21st-Century fashion. David Bowie and Madonna are the two most famous who spring to mind.

XXMC.”Ĭyrus also unveiled the cover art, which was shot by iconic Rock & Roll photographer, Mick Rock.Across decades of pop music, numerous performers have been lauded for their chameleon-like quality – a preternatural ability to switch up their image and sound without sacrificing their artistic identity.

In triumph and gratitude I present to you my 7th studio record, Plastic Hearts. If it were a chapter in my book I guess I would call it ‘The Beginning’ which usually when something is over we call it ‘The End’. But it never felt right to release my ‘story’ (each record being a continual autobiography) with a huge chapter missing. I lost my house in a fire but found myself in its ashes.”Ĭyrus continued, “Luckily my collaborators still had most of the music that was burned up in journals and computers filled with songs for the EP series I was working on at the time. Nature did what I now see as a favor and destroyed what I couldn’t let go of for myself. Just when I thought the body of work was finished… it was ALL erased. “But no one checks an ego like life itself. Not just the record with its songs and sounds but my whole f–king life,” she began. “If you’re reading this… know that I f–king love and appreciate you on the deepest level. Notably, Cyrus revealed that her Malibu house fire in November 2018 changed everything. 'SNL,' Backyard Sessions and Beyond: The 26 Best Miley Cyrus Covers (Critic's Picks)Īt midnight, Miley shared a hand-written message to her fans, explaining the album’s long, painful gestation.

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