History Music / MileyCyrus

** In 2016 she and Music/BillyIdol did a cover version of his song ''Rebel Yell'', and Idol himself would later appear on her ''Plastic Hearts'' album, featured on ''Night Crawling''.

** In 2018, Miley took part in a Music/EltonJohn tribute album, ''Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'', singing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".

* InDaClub: ''Bangerz'' has this theme.

** In 2018, Miley took part in an Music/EltonJohn tribute album, ''Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'', singing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".

* {{Mondegreen}}: Many people, when listening to "We Can't Stop", mistake the line "We like to party/dancing with Miley" for "dancing with molly". [[labelnote:Explanation]]Molly is a pure form MDMA, usually in a powder form. Well, if you must be ''really'' technical, Molly is actually a hypocoristic form of Mary or Marie.[[/labelnote]]

** This trope and RuleOfFun seem to fuel a great deal of Miley's 2014 ''Bangerz'' tour, particularly during opening songs "(SMS) Bangerz", "4x4" and "Love Money Party".

** Interviews taken around the release of ''Can't Be Tamed'' have Miley saying "seven year old me would beat up 18-year old me for being a sellout", so maybe this is a trend we're seeing here.

* SelfDeprecation: Her ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' appearance in 2011 has a sketch called "Creator/DisneyChannel Acting School", a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWAx2ojuFd4 spoof ad]] where Miley, dressed in an over exaggerated [[Series/HannahMontana Miley Ray Stewart]] outfit, and former {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} star [[Series/KenanAndKel Kenan Thompson]] dressed as Creator/RavenSymone, parody the conventions and devices she and her fellow Disney stars used in the channel's hit {{Kid Com}}s.

** Her ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' monologue got even straighter to the point, in which she compared her relatively mild scandals to the likes of Creator/CharlieSheen and Creator/LindsayLohan and satirically apologized, saying "I'm sorry that I'm not perfect." In song, of course.
** "Fly on the Wall" is about the paparazzi and how they like seeing things which aren't there with guys who are just her friends and how she's 100% committed to whoever she happens to be dating at any moment.

* VocalEvolution: Her cover of "Lilac Wine", she erases all of her country and raspy vibes for a way fresher voice choice.

** GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite her producer stating that it was "dancing with Miley", Miley later stated that she ''was'' in fact talking about molly, but decided to leave the interpretation up to the fans, stating: "''It depends who's doing what. If you're aged ten [the lyric is] "Miley", if you know what I'm talking about then you know. I just wanted it to be played on the radio and they've already had to edit it so much...you know what I'm up to -- you know what that lyric is saying.''"

** ''Bangerz'' was the first significant shift from her previous albums, it was mostly a pop/[=R&B=] album with production from Music/PharellWilliams. ''Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz'' was an experimental, psychedelic rock album. ''Younger Now'' was a return to her country-pop roots, and ''Plastic Hearts'' is a more alternative rock/pop project.

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is a TeenIdol, best known as the star of the Creator/DisneyChannel KidCom ''Series/HannahMontana'' and successful singing career. (2001-present) She is also the daughter of country musician Music/BillyRayCyrus.

* AntiLoveSong: "Can't Be Tamed" in the way "[[Music/BritneySpears Oops I Did It Again]]" was.

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee) is a TeenIdol, best known as the star of the Creator/DisneyChannel KidCom ''Series/HannahMontana'' and successful singing career. (2001-present) She is also the daughter of country musician Music/BillyRayCyrus.

* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "[[ClusterFBomb Fuckin Fucked Up]]", "FU".

* YourCheatingHeart: "FU" is about a girl leaving her no-good boyfriend when she realizes he is cheating on her. Her reaction isn't depression, instead she's angry.

** ''Bangerz'' was the first significant shift from her previous albums, it was mostly a pop/[=R&B] album with production from Music/PharellWilliams. ''Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz'' was an experimental, psychedelic rock album. ''Younger Now'' was a return to her country roots, and ''Plastic Hearts'' is a more alternative rock/pop project.

** She would later grow out her hair and dye only the tips blonde, signaling her change to a LighterAndSofter country/folk sound and image (and newfound sobriety) for her "Malibu" single and seventh studio album.

!!Her music and songs provide examples of the following tropes:

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Her "twerking" is more aptly described as "sticking her ass out and shaking it slightly" instead of the quick motions and unusual muscular movements that the dance entails.

[[caption-width-right:350:Back to the [[{{Pun}} roots.]]]]

** ''Bangerz'' has country, EDM and R&B influences, with some production work by Music/PharrellWilliams.

Miley Ray Cyrus [[note]] now legally Hemsworth but still using Cyrus professionally [[/note]] (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee) is a TeenIdol, best known as the star of the Creator/DisneyChannel KidCom ''Series/HannahMontana'' and successful singing career. (2001-present) She is also the daughter of country musician Music/BillyRayCyrus.

Miley Ray Cyrus [[note]] now legally Hemsworth but still using Cyrus professionally [[/note]] (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is a TeenIdol, best known as the star of the Creator/DisneyChannel KidCom ''Series/HannahMontana'' and successful singing career. (2001-present) She is also the daughter of country musician Music/BillyRayCyrus.

* ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' (2008) [voice]

* BreakupSong: "7 Things", "The Driveway", "Bottom Of the Ocean" (In interpretation), "These Four Walls", "Goodbye", "Talk is Cheap", "Two More Lonely People", "FU", "Someone Else", "Every Rose Has It's Thorn", "Take Me Along", "Wrecking Ball".

She got engaged to Creator/LiamHemsworth in May 2012, after three years of dating, but they broke it off in 2013. In late 2015, however, it was reported that Miley and Liam had rekindled their romance and Miley began wearing her engagement ring again. After a decade of an on-and-off relationship with Liam, they got married in December 2018, before separating a year later.

She got engaged to Creator/LiamHemsworth in May 2012, after three years of dating, but they broke it off in 2013. In late 2015, however, it was reported that Miley and Liam had rekindled their romance and Miley began wearing her engagement ring again. After a decade of an on-and-off relationship with Liam, they got married in December 2018.

After dedicating herself to music for a few years, in 2016 she starred in ''Crisis in Six Scenes'' the Creator/WoodyAllen television series for Creator/{{Amazon}} with Creator/ElaineMay and Allen himself.

* ''The Time Of Our Lives'' [EP] (2009)

* AntiLoveSong: "Can't Be Tamed" in the way "Oops I Did It Again" was.

* CoverVersion: "Cherry Bomb", "I Love Rock N Roll", "Kicking And Screaming", "These Four Walls", "Smells like Teen Spirit", "Landslide", "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go", "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Lilac Wine", "Look What They've Done To My Song Ma", "Bad Reputation", "Start All Over", "Jolene" and more.

** She has also covered Music/TheSmiths' "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" and "Bigmouth Strikes Again", and "Summertime Sadness" by Music/LanaDelRey in the acoustic sections of her ''Bangerz'' tour, and Music/ArcticMonkeys' "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" and a duet of Music/{{Madonna}}'s "Don't Tell Me" with Madonna herself on her ''MTV Unplugged'' special.
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: ''Series/HannahMontana 2/ Meet Miley Cyrus''.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Before her fame as a teen idol, she got a few cameos on her dad's TV series, ''Doc''.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: She grew up on a ranch with plenty of animals, from dogs to fish to horses to tropical birds as pets, and even living alone as a young adult, has several pets in her house---including a full-grown pig, all of which she posts photos of on social media. Many of her songs are dedicated to or inspired by her animal companions, living and deceased ("Pablow The Blowfish", "Bottom Of The Ocean", "The Floyd Song (Sunrise)", etc.)

* GayAesop: "My Heart Beats For Love" is dedicated to her gay friend and has one of the most thorough messages that all love is love.

** ''Bangerz'' has country, EDM and R&B influences, with some production work by Pharell Williams.

* GreenAesop: "Wake Up America" from ''Breakout'', "1 Sun" from ''Miley Cyrus And Her Dead Petz'',

* GriefSong: "I Miss You"; "Pablow The Blowfish"; "Miss You So Much".

* {{Medley}}: Did a cover medley at The Gypsy Heart tour. I Love Rock N Roll/Cherry Bomb/Bad Reputation.

* PrettyInMink: She wore a fox coat in the video for "We Can't Stop", and the same coat for a few Christmas concerts that year.

* {{Retcon}}: On her new website in August 2012 she has Breakout, Time Of Our Lives and Can't Be Tamed, but no longer acknowledges her album "collaboration" with Hannah Montana called, "Meet Miley Cyrus".

** Miley kept her teen-pop hits (and the occasional Hannah hit) in live setlists even up to the 2011 ''Gypsy Heart Tour'', yet the only music of hers to predate 2012 in her regular ''Bangerz Tour'' setlists are "Can't Be Tamed" and "Party In The U.S.A.". May have something to do with her wanting to be seen as a new artist with her Creator/RCARecords deal. The tour's director, Dianne Martel, is responsible for barely any old hits being performed. She thought they "wouldn't fit" the theme of the tour. It's safe to say Miley may not have wanted to perform them either, though.
* RockStarSong: "Fly On The Wall" and "Robot".

* ShoutOut: The close up of her face at the start of the video for "Wrecking Ball" is one to Music/SineadOConnor's "Nothing Compares to U". Notably, O'Connor was not impressed.

** "Fly On The Wall" is about the paparazzi and how they like seeing things which aren't there with guys who are just her friends and how she's 100% committed to whoever she happens to be dating at any moment.

* TitleTrack: "Breakout", "The Time Of Our Lives", and "Can't Be Tamed" all have one.

* VocalEvolution: Her cover of Lilac Wine she erases all of her country and raspy vibes for a way fresher voice choice.

* WordSaladLyrics: Scattered throughout her ''Miley Cyrus And Her Dead Petz'' album.

* YourCheatingHeart: ''FU'' is about a girl leaving her no-good boyfriend when she realizes he is cheating on her. Her reaction isn't depression, instead she's angry.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Her "twerking" is more aptly described as "sticking her ass out and shaking it slightly" instead of the quick motions and spastic muscular movements that the dance entails.

!!Tropes she exhibits:

* ACupAngst: According to some sources, Miley has expressed annoyance at her figure being compared to a boy's.
* {{Adorkable}}: She often displays this side of her (alongside her GenkiGirl tendencies) in interviews and in her Website/YouTube and social media videos (''WebVideo/TheMileyAndMandyShow'' was often fueled by these), and ''especially'' as Miley Stewart in ''Series/HannahMontana''.
** She certainly gets it from her mother, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOTrcUDadr0 in this video]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Invoked in "Who Owns My Heart". Miley is having a strong emotional reaction, but she doesn't know if it's caused by ThePowerOfLove or by SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic.

* AntiRoleModel: Nominated as the worst role model of the year two years in row.
** She conversely is very involved in charities and causes, from anti-bullying campaigns to Make-A-Wish to voter registration to gay rights to Starkey Hearing (which gives hearing aids to deaf people in Third World countries) to Youth Service America, and takes her status as a positive role model very seriously, but her (mild) [[NotAllowedToGrowUp attempts to break away from her Disney image]] (and the occasional scandal) get more media coverage.
** And then the 2013 [=VMAs=] happened, with the "twerking" incident.
** [[SubvertedTrope Largely subverted]] and now considered [[DiscreditedTrope discredited]], at least, in the United Kingdom, where she has at least attempted to ''try'' to clean up her image.
*** [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3209970/Parents-rank-Miley-Cyrus-WORST-celebrity-role-model-children.html 78% of British parents don't want children to be influenced by Miley Cyrus]]
** In what one parent implied as an indirect TakeThat to Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" persona, Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Creator/SteveIrwin of ''Crocodile Hunter'' fame, made a statement urging young girls that "a pair of jeans and a T-shirt is just as gorgeous and even makes you look classier." The aformentioned "mommy blogger" thanked Irwin for her stand for girls to be modest and true to their age, an antithesis to Miley's raunchy publicity stunts.
* BerserkButton: According to interviews, FriendlyTickleTorture is this for her. She's apparently very ticklish and does '''not''' like to be tickled.
** Numerous videos of her reunited boyfriend Creator/LiamHemsworth [[JumpScare startling and scaring her with loud noises or rapid movements]], often in a car or at her house, to Miley's constant irritation, have surfaced on Liam's Instagram account in 2018.
* BiTheWay: In a 2015 interview with ''Paper'' Magazine, Miley revealed she is pansexual and genderfluid.

* ClusterFBomb: Now that her ContractualPurity associated with being a teen star has been repealed due to her new image, she's definitely had the freedom to spice up her language.
* ConcertKiss: Kissed Music/KatyPerry [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4rY299rj4 during the Bangerz tour]]... [[GirlOnGirlIsHot and liked it]]. It seems to be a running theme as two other kisses have occured, including one with a random fan.
* CoolBigSis: [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H-a3KuUwGEQ/TKg0OtROmdI/AAAAAAAAUE0/2rWICFPqnTM/s1600/smiley.jpg Brandi is to Miley]], [[http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/noah-cyrus-monster-house-los-angeles-premiere-j4OT2N.jpg Miley is to Noah]].

* FanGirl:
** Of Music/LadyGaga. How else do you explain her writing "I met lady gaga!!!" 50+ times?
** And Music/{{Radiohead}}. [[http://www.nme.com/news/nme/43257 No, really!]]
** Regular namechecks of Music/NickiMinaj, Music/JohnLennon and Cage The Elephant on her reactivated Website/{{Twitter}} account are common, along with obscure artists like Kina.
** And of Gucci Mane.
** And Gretchen Peters.
** And Music/BritneySpears, shown in her Can't Be Tamed album and gave her an lifetime achievement award at the Teen Choice Awards. The fact Britney guest stars on the ''Bangerz'' album officially makes her an PromotedFanboy.
** And Music/HilaryDuff (before all the others). She even met her once in an event, and before that, got a call from her during an interview on a show on [=MuchMusic=]!
** [[https://twitter.com/MileyCyrus/status/394181325600874496 As of October 2013]], BobbyVinton!
** The Music/FlamingLips, whom she recorded with and who appeared with her on her '''Bangerz'' tour.

* HandicappedBadass: [[WordOfGod Revealed in her memoir ''Miles To Go'']] her struggles with non life-threatening tachycardia (a heart defect) in 2009.

* HotterAndSexier:
** [[SubvertedTrope Only by post-"Hannah Montana" standards]]. ''Can't Be Tamed'' is themed more around ''empowerment'' than creating a "hotter" image, though the gossip press only focused on the occasional ThreeMinutesOfWrithing in her videos, or her more revealing clothing in RealLife. This is largely a case of complaining about music you don't listen to and NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity. The same could possibly be said for "We Can't Stop". The cover for ''Bangerz'' has her licking her reflection in a mirror in a suggestive fashion, and in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=trueview-instream&v=hgVk8ZUENEg commercial]] for it the camera prominently focuses on her backup dancers' jiggling breasts and the conspicuously-placed mouths on Miley's shirt, as well as {{Call Back}}s to her infamous VMA 2013 performance. Her music video for ''Wrecking Ball'', while an emotional song about heartbreak, has her perched butt-naked on a wrecking ball.
** In fact in 2013, she was voted #1 for Maxim's Hot 100.
** And to top it all off, her performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13oimm_miley-cyrus-uses-a-foam-hand-as-a-sexual-prop-at-the-mtv-vmas_people?search_algo=2]]

* MoralGuardians: Concern over her supposed "sexy" image from parents and other pressure groups.

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Her direction from ''Bangerz'' and onwards borrows a lot from black girl culture.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: She was going to release her cover of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" as a duet with [[Music/{{Poison}} Bret Michaels]] as the second single from Can't Be Tamed and perform the song at the [=AMAs=], but because her mother had been accused of having an affair with Bret, both of these were scrapped.

* SelfDeprecation / BitingTheHandHumor: Her ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' appearance in 2011 has a sketch called "Creator/DisneyChannel Acting School", a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWAx2ojuFd4 spoof ad]] where Miley, dressed in an over exaggerated [[Series/HannahMontana Miley Ray Stewart]] outfit, and former {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} star [[Series/KenanAndKel Kenan Thompson]] dressed as Creator/RavenSymone, parody the conventions and devices she and her fellow Disney stars used in the channel's hit {{Kid Com}}s.

*** Another Instagram post takes a shot at the "old Miley"/"new Miley" debate [[https://instagram.com/p/0Lf2VewzID/?taken-by=mileycyrus in a]] [[ContractualPurity different way]].

* [[ThatManIsDead That Girl Is Dead]]: Averted. In re her hosting the October 5, 2013 ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', she insisted "Hannah Montana was murdered", which is MetaphoricallyTrue. Hannah Montana stopped existing before the end of the series when her SecretIdentity was revealed.

** This response to a meme snarkily and negatively comparing "old Miley" with "new Miley" [[note]]the "new Miley" photo was taken from a silly, playful spontaneous, at-home video she made on Instagram of her singing Music/RickJames' "Super Freak" through a toy voice changer microphone[[/note]] and attributing it to her [[TheStoner stoner habits]] was met [[http://instagram.com/p/wrzy2VwzMV/?modal=true with this caption]] on her {{Instagram}} account.