Music

Miley Cyrus Is Our Most Confusing Pop Star

STILL CAN’T BE TAMED

After the tepidly received “Endless Summer Vacation,” we wrestle with Miley’s puzzling position in pop culture.

Miley Cyrus
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Reuters

About a year ago, Miley Cyrus released Attention: Miley Live, an album recorded during her performance at 2022’s Super Bowl Music Fest. She promoted the project—a sprawling collection of her greatest hits and most popular covers, dating back to her teenybopper days on Disney Channel—with the desperate hashtag #INEEDATTENTION, which...

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