Miley Cyrus says a key person in her life inspired one of her more controversial moments on stage.
While speaking with her sister Brandi Cyrus for Spotify’s Billions Club series, the 32-year-old singer recalled her performance of “Party in the USA” at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards — when she infamously danced on stage with a pole attached to a wheelchair. ice cream — created.
“This will not surprise you. Do you know whose idea it was?” Miley asked Brandi, 37, who then guessed that their mom Tish Cyrus was responsible.
As Miley confirmed that was the case, saying, “Yeah, it was my mom’s idea. So he always lets me take the blame,” she continued, “When I got in trouble the next day, you know who was nowhere to be found? Tish Cyrus.”
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Miley Cyrus at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
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Still, the Grammy winner said the performance was memorable, given that it stands out to her for a different reason than to others.
“What I remember most about that performance is that it was the first time I wore real diamond jewelry on stage,” Miley explained.
Then, turning to face the camera in front of her and Brandi, Hannah Montana alum joked, “So you remember the little old ice cream truck, I remember the diamonds.”
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Tish, Miley and Brandi Cyrus in February 2024.
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Last year, Cyrus opened up about her TikTok performance, where she said using the pole was only for “stability.”
“I cut ‘Party in the USA’ and I was doing my first performance at the Teen Choice Awards. My mom said, ‘I think it would be really cool if it was in a trailer park, that’s where we really come from.’ , Cyrus addressed the clip, released on the social media platform for her “Used to Be Young” video series.
“So apparently I was dancing on an ice cream cart with a stripper pole, but it wasn’t a stripper pole, it was really just for stability. I had a heel! Like you wanted me to?” added the pop star. “Was I really going to do my act without dancing on top of an ice cream cart?”
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