Miley Cyrus is taking a wrecking ball to considered one of music’s most prestigious awards ceremonies.
In a W Journal cowl story revealed on-line Monday, the pop star mirrored on her first-ever Grammy wins earlier this yr and shared some unfiltered ideas on her lengthy anticipate recognition.
“I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and this is my first time actually being taken seriously at the Grammys?” Cyrus stated, diplomatically prefacing her remarks with “No shade.”
“I’ve had a hard time figuring out what the measurement is there, because if we want to talk stats and numbers, then where the fuck was I?” she added. “And if you want to talk, like, impact on culture, then where the fuck was I?”
Cyrus argued that “This is not about arrogance,” however that she’s merely “proud” of what she considers an ignored physique of labor.
“I wrote on this dream board that I wanted to show up to the Grammys with a childlike confidence, like when a kid isn’t scared to just dive into the deep end or do a backflip because they don’t know what’s on the other side,” she stated, recalling her plans for this yr’s ceremony.
In February, Cyrus gained the Document of the 12 months and Finest Pop Solo Efficiency awards for her music “Flowers” and carried out the tune on the Grammys stage — telling W Journal that her “12-year-old self got to come out and play.”
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Cyrus, the daughter of nation singer Billy Ray Cyrus, rose to prominence as a toddler star on Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” in 2006. She additionally started singing on soundtracks for the collection and in 2007 issued her first studio album, “Meet Miley Cyrus.” She has since launched seven others.
The Tennessean made her Grammys debut in 2009 when she joined Taylor Swift to carry out “Fifteen” and later made headlines for twerking on the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.
When Cyrus took the Grammys stage as a winner on Feb. 4, she delivered a poetic acceptance speech, regaling the gang with the story of “a little boy” who solely wished a butterfly for his birthday. She stated that after his dad and mom gave him a butterfly internet, he stored “swinging and swinging” however by no means caught a factor.
“He finally let go and he surrendered. And he was OK that he wasn’t going to capture this beautiful butterfly,” Cyrus concluded her speech. “And right when he did is when the butterfly came and landed right on the tip of his nose. And this song “Flowers” is my butterfly. Thanks.”
