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Miley Cyrus Would Like To Make A List For You


Unfortunately, Miley Cyrus' new, Brett Ratner-directed video isn't a Miley-led Guitar Hero marathon; instead, it's a pretty straightforward clip in which Miley and a bunch of her besties lip-sync along with the super-Avrilly breakup anthem "7 Things." As of this writing, there are 10,269 comments in the attendant YouTube comment section over whether or not the dog tag that Miley is wearing around her neck/nearly swallowing whole as she tries to kiss it is a sign that she is or isn't sending all her love to Nick Jonas, and whether or not the shot of her holding up a picture of making her now-patented duck-lip pose at the 1:52 mark has Nick blacked out. Me, I'm just wondering why exactly Ratner was hand-picked to direct this kinda low-budget-looking clip, since nothing was blown up and Miley wasn't transformed into her own videogame character. Maybe there's a sequel on the way? [YouTube]

9:15 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Maura Johnston
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100 and single

Just In Time For Summer, Millennial Teenpop Takes Over The Hot 100

Ed. note: Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on this week's Billboard charts:

In the last two years, we've seen several impressive feats on Billboard's Hot 100 by Disney Channel-groomed pop acts, and this week, we see another.

Four songs from the Jonas Brothers vehicle Camp Rock, which premiered on the channel last week, debut within the Top 40. And separately, Miley Cyrus previews her first album unattached from the Hannah Montana brand—and quickly scores her second-ever Top 10 hit.

Dig below these impressive numbers, and it becomes apparent that this is not necessarily another short-lived High School Musical-style chart blip. One week into summer, teenpop may be launching one of its once-a-decade all-out assaults on the pop charts—the kind of siege that will make even you, person over 18, forcibly aware of these songs faster than you can say "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)."

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1:00 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Chris Molanphy
1,001 views, 5 comments

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Miley Cyrus Glitters Thanks To The Power Of Her Magic Wand


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R. Kelly attorney Sam Adam Jr. has publicly apologized to Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana for dragging her name into the Gary Coleman and X-rated-snowman-filled closing arguments of his client's trial last week. "This wasn't a gardener or the man down the street or a janitor," Adam's argument went. "This was a 13-year-old girl having sex with a superstar, and she doesn't tell anyone? She doesn't let it slip to her best friend? Never? Not anyone? You can't keep a 13-year-old's mouth closed over Hannah Montana tickets, but this?" Classy! Adam has since taken to MTV to tell Miley/Hannah "sorry," saying that he didn't mean to drag her into the worst of both worlds and that he only brought her into his spiel because she's "the biggest thing out—no offense, Robert." (Yes, he really did append that apology. Talk about digging a hole!) [MTV via The Kelly Chronicles]

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collaborations

Brett Ratner Brings His C-Game To The Miley Cyrus Video Shoot

Pictures from the set of the dreaded Brett Ratner/Miley Cyrus collaboration have leaked, and the end result looks like it'll be... well, it looks like it'll be a music video. A very boring music video. Where are the laser-shooting mutants, Brett? The broad culture-clash humor? The obligatory car chase sequences? More »

3:30 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Kate Richardson
2,163 views, 5 comments

Rock Hack Tries To Get In On The "Gaming Google" Act Some sort of award should be handed out to the opening sentence of Dan Aquilante's Zootopia review: "IN the concert shocker of the year, the teen star of the popular "Hannah Montana" TV series—Miley Cyrus—was totally naked under her clothes when she headlined Z100's annual Zootopia concert Saturday at the Meadowlands." Oh, Dan, Dan. It's a nice effort, but everyone knows that "topless Miley Cyrus" is the real phrase that pays in the "maximizing your SEO" department. [NYP]

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scandal (?)

Miley Cyrus Probably Doesn't Need More Drama

As if Miley Cyrus isn't having a tough summer so far — now she's an accused plagiarist. Los Angeles act Lustra had noticed a few similarities between their track for the 2004 movie Eurotrip and the Hannah Montana smash "Rockstar". Despite a remarkable difference in lyrical content, it's possible they have a point.
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5:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Dan Gibson
1,354 views, 10 comments

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Miley Cyrus Puts On Her Go-Go Boots


No, she's not posting pictures of herself at an Austin Powers party to her MySpace page; the Disney cash cow performed a new song, "Break Out," at KIIS-FM's Wango Tango summerfest over the weekend, and it's a glimmering bit of powerpop that seems to have been written in the style of Talk Show-era Go-Go's. While it's still hard for me to reconcile her cigs-and-whiskey voice with her tweeny age—and don't even get me started on the line about her parents calling her lazy, given the way the curtain was pulled back on her quasi-Archuletan existence in recent weeks—the "oh, oh, ohs" on the chorus won me over near-instantaneously. I guess this sort of cross-generational pandering is how you bridge the gap between your current fanbase and its members' parents? [YouTube]

9:00 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Maura Johnston
284 views, 4 comments

Latest by n/a: Look, everybody! It's half of Letters To Cleo! And half of American Hi-Fi! more »

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Miley Cyrus Engages In A Little Narcissism, Copyright Infringement For YouTube Faithful


The above clip is the No. 1 video on YouTube with 950,000-plus views so far and its popularity can probably be explained by the fact that it features Miley Cyrus, referring to herself as "Milez," masterminding some sort of dance battle set to Madonna's "4 Minutes." There are many incredible things about this clip, from Miley and pal's YouTube channel page proclaiming "We love singing, dancing, and acting and it is such a blessing to be able to share these similarities! We love making people laugh and that is why the Miley and Mandy show is so important to us! We also enjoy writing songs, shopping, watching movies, being together, And more than anything praising Jesus Christ!" to the fact that Ms. Cyrus changes Timbaland's opening babble about being out of time to an opening babble that uses the word "Miley." But am I the only person who's kind of amazed that this clip has lasted as long as it has, given that Warner Music Group has been playing an extended whack-a-mole game against anyone who dares upload newish Madonna music to the Internet? More »

1:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,973 views, 23 comments

Latest by Dan Gibson: @johnstar35: Cliff Richard has 67 UK top tens, but you don't see me defending him on blogs. more »

everybody's a winner

The CMT Awards Take "One-Hit Wonder" Jokes To An Uncomfortable New Level

Last night's CMT Music Awards—the country-music television network's version of its sister network MTV's Video Music Awards—veered into "a little more than slightly excruciating" territory when co-host Miley Cyrus tripped her way through a Taylor Swift intro in which she talked about texting the glittery-guitar-hoisting country protege incessantly, an endless setup to what would be one of many "ha ha, Dad, I'm paying your bills!" zingers that the Hannah Montana star sent in the direction of her father/svengali, "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Yes, he performed the line dance that sent him and his mullet to stardom back in 1992, the same year his cash cow was sired.) The opening skit, in which Trace Adkins and his really greasy mop tried currying favor with everyone from Donald Trump to the three remaining Presidential candidates in order to get passes to the show, also mined that route; its final punchline was that Billy Ray was making extra scratch by scalping tickets, which were of course hot properties because of his daughter's presence. That girl is going to be so messed up in three years. Full list of winners—which includes three awards for Kellie Pickler, two for Taylor Swift, and one for that super-creepy video where Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes make out—after the jump. More »

9:15 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,258 views, 11 comments

Latest by Silverfuture: @Clevertrousers: You're obviously out-of-touch and elitist. more »

so many screams

Tween Sensations Past And Present To Collide Somewhere Off The Jersey Turnpike

Back in December, Jess and I ventured into the depths of New York's Madison Square Garden to cover Z100's annual Jingle Ball, a megaconcert where the screams of Jonas Brothers fans drowned out everything else. Ticket sales for that show must have been great, because the spring installment of the pop megastation's Now That's What I Call A Concert Series—Zootopia 2008, set for May 17 at the Meadowlands—is not only bringing back the JBs and throwing in a Miley Cyrus performance, it's also hosting the first show by a certain reunited boy band. I guess that's their way of making the moms interested in buying tickets of their own, and not just getting smashed at a TGI Friday's nearby. Full lineup after the jump. More »

11:30 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Maura Johnston
539 views, 9 comments

Latest by tigerpop: @Rob Murphy: "Tear Off Your Own Head" is an Elvis Costello cover, btw. (Not that you asked.) Also, can we not refer to the Jonas Bros as the JBs ever again? Kthxbai. more »

Attention New York City residents who own cars or like to take taxis: July 25 is, as of now, officially a Gridlock Alert day, because early that morning Miley Ray Cyrus will take the stage at Rockefeller Center as part of Today's summer concert series. Also on the docket: Ashlee Simpson (July 4, unless her album gets pushed back again); Alanis Morrissette (May 23); Kenny Chesney (June 13); and a "surprise reunion concert" on May 16 that I'm stumped over, because honestly, what bands can possibly "surprise" America's morning-TV-viewing masses by reuniting at this point? Click the picture of Miley for the full schedule. [TVNewser / Photo: AP]

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everyone thinks he's funny

The Miley Ray Cyrus At Lollapalooza Rumor: Ha Ha... Ha?

The announcement of this year's Lollapalooza lineup is scheduled for April 7, but unsurprisingly, the message-board speculation has been fast and fierce. Bands that have already confirmed their appearance include Bloc Party, Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, and Dierks Bentley, but what of the big surprises scheduled for the announcement? Well, the Daily Swarm combed through the lineup-speculation threads on the official Lolla message boards so we didn't have to, and they found a post by a Cyrus family insider claiming that Hannah Montana would absolutely, definitely, 100% for sure be playing: More »

4:15 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,482 views, 6 comments

Latest by Manifestation: Too bad the post is fundamentally flawed. "I know a lot of people in the music industry. My uncle is friends with Miley Cyrus's father. And I asked him to ask about Lollapalooza. Miley's father has confirmed she will be the more »

fools and their accessories

Hannah Montana's Killing Spree: It's Not Over Yet

Not content with potentially maiming fans who would dare to buy boots branded with her name, Miley Ray Cyrus/Hannah Montana is continuing her reign of merchandise terror, this time through the use of toxic levels of lead paint in somewhat-innocent-looking vinyl purses: More »

11:45 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Maura Johnston
828 views, 3 comments

Fansites, get those new URLs ready: Miley Cyrus has now changed her name to—hang on to your cowboy hats—Miley Ray Cyrus. Just in time, too, what with Simon Cowell officially dissing "Achy Breaky Heart" on last night's Idol, just in time for Miley—sorry, Miley Ray*—to appear on the forthcoming Idol Gives Back special, guaranteeing awkward moments and great television. [CNN] *Srsly, can we make it official Idolator policy that her name is always written "Miley Ray Cyrus"?

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fools and their reform legislation

"Hannah Montana Bill" Aimed At A Different Kind Of Online Predator Than You Probably Expected From The Name

Few tween guardians were left unscarred by the great Hannah Montana tour bust of 2007 (at least until the 3-D concert movie somewhat democratized the Montana experience), whether hit in the pocket shelling out hundreds for hard-to-get Montana tickets in the secondary market or in the heart when failure to procure seats left the ingrates-in-training snubbing them for the rest of the year. But folks regularly dragged to family-friendly events within New York City limits may now have some recourse against sinister Internet-aided technology thanks to a local politico proposing another one of those pesky laws to potentially smack down ticket brokers. The most amazing takeaway from this story, however, is that people are actually paying $200 and up for tickets to see the My Little Ponies frolicking live on stage. Admittedly those are NYC prices, but then again, looking at pictures of the in-person Pony extravaganza, I'm not sure I wouldn't pay that much in the 'burbs. [NY TImes/Photo: AP]

11:30 AM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Jess Harvell
145 views, 5 comments

Latest by Captain Wrong: And if people simply refused to pay StubHub prices for these tickets, as if there was some kind of physical need to attend these shows, ticket resellers would fold tomorrow and there'd be no need for legislation. more »

we'll meet again, in web 3.0

Yes, It's Come To This: A Video Of Miley Cyrus Drinking Ketchup

maura@idolator: Maybe this is why her voice sounds like Lindsay Lohan on a seven-pack night.
jess@idolator: She sounds like a space alien who learned to mimic human speech by watching episodes of Maude.
jess@idolator: God, I just realized this could be my last Hannah Montana-related post ever. I don't know how to feel about that.
maura@idolator: Aw.
jess@idolator: Farewell, trusted slow-news-day standby. Let the record show you were smarter than Ronald Reagan.

Mylie Cyrus Drinks Ketchup [Huffington Post; HT DHMBIB]

2:15 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Jess Harvell
759 views, 6 comments

Latest by AcidReign:     Vapid? Check. Cute? Check. Underage? Check. Damnit. Why y'all be putting this stuff on an old guy's feed reader? You KNOW I'm going to look!     Not right. Not right, at all... more »

Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter, Miley, are going to host the 2008 CMT Music Awards, which air April 18. Personally, I can't wait for Billy Ray to open the show descending from the ceiling, Fartman-style, and giving everyone in attendance who wrote him off after "Achy Breaky Heart" the double-barrelled finger salute upon his landing. [CMT]

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