We’d all been waiting for the hotly-anticipated show-ending Madonna duet and it doesn’t disappoint. True: Most of the show was a showcase for her singing, which was especially on during a rendition of her new single “Adore You,” a subtle Fleetwood Mac-ish rendition of “Rooting for My Baby” and the heart-defoliating “Drive.” If this was supposed to the show’s vaguely contrite, classy, talent-showing rejoinder to the VMAs, and the Euro VMAs and that time fifteen minutes ago where she twerked with a freaking horse, it worked.ĩ. “The core of what I do is music,” she says. But girl’s got some thousand-yard stares that could scare the chrome off a trailer hitch. We spend so much time addressing her tongue - and it’s important work that we should all stay focused on. During “Jolene” Miley flashes some brilliant “I’m gonna put a cap in that slut” wronged-woman-gone-bonkers looks. I never trusted that bitch.” You should hear what Jolene’s been saying about Miley.ħ. She body-slams it of course, adding the priceless ad-lib “That’s OK. Miley’s country roots were on display with a version “Jolene” by her “Aunt Dolly.” She showed a lot of faith in the cultural knowledge of the MTV audience by asking them to sing along with a song that was a hit in a genre they know nothing about 10 years before their parents met. “I don’t think I’ve ever sweat so much in a bikini,” she tells the crowd.Ħ. Mid-way through the show Miley switches outfits into a bikini top, torn oversize jean jacket and ballooning shiny pants - a country-meets-TLC vibe. A few minutes later she tops it with: “I tried to bring a little Nashville here tonight,” she says. But if you thought that was going to satisfy the night’s quota for awesomely inane banter you don’t know Miley. “My wigs about to fall off, I’m having too much fun up here,” she tells the audience. She’s pretty skinny but still: torture, the oldest form of twerking.Ĥ. On “Get It Right,” Miley hops on the horse and rides it around the stage. Miley’s blonde wig and checkered-tablecloth jumpsuit were designed to evoke her godmother Dolly Parton and had just the right trad-rachet vibe.Īriana Grande, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus Condemn Supreme Court's Plan to Overturn Roe v. “‘C’mon ya’ll! Let’s do this!” Miley says to open the show, holding it down on a stage done up to look like a barnyard, complete with all the things you traditionally find in a barnyard - a fence, hay, a dancing dwarf, a horse that looked like it wandered in from an old episode of Captain Kangaroo and, oh yeah, musicians (good ones too!). See exclusive photos from Rolling Stone‘s wild Miley cover shootġ. Here are a few highlights from an hour that had many. Miley’s much-hyped, much-feared appearance on MTV’s Unplugged was one more classic to throw on the ever-expanding pile of massive Miley triumphs, offering something for music fans and mushrooms casualties alike. Fear not: that was just the Miley Cyrus Movement taking another seismic lurch into the future. Or perhaps your town was briefly shaken by a small earthquake. You may have heard a loud rumbling explosion around 9 o’clock EST last night.

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