Sabtu, 05 November 2011
You confuse me
What makes you think I'll let you in again
Think again my friend
Go on misuse me and abuse me
I'll come out stronger in the end
And does it make you sad
To find yourself alone
And does it make you mad
To find that I have grown
I'll bet it hurts so bad
To see the strength that I have shown
When you answer the door pick up the phone
You wont find me cause I'm not coming home
You do not know how much this hurts me
To say these things that I don't want to say
But have to say them anyway
I would do anything to end your suffering
But you would rather walk away
And does it make you sad
To find yourself alone
And does it make you mad
To find that I have grown
I'll bet it hurts so bad
To see the strength that I have shown
When you answer the door pick up the phone
You won't find me cause I'm not coming home
Minggu, 30 Oktober 2011
Well, Maroon 5 is an American Pop-Rock Band from Los Angeles, California. Haven't heard any Maroon 5's song? How could you...
I started to love Maroon 5 when I was a 10th grader.
One Night, I was listening to 99ers Radio Bandung and Maroon 5's song titled Better That We Break were airing that time. I suddenly fell in love with that song. Because of curiousity, I downloaded some of Maroon 5's song and... Maybe you've know what happened next. Yes!!!!!! I'm officially in love with 'em! I love how their song sounds and I love the way Adam sing. Just.. Wow!
Adam is their lead vocalist, Adam Noah Levine. He is a Jew :-( but I still love him! He is so.. He is so.. He is.. I just can't find the perfect word to describe him. HOT! That! He is so damn sexy, not just his look but also his voice. He has a lot of tatto all over his body and I like his tiger so much. Rawr. From his tweets, @adamlevine, I saw that he has good sense of humor. Who doesn't love a guy with good sense of humor??!?!?! Adam Levine is just too beautiful to be true.
I ain't a good fans actually because I still don't have one of their album. So sad. Doesn't mean I don't want to buy one of their but I think I still have a lot of priority to be filled and I shouldn't be wasteful.
I looove Hands All Over album because they sound more mature. Just love it! So love it! You guys really have to listen all of the songs inside of it, you'll love it too, absolutely.
What I like from Maroon 5 is they are different. Different? Which side? All. Their lyrics, their song, their style, their vocalist voice, etc. But different in a good way, of course.
Speechless. I'm so in love with Maroon 5 till idk what I have to say. Just open my heart and you'll know how muuuch I love Maroon 5.
Xo
M5 sin.
P.S: Kaka Aep is gone from school starting next week. Farewell :-) show must go on, huh? Be a train, ka! Train never stops whatever the weather is.
Senin, 29 Agustus 2011
Maroon 5 - Runaway
If there's so many holes, I stay afloat
But I feel out of control
So petrified, I'm petrified
What am I supposed to do to get by?
Did I lose everything I need to survive?
'Cause at 4am, when the sweat sets in
Did you get my message? Did it send?
Or did you just get on with your life?
Oh
[Chorus:]
Oh, I'm taking time to think and
I don't think it's fair for us to
Turn around and say goodbye
I have this feeling when I
Finally find the words to say
But I can't tell you if you turn around
And run away, run away
What am I supposed to do with these clothes?
It's my twisted way of keeping you close
I'm a nervous wreck, I'm a broken man
Did you get my message? Did it send?
Or do you get along on your own?
[Chorus]
And it breaks me down when I see your face
You look so different but you feel the same
And I do not understand
I cannot comprehend
The chills your body sends
Why did it have to end?
[Chorus x2]
Runaway, runaway
Turn around and
Runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway
But I can't tell you if you
Runaway, runaway
Turn around and runaway
Maroon 5 Bio by Mickey Madden
- Mickey
source: http://www.maroon5.com/bio/
Senin, 18 Januari 2010
15 komposer terhebat sepanjang sejarah

Franz Joseph Haydn (31 Maret atau 1 April 1732 – 31 Mei 1809) adalah salah seorang komponis yang paling berpengaruh dari Zaman Klasik yang dijuluki "Bapak Simfoni" atau "Bapak Kuartet Gesek". Haydn menghabiskan sebagian besar karirnya sebagai musikus untuk keluarga Eszterházy di kediaman mereka yang sulit dijangkau di Austria. Terisolasi dari komponis-komponis lain dan tren musik sampai saat menjelang akhir hayatnya, ia dipaksa untuk, menggunakan istilahnya, "menjadi orisinil".
Joseph Haydn adalah saudara laki-laki Michael Haydn, seorang komponis terkenal, dan Johann Evangelist Haydn, seorang penyanyi tenor.

George Frideric Handel (23 Februari 1685 - 14 April 1759) adalah seorang Jerman-Inggris komposer Baroque, yang terkenal karena opera, oratorio, dan konser grossi. Hidupnya dan musik mungkin adil digambarkan sebagai "kosmopolitan": ia dilahirkan di Jerman, dilatih di Italia, dan menghabiskan sebagian besar hidupnya di Inggris. Lahir di Halle di Kadipaten Magdeburg, ia menetap di Inggris pada tahun 1712, menjadi subyek naturalisasi mahkota Inggris pada tanggal 20 Februari 1727. Karya-karyanya meliputi Mesias, Air Musik, dan Musik untuk Royal Fireworks. Sangat dipengaruhi oleh teknik komponis besar dari era Baroque Italia, serta komposer Inggris Henry Purcell, Handel musik menjadi terkenal dengan banyak komponis, termasuk Haydn, Mozart, dan Beethoven.
13. Sergei Rachmaninov

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 (K.G.) atau 20 Maret 1873 (K.J.) – 28 Maret, 1943) adalah seorang komponis, pianis dan dirigen Rusia.
Rachmaninoff dianggap sebagai salah satu pianis yang paling bepengaruh pada abad ke-20. Ia mempunyai kemampuan teknis dan dorongan ritmis yang legendaris. Tangannya yang besar mampu mencakup interval ke-13 di tuts-tuts piano (jangkauan tangannya lebih kurang 12 inci atau 30,5 cm. Rentangan tangannya kira-kira sepadan dengan tinggi badannya, yaitu 1,98 meter. Ia juga mampu memainkan komposisi-komposisi yang rumit setelah mendengarnya sekali. Banyak rekaman pertunjukan Rachmaninoff sendiri yang dibuat dengan label rekaman Victor Talking Machine Company, serta karya-karya dari repertoar yang standar.
12 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 Mei 1840 [KJ: 25 April] - 6 November 1893 [OS Oktober 25]), adalah seorang komponis Rusia dari zaman Romantic. Tchaikovsky menulis musik di berbagai genre, termasuk simfoni, opera, balet, instrumental, ruang dan lagu. Dia menulis beberapa yang paling populer dan teater konser musik dalam repertoar klasik saat ini, termasuk balet Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty dan The Nutkracker, yang 1812 Overture, Pertama-nya Piano Concerto, tujuh simfoni, dan opera Eugene Onegin.
11. Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (7 Juli 1860 - 18 Mei 1911) merupakan seorang komposer berkebangsaan Austria. Dia menjadi terkenal saat memimpin sebagai konduktor di tempat gedung opera. Dia berkarir sebagai konduktor sejak tahun 1881. Pada tahun 1901 dia pindah ke villa baru di Danau Majernigg, Carinthia. Dia meninggal dunia pada tahun 1911.
10. Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Le Roncole, 10 Oktober 1813 – Milan, 27 Januari 1901) adalah komponis Italia, terutama opera. Ia adalah anggota paling berpengaruh di Sekolah Opera Italia pada abad ke-19.
Karya-karyanya sering dilakukan di gedung opera di seluruh dunia dan, melampaui batas-batas genre, beberapa tema-nya sudah lama berakar dalam budaya populer - seperti "La donna è mobile" dari Rigoletto, "Va, Pensiero" ( Koor dari Budak Ibrani) dari Nabucco, "Libiamo ne 'lieti calici" (The Drinking Song) dari La Traviata dan Triumphal March from Aida. Meskipun karyanya kadang-kadang dikritik karena menggunakan diatonic umumnya berwarna daripada musik idiom dan memiliki kecenderungan melodrama, Verdi's masterworks mendominasi repertoar standar satu abad setengah setelah dikarang.
9. Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (lahir di Hamburg, 7 Mei 1833 – meninggal di Wina, 3 April 1897 pada umur 63 tahun) adalah seorang komponis dan pianis dari Jerman, salah satu musisi utama pada zaman Romantik. Brahms lahir di Hamburg, Jerman, namun kemudian banyak berkarya di Wina, Austria. Pada masa hidupnya, Brahms sangat populer dan berpengaruh dalam dunia musik.
Brahms membuat komposisi musik untuk piano, ansambel musik kamar, orkestra simfoni, dan untuk penyanyi serta paduan suara. Sebagai seorang pianis yang mahir, ia sering kali menampilkan sendiri karya-karyanya secara perdana; dia juga bekerja sama dengan penampil-penampil utama pada masanya, termasuk pianis Clara Schumann (istri komponis Robert Schumann). Banyak karyanya merupakan bagian dari repertoar standar konser klasik hingga saat ini. Salah satu karyanya yang paling terkenal ialah Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 ("Lagu Nina Bobo", dalam bahasa Inggris dikenal sebagai Brahms' Lullaby).
8. Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) adalah seorang Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist dan guru.
Liszt menjadi terkenal di seluruh Eropa selama abad ke-19 untuk keahlian sebagai seorang pemain. Dia dikatakan oleh orang-orang sezamannya telah menguasai teknis pianis dari usianya dan mungkin pianis terbesar sepanjang masa. Ia juga seorang komposer penting dan berpengaruh, seorang guru piano terkenal, seorang konduktor yang memberikan kontribusi signifikan terhadap perkembangan modern dari seni, dan dermawan untuk komposer dan pemain lain, terutama Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg dan Alexander Borodin.

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin lahir di Zelazowa Wola, dekat Warsawa, Polandia tanggal 1 Maret 1810. Ayahnya, Nicolas Chopin adalah orang dari Marainville, Prancis. Sedangkan ibunya, Tekla-Justyna Kryzanowka adalah orang Polandia. Untuk menghindari wajib tentara, pada tahun 1787 Nicolas Chopin meninggalkan Prancis dan menetap di Polandia. Chopin lahir tak lama setelah kedua orangtuanya pindah ke Polandia. Chopin memiki bakat alamiah dalam bermain piano, hal ini terlihat dalam improvisasi-imporivasinya untuk piano. Ia masih berumur tujuh tahun ketika salah satu dari polonaise-nya diterbitkan (Mc Neill, 1998) namun, sumber lain mengatakan bahwa karya pertama yang diterbitakan adalah sebuah Rondo (Op. 1) pada saat ia berumur limabelas. Pada umur delapan, dia tampil di publik memainkan piano konserto milik Gywortez. Chopin mendapat pendidikan musik pertamanya oleh pianis Bohemia Adalbert Żiwny.
6. Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann (Zwickau, 8 Juni 1810–Bonn, 29 Juli 1856) adalah seorang penggubah dan pianis Jerman. Dia dianggap sebagai salah satu dari komponis musik Romantik Eropa yang terpenting, serta seorang kritikus musik yang terkenal dalam sejarah. Seorang cendekiawan serta bersifat estetikus, musiknya menggambarkan sifat romantisme yang sangat pribadi. Mawas diri dan sering bertingkah, karya-karya musik pertamanya merupakan percobaan untuk melepaskan diri dari tradisi bentuk dan struktur klasik yang dia pikir terlalu membatasi.
5. Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert (31 Januari 1797-19 November 1828) adalah komponis berkebangsaan Austria.
Ketika ia berusia lima tahun, ayahnya sudah mengajarkannya berbagai hal tentang musik. Enam tahun kemudia ia masuk sekolah musik yang sangat terkenal di Wina. Sementara itu Franz sudah mulai menggubah karya musik. Lagunya yang pertama dihasilkan pada usia 17 tahun, berjudul Gretchen at the spinning whell. Untuk sementara ia menjadi guru sekolah, tetapi kemudian ia berhenti karena ia perlu banyak waktu untuk menulis karya musik. Untuk membiayai hidup sehar-hari ia memberikan les piano. Kadang-kadang ia menulis delapan lagu per hari. Bahkan ia tidur tanpa melepas kacamata nya supaya ia dapat langsung menulis jika ia terbangun di tengah malam dengan ide sebuah lagu. Sebelum berusia 20 tahun, ia telah menulis enam simponi. Secara keseluruhan ia telah menghasilkan sembilan simponi. Dua diantaranya sangat terkenal adalah Symphony No. 8 in B minor(simponi nomor 8 dalam nada B minor) yang dikenal dengan judul Unfinished Symphony dan Symphony No. 9 in C minor yang dikenal dengan judul Great Symphony karena begitu panjang. Karya-karya Schubert meliputi karya-karya musik dalam berbagai bentuk untuk orkes dengan ukuran yang berbeda-beda. Ia telah menulis 100 lagu. Diantaranya yang sampai sekarang diangap paling baik, yaitu Ave Maria, Who is Sylvia?, The Trout, dan Serenade. Franz Schubert meninggal pada usia 31 tahun, tetapi ia sudah menghasilkan hampir 1.000 karya musik.
4. Richard Wagner

Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 Mei 1813 – 13 Februari 1883) adalah seorang komponis berpengaruh Jerman, pakar teori musik, dan penulis, namun paling terkenal melalui karya operanya. Musiknya masih sering dimainkan, yang paling terkenal adalah "Ride of the Valkyries" dari Die Walküre dan "Bridal Chorus" dari Lohengrin. Wagner juga merupakan seorang tokoh yang sangat kontroversial, karena inovasi musik dan inovasi dramanya dan juga karena dia adalah seorang pendukung pemikiran-pemikiran anti-semitisme. Dalam sejarah musik, dia digolongkan sebagai komponis dari Zaman Romantik.
3. Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (dibaptis 17 Desember 1770 di Bonn, wafat 26 Maret 1827 di Wina) adalah seorang komponis musik klasik dari Jerman. Karyanya yang terkenal adalah simfoni kelima dan kesembilan, dan juga lagu piano Für Elise. Ia dipandang sebagai salah satu komponis yang terbesar dan merupakan tokoh penting dalam masa peralihan antara Zaman Klasik dan Zaman Romantik. Semasa muda, ia adalah pianis yang berbakat, populer di antara orang-orang penting dan kaya di Wina, Austria, tempatnya tinggal. Namun, pada tahun 1801, ia mulai menjadi tuli.
Ketuliannya semakin parah dan pada 1817 ia menjadi tuli sepenuhnya. Meskipun ia tak lagi bisa bermain dalam konser, ia terus mencipta musik, dan pada masa ini mencipta sebagian karya-karyanya yang terbesar. Ia menjalani sisa hidupnya di Wina dan tak pernah menikah.
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (lahir di Salzburg, 27 Januari 1756 – meninggal di Wina, Austria, 5 Desember 1791 pada umur 35 tahun) adalah seorang komponis. Ia dianggap sebagai salah satu dari komponis musik klasik Eropa yang terpenting dan paling terkenal dalam sejarah. Karya-karyanya (sekitar 700 lagu) termasuk gubahan-gubahan yang secara luas diakui sebagai puncak karya musik simfoni, musik kamar, musik piano, musik opera, dan musik paduan suara. Contoh karyanya adalah opera Don Giovanni dan Die Zauberflöte. Banyak dari karya Mozart dianggap sebagai repertoar standar konser klasik dan diakui sebagai mahakarya musik zaman klasik. Karya-karyanya diurutkan dalam katalog Köchel-Verzeichnis.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (lahir di Eisenach, Jerman, 21 Maret 1685 – meninggal 28 Juli 1750 pada umur 65 tahun) adalah seorang komponis Jerman . Ia menggubah musik untuk alat musik organ, harpsichord dan clavichord, dan juga untuk orkestra. Karyanya yang paling terkenal adalah Brandenburg concerto.
Para musikolog membagi seluruh komposisi Bach dalam lima masa, masing-masing komposisi memperlihatkan perbedaan gaya yang cukup spesifik jika saling dibandingkan tahun pembuatannya. Yang membuat gaya lagu Bach berbeda dari yang lain adalah bahwa semua lagu yang dibuatnya baik lagu Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring atau lagu yang kebanyakan dibuatnya ditujukan untuk Tuhan.
sumber: kaskus.us
Jumat, 08 Januari 2010
Justin Bieber - One Time
Aye aye aye aye aye aye aye aye
Me plus you (I'ma tell you one time) [x3]
When I met you girl my heart went knock knock
Now them butterflies in my stomach wont stop stop
And even though its a struggle love is all we got
So we gon' keep keep climbin' till the mountain top
Your world is my world
And my fight is your fight
My breath is your breath
And your heart (and now I've got my)
Chorus:
One love
My one heart
My one life for sure
Lemme tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
And I'ma be your one guy
You'll be my number one girl
Always makin time for you
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
You look so deep
You know that it humbles me,
Your by my side and troubles them don't trouble me
Many have called but the chosen Is you
Whatever you want shawty I'll give it to you
Your world is my world
And my fight is your fight
My breath is your breath
And your heart (and now I've got my)
Chorus:
One love
My one heart
My one life for sure
Lemme tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
And I'ma be your one guy
You'll be my number one girl
Always makin time for you
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
Shawty right there
She's got everything I need
and I'm gon' tell her one time (one time)
Give you everything you need
Down to my last dime
She makes me happy
I know where I'll be
Right by your side cause
She is the one
Chorus:
One love
My one heart
My one life for sure
Lemme tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
And I'ma be your one guy
You'll be my number one girl
Always makin time for you
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
I'ma tell you one time
(girl I love, girl I love you)
Me plus you (I'ma tell you one time) [x3]
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus | |
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![]() Cyrus at the premiere for Hannah Montana: The Movie on April 2, 2009 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Destiny Hope Cyrus |
Also known as | Destiny Cyrus |
Born | November 23, 1992 (1992-11-23) (age 17) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Genres | Pop[1] |
Occupations | Singer, actress, author, songwriter, musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Hollywood Records Fascination Records (UK) |
Associated acts | Billy Ray Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Timbaland |
Website | www.MileyCyrus.com |
Notable instruments | |
Acoustic Guitar, Piano |
Miley Ray Cyrus[2] (born Destiny Hope Cyrus[3][4] on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Cyrus rose to fame starring as the title character in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Following the success of Hannah Montana, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released on which she sang eight songs from the show. Cyrus's solo music career began with the release of her debut album, Meet Miley Cyrus on June 23, 2007, which included her first top ten single "See You Again". Her second album, Breakout, was released on July 22, 2008. Breakout is Cyrus's first album that does not involve the Hannah Montana franchise. Both albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.[5] Cyrus's first extended play, The Time of Our Lives, was released on August 28, 2009. The lead single from the album, "Party in the U.S.A.", became Cyrus's highest charting and Hollywood Records' fastest selling single; it reached number two in the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten in various nations. In 2008, she appeared in the Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert film.
Cyrus also starred in Bolt in 2008, and recorded "I Thought I Lost You" for the soundtrack for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. She starred in the film spin-off of Hannah Montana, titled Hannah Montana: The Movie which was released on April 10, 2009. In 2008, Cyrus was listed in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World.[6] Forbes magazine ranked her #35 on the "Celebrity 100" list for earning $25 million in 2008.[7] Her rank improved to #29 in 2009.[8]
Early life
Cyrus was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 23, 1992[9] to Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.[3] Cyrus has five siblings. Her elder siblings Trace and Brandi Cyrus are Tish's children from a previous relationship, whom Billy Ray adopted when they were very young.[10] Trace is a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station,[11] while Brandi has played guitar for Cyrus's concerts and formed a band with The Secret Life of the American Teenager star Megan Park.[12] Cyrus also has an older half-brother, Christopher Cody, from her father's previous relationship,[13] as well as a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress.[13] She is the granddaughter of Democratic politician Ron Cyrus. Cyrus chose the name "Ronnie" for her character in the 2010 film The Last Song in honor of her grandfather.[14]
Cyrus's parents named her Destiny Hope because they believed that she would accomplish great things.[3] She was nicknamed "Smiley", later shortened to "Miley", because she kept smiling as a baby.[3] She is of part Cherokee descent.[15] Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School, where she was a cheerleader.[16] She currently attends school at Options For Youth Charter Schools[17] and studies with a private tutor on the set of her TV show.[18] Cyrus grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville where she regularly attended The People's Church.[19][20]
Career
2001–2005: Early work
Cyrus became interested in acting when she was nine, and took classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio while her family lived in Toronto, Canada.[21] Her early career was marked by minor roles, the first of which was playing a girl named Kylie on her father's television series Doc.[4][22] In 2003, Cyrus was credited under her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish. Dolly Parton, Miley's godmother,[23] advised Cyrus's mother to sign Cyrus with Morey Management Group, which The Hollywood Reporter said "was the best advice she could [have gotten] on who should rep her daughter". The group's leader, Jim Morey, and his son, Jason, began co-managing Cyrus's career alongside Tish Cyrus.[24]
When Cyrus was twelve, she auditioned for the role of "best friend" in a Disney Channel television show about a "secret pop star".[25] Disney Channel executives at first judged her to be too young, but Cyrus's persistence resulted in her being called back for further auditions. She eventually auditioned for the lead role, Zoe Stewart. When she won the role, the character's name was changed to Miley Stewart. According to Disney Channel president Gary Marsh, Cyrus was chosen because of her energetic and lively performance and was seen as a person who "loves every minute of life,"[26] with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain."[19] Cyrus had tried for several years to lose her Southern accent, but Disney decided to include it in the storyline. Later, Cyrus had to audition her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, for the role of the main character's father.[27] The show focuses on adolescence while incorporating a "secret identity" aspect to the storylines.
2006 – June 2008: Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana first aired on March 24, 2006 in the United States and averaged more than 4 million viewers per episode. As of 2009, the series is in its third season on Disney Channel with plans for a fourth and final season in 2010.[28]
As the star of Hannah Montana, Cyrus became popular with children and teenagers, leading to a successful career in music. Her recording debut was on April 4, 2006, when the fourth edition of DisneyMania was released. Cyrus sang a cover of James Baskett's "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," originally from the 1946 animated film Song of the South. On October 24 the same year, Walt Disney Records released the first Hannah Montana soundtrack. Of the nine tracks on the album performed by Cyrus, eight were credited to Hannah Montana and one, a duet with Billy Ray Cyrus titled "I Learned from You", was credited to Cyrus as herself. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 281,000 copies in its first week, beating such artists as John Legend and rock band My Chemical Romance.[29] Cyrus, as Hannah Montana, opened for The Cheetah Girls on their The Party's Just Begun Tour. She performed at 20 dates of their 39-city tour, beginning on September 15, 2006.[30] On June 26, 2007, Cyrus released a double album, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus. The first disc was a second Hannah Montana soundtrack, while the second disc was Cyrus's first solo album credited to herself. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 326,000 copies, selling faster in its first week than the previous Hannah Montana soundtrack.[31] It was certified Platinum three times by the RIAA after selling more than 3 million copies in the US.[32] Cyrus voiced the recurring character Yatta on the Disney Channel animated series The Emperor's New School. She had a cameo appearance in High School Musical 2 which premiered August 17, 2007; She danced beside a pool in the movie's closing number and was credited as "girl at pool".
Cyrus's first headlining tour, the Best of Both Worlds Tour, lasted from October 18, 2007 to January 31, 2008 with 69 concerts across the United States. She performed both as herself and as Hannah Montana. The Jonas Brothers were the opening act for most of the tour.[33] Tour tickets for each date sold out in record time.[34] The tour was recorded and released to theaters as a concert film in Disney Digital 3-D. Walt Disney Records/Hollywood Records released the film's soundtrack on March 11, 2008. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.[35]
July 2008–present: Breakout, The Time of Our Lives EP and film career

On July 2008, Cyrus released her second studio album under her own name, entitled Breakout. Cyrus said Breakout was inspired by "what's been going on in my life in the past year."[36] Cyrus co-wrote eight out of twelve songs on the album.[36] "Songwriting is what I really want to do with my life forever, [...] I just hope this record showcases that, more than anything, I'm a writer."[37] The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with a first week sales of about 371,000 copies. As of July 31, 2008, this was the second-biggest sales week of the year for a female artist; Mariah Carey's E=MC² previously sold 463,000 copies in its first week.[5] "7 Things" was the first single to be released from Breakout and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[38][39] She hosted the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April.[40] In 2008, Cyrus hosted the Teen Choice Awards.[41]
Cyrus provided the voice of Penny in the 2008 computer-animated feature film, Bolt, about a television star dog on his quest to find his owner. Cyrus co-wrote and recorded one of the two original songs on the soundtrack of Bolt, which features her Bolt co-star John Travolta. Titled "I Thought I Lost You", it was later nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[42] Cyrus again played the title role in the Hannah Montana film spin-off, Hannah Montana: The Movie which was released on April 10, 2009. The film is about Stewart returning to her country roots and deciding which life to choose, her own normal life or as pop star Hannah Montana. Her single, "The Climb" from the movie's soundtrack peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming her highest charting single since "See You Again" and "7 Things" which charted at #10 and #9 respectively; later "Party in the U.S.A." charted at # 2.[39] The movie's soundtrack became the third album under the franchise to take the lead of the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[43]

In June 2009, Cyrus changed her TV and movie career representation from United Talent Agency to Creative Artists Agency, which had already represented her for music.[44] Also in June, Cyrus began filming her upcoming movie The Last Song, based on a novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, in which she plays a rebellious teenage girl who spends a summer with her estranged father at his home in a quiet beach town.[45] The film was conceived as a "star vehicle" with the intention of introducing Cyrus to older audiences.[46] Cyrus recorded a song with the Jonas Brothers titled "Before the Storm" for their fourth studio album Lines, Vines and Trying Times. She also launched another Hannah Montana soundtrack (for the third season), titled Hannah Montana 3 on July 7, 2009.
"Party in the U.S.A." was officially released to radio on July 29, 2009.[47] The song is from a Wal-Mart exclusive EP entitled The Time of Our Lives which released on August 31, 2009.[48] It was released as promotion for Cyrus's clothing line. The song made it to number one on Hot Digital Songs with 226,000 paid downloads, making her the youngest artist to top the chart, which led its big debut on the Billboard Hot 100, where it was placed at number two, topping "The Climb" (that peaked at number four).[39][49] The song thereby became the "fastest breaking single in Hollywood Records' history."[50]
Cyrus announced her 2009 North American Tour. The tour began on September 14, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and spanned 45 dates across North America. Eventually, additional dates were announced for the United Kingdom making the tour change names to the Wonder World Tour. The tour featured the band Metro Station as a special guest.[51] Tickets went on sale to the general public on June 13, 2009 and for the UK dates on June 12, 2009.[52] In July 2009, Disney acquired the film rights to Aprilynne Pike's novel Wings, in which Cyrus is expected to star.[53] In early December 2009, Cyrus performed her hits "See You Again", "The Climb" and "Party in the U.S.A." at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball at London's The O2 arena.[54] On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen Elizabeth II and numerous other members of the British Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, North West England, along with fellow American pop singer Lady GaGa.[55] In December, Timbaland released his album, Shock Value II, which features a track with Cyrus called "We Belong to the Music". The songwriters of Cyrus's song The Climb, Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media songwriting for the 52nd Grammy Awards. However, the song was voluntarily withdrawn by Walt Disney Records. Cyrus was ranked number four on Billboard's list of the Top Female Artists of 2009, above artists such as Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson.[56]
Entrepreneurship
Cyrus became a spokesperson for Daisy Rock Guitars in 2004, when she was presented with her first Daisy Rock guitar — the Stardust Series Acoustic Electric Pink Sparkle.[57] Disney released a Hannah Montana clothing collection in late summer 2007. Cyrus helped to design some of the pieces from the collection.[58] In December 2007, she was ranked #17 in the list of Forbes Top Twenty Superstar Earners under 25 with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.[59] A wax figure of Cyrus was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York City.[60] In April 2008, Cyrus signed a contract to pen an autobiography reflecting on her life up to the age of 16. The memoir, called Miles To Go (ISBN 978-1-42-311992-0) was written with Hilary Liftin[61] and was published by Disney-Hyperion Books in March 2009. The memoir discusses Cyrus's relationship with her father, her thoughts on the media, her love life, her future ambitions and milestones she still has to reach in her life.[62] Miles to Go reached #1 on the New York Times children’s best seller list.[63] An initial printing run of one million copies of Miles to Go is planned.[64]
In August 2009, Cyrus teamed with Max Azria to create a line of junior and girls' separates available only at Walmart.[65] Cyrus's released her EP The Time of Our Lives in conjunction with the line and Walmart dedicated a page to the designers.[66] The line consists of vests, tie-dye tank tops, dresses, and plaids. Critics claimed the clothes were "completely inoffensive but totally snoozeworthy"[67] and "benign",[65] but admitted that "it's the generic that sells, regardless of whether it has Hannah Montana's name on it" and predicted they would be high sellers.[65]
Philanthropy
Cyrus celebrated her 16th birthday with a charity fundraiser at Disneyland, which was closed early for the event attended by 5,000 fans at $250 per ticket.[68] The proceeds went to the charity Youth Service America, a youth volunteering organization.[69][70][71] Ten outstanding youth volunteers from Youth Service America were invited to attend,[72] and later in the evening, Cyrus presented a $1 million check to the organization.[73] In 2007, Cyrus made a large contribution to the City of Hope, giving $1 for every "Hannah Montana" concert ticket sold. She said that "the cool thing about being a part of City of Hope is that they are a cancer research center. They're not only helping kids that are there, but also finding out how they can heal them by figuring out what exactly is going on, which is amazing."[74]
Cyrus has lent her musical talents to several charity benefits. Cyrus collaborated with fourteen other female singers to record a charity single titled "Just Stand Up!", which the singers performed live during a one-hour primetime event for the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up to Cancer on September 5, 2008.[75] On September 14, 2008, Cyrus, along with other performers, performed at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California for the City of Hope Benefit Concert to help raise money for cancer research and training programs.[76]
Cyrus is involved in Disney's Friends for Change, an organization which promotes environmentally friendly behavior, and appears in the service's public service announcements to raise awareness for the cause on the Disney Channel.[77] In addition, she joined fellow Disney stars Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and the Jonas Brothers, to record "Send It On", a charity single which serves as the theme song for Disney's Friends for Change. "Send it On" debuted on the Hot 100 at number twenty.[78][79] Disney will direct 100% of the proceeds from "Send it On" to environmental charities through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF).[78]
Personal life

Cyrus suffers from a mild form of a heart condition called tachycardia. In her autobiography, Miles to Go, Cyrus writes, "There is never a time onstage when I'm not thinking about my heart".[80] In January 2008, Cyrus announced her intent to officially change her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus," her middle name reflecting that of her father.[81] The name change became official on May 1, 2008.[2] In an interview with USA Today, Cyrus was quoted as saying her faith is "the main thing" and is the reason why she works in Hollywood.[82] When interviewed by Parade, she added that she attends church regularly with her family.[27] In an interview with Christianity Today, Billy Ray Cyrus said, "Being Christian, we believe in heaven," and "We also had a great church, and when you give up your church, your pastor, and the community you are involved in, you're making a big sacrifice. Let's face it, Hollywood is a completely different environment than Franklin, Tennessee."[83]
In February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux (who is also a backup dancer for Cyrus) began creating videos on YouTube called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "YouTube hit," is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus and Jiroux editing the footage together. It is filmed mainly in Cyrus's bedroom.[84] Cyrus was also popular on the social networking site Twitter; her site was watched by approximately 2 million Twitter users in addition to the general public when she deleted it on October 8, 2009.[85][86] In the September 2008 issue of Seventeen, Cyrus stated she had been in a relationship with Nick Jonas for two years, and that they "were in love". They broke up at the end of 2007.[87] In June 2009, Cyrus ended a nine month long relationship with Nashville Star contestant and model Justin Gaston.[88]
Controversies
Vanity Fair photos
On April 25, 2008, the televised entertainment program Entertainment Tonight reported that Cyrus had posed topless for a photoshoot with Vanity Fair.[89] The photo, and subsequently released behind-the-scenes photos, show Cyrus with her bare back exposed but her front covered with a bedsheet. The photoshoot was taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz.[90] The full photograph was published with an accompanying story on The New York Times' website on April 27, 2008. On April 29, 2008, The New York Times clarified that though the pictures left an impression that she was bare-breasted, Cyrus was wrapped in a bedsheet and was actually not topless.[91] Some parents expressed outrage at the nature of the photograph, which a Disney spokesperson described as "a situation [that] was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines." Gary Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, was quoted by Portfolio magazine to have said, “For Miley Cyrus to be a ‘good girl’ is now a business decision for her. Parents have invested in her a godliness. If she violates that trust, she won’t get it back.”[91] Branding consultants John Tantillo and Michael Stone appeared on Fox Business News to discuss possible repercussions for Cyrus's brand and her best marketing strategy going forward.[92]
In response to the Internet circulation of the photo and ensuing media attention, Cyrus released a statement of apology on April 27, 2008: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."[91] Leibovitz also released a statement: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful."[91][93] On April 28, 2008, Vanity Fair published their full interview and photo shoot with Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus, as well as the behind-the-scenes photographs, on their website.[94] According to the interview, Cyrus's parents or minders were present during the entire duration of the photo shoot. The idea to pose with the sheets on was suggested by Leibovitz. When asked if she was "anxious" about the pose, Cyrus stated to interviewer Bruce Handy: "No, I mean I had a big blanket on. And I thought, this looks pretty, and really natural. I think it's really artsy. It wasn't in a skanky way.... And you can't say no to Annie. She's so cute. She gets this puppy-dog look and you're like, okay."[94] On December 2, 2008, TV Guide reported that Cyrus is interested in working with Leibovitz again in the future and is even considering a career in photography for herself, "That's what I want to do with my life. I would love to be a photographer... I want to come to London to study. I hear there are some great art schools here so I would love to do that."[95]
2009 Teen Choice Awards performance

Cyrus's performance of "Party in the U.S.A." at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards on August 10 incited controversy.[96][97][98] Critics of the performance complained that she danced provocatively alongside a dance pole that was on top of an ice-cream pushcart, and that another part of the performance seemed to poke fun at American culture.[97][98][99][100] Some drew negative comparisons to Britney Spears, though Cyrus herself welcomed comparisons to the former teen pop star.[99][101] Others defended Cyrus, arguing that still images of the performance made it seem more lewd than it actually was, and opining that the ensuing controversy took the focus away from the six awards she won that night.[102] Others observed that Cyrus already had a risque image, and sought to broaden her appeal to audiences, with the performance a part of her transition into an entertainer for older audiences, much as had been observed years earlier with Britney Spears.[103] Cyrus's label, Hollywood Records, and The Walt Disney Company, which produces Hannah Montana, offered no comment on the performance, though Disney asserted that all performances on the Disney Channel are appropriate for children age 6 – 14.[104][105] The Fox Network, which broadcast the awards, also offered no comment, other than to confirm that the performance would be included in its broadcast of the ceremony.[103]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2003 | Big Fish | Ruthie | Billed as "Destiny Cyrus" |
2007 | High School Musical 2 | Girl at Pool | Cameo |
2008 | Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | Herself | Concert film |
Bolt | Penny | Voice Role | |
2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana | Main Role |
2010 | The Last Song | Veronica "Ronnie" Miller | Main Role |
Sex and the City 2 | Herself | Cameo | |
2011 | Wings | Laurel | Main Role. Confirmed on July 14, 2009 |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2003 | Doc | Kylie | Guest appearance |
2006–2010 | Hannah Montana | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana | Lead Role |
2007 | The Emperor's New School | Yata | Voice Role |
2007–2008 | The Replacements | Celebrity Star | Voice Role |
Discography
- Studio albums
- Meet Miley Cyrus (2007)
- Breakout (2008)
- The Time of Our Lives (2009) – EP
- As Hannah Montana
- Hannah Montana (2006)
- Hannah Montana 2 (2007)
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
- Hannah Montana 3 (2009)
- Live albums
- Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008) – CD + DVD
- iTunes Live from London (2009)
Tours
- "Best of Both Worlds Tour" (2007–2008)
- "Wonder World Tour" (2009)