Miley Cyrus performed "Jaded" at the top of her new Disney+ special, Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions). The song is one of the 13 tracks on Cyrus's eighth studio album, which dropped on March 10th. Cyrus has called this album her "love letter to LA," and it is rather poetic that she would partner with Disney+ to perform the tracks from the album live for the first time. She also performed the dreamy "Rose Colored Lenses," a song about getting lost in the euphoria of a new relationship, and "Thousand Miles," which features Brandi Carlile, a song she wrote after her close friend lost her sister to suicide. Cyrus is known for being honest with her fans, and this song is filled with joy. Miley Cyrus' latest album, "Island," is a reggae-infused track that reflects on her loneliness in the spotlight. She also wrote "Wonder Woman" after her mom, Tish, lost her mother, and "Boredom for an artist can feel like torture." Cyrus is reinventing herself for every record, and is bringing her audience into her endless summer vacation. This is a way for her to stop taking herself and her success of records so seriously, and do it for the reason she started writing music. Cyrus sings a few lines from the original lyrics of "Thousand Miles" and explains her decision to divide the album into two parts: an A. M. "act" representing potential and new possibilities, and P. M. representing the night time where there's a "slinky, seediness, but glamorous" in LA's nightlife. She also explains that the sequencing of an album is important to her, as she wants there to be a conflict and an overcoming. Cyrus wrote her latest single from Endless Summer Vacation, "River," while going through a lot emotionally and personally. To enter the party, her friends had to bring their "gay best friend." The track is a "dancefloor banger" and is her most successful single to date, breaking the record for the most streamed song in a week on Spotify. It is a song about taking her power back and embracing independence and self love, a topic that is very current today. Cyrus explains that in the first chorus, there is a little bit of self doubt, but by the end, it showcases her most confident self. Cyrus started Backyard Sessions 10 years ago as a way to present her music in a more intimate setting. She has since covered "Jolene" by Dolly Parton, "Don't Dream It's Over" with Ariana Grande, and showcased the title track of her seventh studio album, "Plastic Hearts." Her iconic reunion with Disney for this milestone anniversary in the series, celebrating her most critically acclaimed album Endless Summer Vacation, feels like an album Hannah Montana would have written in 2023. It further proves that Cyrus is a powerhouse that can always find her way back home.
