Miley cyrus:
Cyrus signed a four-album recording contract with Hollywood Records to distribute
her non-Hannah Montana soundtrack music.[49] She released the two-disc
album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus in June 2007.[50] The first disc was
credited as the second soundtrack by "Hannah Montana", while the second disc
served as Cyrus' debut studio album.[50] The album became her second to reach
the top of the Billboard 200, and has sold over three million copies since its
release.[51] Months after the release of the project, "See You Again" (2007) was
released as the lead single from the album. [52] The song was a commercial
success, and has sold over two million copies in the United States since its
release.[53] She then collaborated with her father on the single "Ready, Set, Don't
Go" (2007).[54] Cyrus embarked on her highly successful Best of Both Worlds
Tour (2007–08) to promote its release.[55][56] Ticketmaster officials commented that
"there [hadn't] been a demand of this level or intensity since The Beatles or Elvis".
[57]
The tour's success led to the theatrical release of the 3D concert film Hannah
Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008).[58] While initially
intended to be a limited release, the film's success led to a longer run. [59]
Cyrus and friend Mandy Jiroux began posting videos on the popular
website YouTube in February 2008, referring to the clips as "The Miley and Mandy
Show"; the videos garnered a large online following. [60] In April 2008, several
images of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked by a
teenage hacker who accessed her Gmail account.[61][62] Further controversy arose
when it was reported that Cyrus, then fifteen, had posed topless during a photo
shoot with Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.[63] The New York Times later clarified
that although the pictures left the impression that she was bare-breasted, Cyrus
was wrapped in a bed sheet and was not topless. [64]
Cyrus went on to release her second studio album, Breakout (2008), in June of that
year.[65] The album earned the highest first-week sales of her career thus far and
became her third to top the Billboard 200.[66][67] Cyrus later starred with John
Travolta in the animated film Bolt (2008), her debut as a film actress; she also co-
wrote the song "I Thought I Lost You" (2008) for this film, which she sings as a
duet with Travolta.[68] The film was a critical and commercial success earning her
a Golden Globe nomination.[69]
In March 2009, Cyrus released "The Climb" (2009) as a single from the soundtrack
to the Hannah Montana feature film.[70] It was met with a warm critical and
commercial reaction, becoming a crossover hit in both pop and country music
formats.[71] The soundtrack, which features the single, went on to become Cyrus'
fourth entry to top the Billboard 200; at sixteen, she became the youngest
performer in history to have four number one albums on the chart. [72] She released
her fourth soundtrack as Hannah Montana in July 2009, which debuted at number
two on the Billboard 200.[73] Cyrus later launched her first fashion line, Miley Cyrus
and Max Azria, through Walmart.[74] It was promoted by the release of "Party in the
U.S.A." (2009) and the EP The Time of Our Lives (2009).[75][76] Cyrus said the
album was "a transitioning album [...] really to introduce people to what I want my
next record to sound like and with time I will be able to do that a little more".
[76]
"Party in the U.S.A." went on to become one of Cyrus' most successful singles
to date, and is considered one of her signature songs. [77] She next embarked on
her first world tour, the Wonder World Tour (2009), which was a critical and
commercial success.[78] On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen
Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family at the Royal Variety
Performance in Blackpool, Lancashire.
