Overview

• After leaving Disney in 2011, Cyrus revealed she was barred from performing ‘Hannah Montana’ songs, a restriction she found emotionally difficult given her early career ties.
• Her August 2024 induction as a Disney Legend at the D23 Expo lifted the ban, granting her permission to perform the songs that defined her rise to fame.
• On June 9, 2025, she released her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, which has been hailed as her most experimental work with immersive, fantasy-driven visuals.
• During the Tribeca Festival premiere of the album’s short film, she responded to audience heckles by singing an a cappella rendition of ‘The Climb.’
• Cyrus’s journey illustrates a reconciliation with her past as she continues to innovate through visual albums and genre-defying music.