Miley’s new album is available now. She has a brash new attitude to go along with it. And both of those things were on display Monday night (June 21), as Miley Cyrus took to the House of Blues in Los Angeles for a live-streaming concert called, appropriately enough,“Miley Cyrus: Live in L.A.”
Her six-song set showcased songs from her just-released Can’t Be Tamed.
She kicked things off with the title track from Tamed, that saw her spitting lyrics, tossing her hair, popping her hips.
That was followed by another Tamed track,“Who Owns My Heart” (which Cyrus introduced by telling the rapt audience that it was the first time she’d ever performed the track live), which galloped along on a shuffling beat and was given added punch thanks to the addition of a live band. There was some heavy panting from Cyrus and a big-time chorus—“Who owns my heart/ Is it love, or is it art?”— that had the crowd shouting along. Loudly.
She changed things up a bit with“Liberty Walk,” a song she co-wrote and dedicated to“women who are stuck in abusive relationships… to empower them.” The song— which features a stomping beat and even a bit of rapping from MC.
Up next was her cover of Poison’s“Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” which featured some genuinely windswept guitar work, but not Poison main man Bret Michaels (the two performed the tune together last week on“Good Morning America”) though she did dedicate the song to him and urged the audience to“pray” for his continued health (she also said the song was her mom’s favorite.)
“Rose” was followed by the anthemic“Robot,” which saw the reappearance of her backup dancers, and then the MTV.com live stream ended with“Heart Beats for Love,” a power-packed ballad.
She then launched herself into the song, eyes closed, making a pair of peace signs with her hands, and by the time the tune had reached its crescendo, everyone in the audience was doing the same, showing (much like everything else on this night) not just the power and confidence of Cyrus’ new songs, but the sway she holds over her fans too. Sway she’s apparently decided to use for good.
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