Monday, December 31, 2007
Miley Cyrus: Pics with Friend - Nothing Bad
Noah's on Hannah Montana!
Noah's on Hannah Montana
Best of Both Worlds Tour
Best of Both Worlds Tour
The Best of Both Worlds Tour is a 2007-2008 North American concert tour featuring singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus of the hit Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, performing both as a solo artist and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour is named after the theme song for the series, "The Best of Both Worlds", which reflects the dual nature of the series' character. The tour has become the most in-demand concert tickets of 2007. The concert tour was choreographed, created and directed by Kenny Ortega, the director and choreographer of High School Musical, High School Musical 2, and "The Cheetah Girls 2".
The tour follows the June 2007 release of Cyrus's double album Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus. The tour began on October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri and was initially scheduled to end on January 9, 2008 in Albany, New York.
The Jonas Brothers are the opening act for the tour. One dollar of each ticket from the tour will go to benefit the City of Hope Foundation, which helps in fighting against cancer. In December, it was announced that an additional 14 concerts had been added to the tour, beginning in Detroit on January 11 and ending in Miami on January 31. The Jonas Brothers will be replaced by Aly & AJ as the opening act from January 11 to January 24.
Tickets Controversy
Tickets for the Best Of Both Worlds Tour have been selling out for every show,with many shows selling out in just five minutes or less. Many tickets for the shows can then be found almost immediately after purchase on eBay, StubHub, or other secondary markets selling for well over the face value of the tickets. The Arkansas Attorney General's office said, “All hell broke loose with Hannah Montana. The tickets were gone in 12 minutes and when people turned around, they were selling at online sites for sometimes as much as 10 times the face value.”They promised an investigation, as did authorities in Missouri. Some of the tickets were selling for over one thousand dollars.
The shortage of tickets for the Cyrus/Montana tour became so pronounced that it gained national attention, with The New York Times using it and the concurrent Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Magic Tour as examples of how the general public is losing out on ticket sales and how some ticket brokers have cracked Ticketmaster's defenses to gain a stranglehold on tickets. The Times, The Los Angeles Times and the Houston Chronicle all profiled several families unable to get tickets and balancing the cost of the secondary market against their child's disappointment. For their part, a Ticketmaster official said, "Hell hath no fury like the parent of a child throwing a tantrum. People who have been in this business for a long time are watching what's happening, and they say there hasn't been a demand of this level or intensity since the Beatles or Elvis.
"A vice president for tour promoter AEG Live said that, "The tickets are priced and sold as fairly as possible. I can assure you this is no conspiracy. We do everything in our power to stop brokers from getting tickets, but it's impossible.
On November 13, 2007, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of frustrated fan club members unable to get tickets, against MileyWorld (the Miley Cyrus fan club) and its agents. In late November, MileyWorld had a special offer to give MileyWorld members a chance to buy tickets. For the Lexington, Kentucky show, Ticketmaster stated they would sell "will-call" tickets on the date of the concert; such date-of-show "ticket drops" have been a common anti-scalping practice for years on Bruce Springsteen tours. When tickets for the added January itinerary shows went on sale on December 15, patterns repeated; only a few lottery-style winnings at Ticketmaster outlets were able to purchase tickets, while Ticketmaster phone banks were tied up across multiple states and did not provide many buying chances either.
The Ultimate Miley Party
MileyWorld members can join "The Ultimate Miley Party" at the MileyWorld bus two hours before the concert at each venue. Members must bring their membership cards, but members have access to raffles that include winning a signed guitar, getting clothes that Miley wore, getting a tour of the tour bus, and getting 'Meet & Greet' passes. Many of the raffle prizes, however, are posters and temporary tattoos. Or, If you are on the 30 day free card, from Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus CDs, you'll soon get an e-mail from MileyWorld that you can take a print-out instead of an official Membership Card.
Hannah Montana
Denvor Concert
Rockstar
Life's What You Make It
Just Like You
Old Blue Jeans
Nobody's Perfect
Pumpin' Up the Party
I Got Nerve
We Got the Party with the Jonas Brothers
Miley Cyrus
Denver Concert
Meet Miley Cyrus Intro by Candice & Kay (the backup singers)
Start All Over
Good and Broken
See You Again
Let's Dance
Right Here
Hey Miley, You're So Fine Chant by Candice & Kay (the backup singers)
East Northumberland High"
G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)
The Best of Both Worlds with Hannah Montana
Miley Cyrus Encore
I Miss You, in dedication to her grandfather, who passed away, OR
Ready, Set, Don't Go" with Billy Ray Cyrus and Brandi Cyrus on guitar, if they are present.
List of Hannah Montana Episodes
1
Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?
2
Miley Get Your Gum
3
She's a Super Sneak
4
I Can't Make You Love Hannah if You Don't
5
It's My Party and I'll Lie if I Want To
6
Grandmas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Favorites
7
It's a Mannequin's World
8
Mascot Love
9
Ooo, Ooo, Itchy Woman
10
O Say, Can You Remember the Words?
11
Oops! I Meddled Again
12
On the Road Again
13
You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit is about You
14
New Kid in School
15
More Than a Zombie to Me
16
Good Golly, Miss Dolly
17
Torn Between Two Hannahs
18
People Who Use People
19
Money for Nothing, Guilt for Free
20
Debt It Be
21
My Boyfriend's Jackson & There's Gonna Be Trouble
22
We are Family: Now Get Me Some Water!
23
Schooly Bully
24
The Idol Side of Me
25
Smells Like Teen Sellout
26
Bad Moose Rising
27
Me and Rico Down by the Schoolyard
28
Cuffs Will Keep Us Together
29
You Are So Sue-able To Me
30
Get Down, Study-udy-udy
31
I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak
32
You Gotta Not Fight for Your Right to Party
33
My Best Friend's Boyfriend
34
Take This Job and Love It!
35
Achy Jakey Heart, Part 1
36
Achy Jakey Heart, Part 2
37
Sleepwalk This Way
38
When You Wish You Were the Star
39
I Want You to Want Me...To Go to Florida
40
Everybody Was Best Friend Fighting
41
Song Sung Bad
42
Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas
43
Don't Stop Til You Get the Phone
44
That's What Friends Are For?
45
Lilly's Mom Has Got It Goin' On
46
I Will Always Loathe You
47
Bye-Bye, Ball
48
The Way We Almost Weren't
Hannah Montana - Song Titles
Hannah Montana - The Way We Almost Weren't
Hannah Montana - The Way We Almost Weren't
Episode 48 of Hannah Montana
Title: The Way We Almost Weren't
About the Episode
Miley nearly gets struck by lightning, and dreams about when her parents first met at a diner. In the dream, her parents almost don't meet, which means they would not have been born, and Jackson starts to disappear. Miley desperately tries to get her parents to look into each other's eyes because, as Robby says, "it was love at first sight". Lilly and Oliver get stuck to chairs, and they try to find a way to get "unstuck", so they don't miss the Maroon 5 concert. The title of the episode is based on the song "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand.
Hannah Montana - Bye-Bye Ball
Hannah Montana - Bye-Bye Ball
Episode 47 of Hannah Montana
Title: Bye-Bye, Ball
About the Episode
When Jackson spots a wasp, he accidentally rips Miley's toy bear, "Beary", apart. She tries to get back at him by ruining his "Joey Vitalo"-signed baseball. She decided not to ruin after all, it but ends up accidentally ruining it anyway, so she tries to get it signed again. Then, Miley finds Joey, but he won't sign it! The only way to get it signed is to have Hannah Montana come and perform for Joey! This episode is based on the song Bye Bye Bye by N'Sync.Guest Starring: Joey Fatone, Juliette Goglia
Songs Featured: Rockstar
Note: This episode aired November 15 in the UK. This is the first episode when you see Jackson's room.
All about Miley Stewart
Miley Stewart is an ordinary teenage girl who lives a double-life as successful pop sensation Hannah Montana. She tries to keep it a secret so she can live a normal life, and know who her true friends are. She lives with her brother, Jackson (Jason Earles), and her father, Robby (Billy Ray Cyrus), who is also her manager and producer. Robby was a country singer himself at one time. Miley's mother died when she was young. Roxy (Frances Callier) is Hannah Montana's bodyguard who protects the family, regardless of whether they want her to or not.
Miley is originally from Tennessee. It is unclear when exactly she moved to California, but it is known that she has been living in Malibu at least since she was in the sixth grade.
When Miley first arrived at Seaview Middle School, she met her current best friends, Lilly Truscott (Emily Osment) and Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso), to whom she reveals her secret (in Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret? and Miley Get Your Gum). In the second season, she is a high school freshman. Due to her double life, Miley is often involved in awkward situations, but even in her normal life as Miley, she makes the same mistakes anyone else would. Her problems continue when she moves on to the same high school as her brother Jackson.
Miley's enemies are Amber Addison (Shanica Knowles) and Ashley Dewitt (Anna Maria Perez de Tagle), who are constantly mean to her and her friends, but happen to be huge fans of Hannah Montana. Later, she gets used to her school, and meets a cute, famous teen actor named Jake Ryan (Cody Linley), with whom she has an on-off relationship.
Miley has signature phrases that she is known for saying, such as "Ya think?!" whenever someone states the obvious, and "Sweet niblets!" The character's comical persona is also known for being extremely deadpan, and Stewart has to contend with people liking Hannah Montana, but disliking her as Miley, and vice versa. This is especially clear when Hannah Montana interacts with her rival Mikayla (who likes Miley), but in the episode "That's What Friends Are For?", she must accept being friends with her.
It has been shown that Miley's friends and most members of the Stewart family know that Miley is Hannah Montana. Below is the list of people mentioned in the series that know Miley's secret.
Robby Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus), father
Susan Stewart (Brooke Shields), deceased mother
Jackson Stewart (Jason Earles), brother
Lilly Truscott (Emily Osment), best friend
Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso), best friend
Roxy (Frances Callier), bodyguard
Jake Ryan (Cody Linley), ex-boyfriend/close friend
Luann Stewart (Miley Cyrus), cousin
Aunt Dolly (Dolly Parton), Godmother.
Mammaw Ruthie (Vicki Lawrence), grandmother
Bobby Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus), uncle
Fermaine (Matt Winston), Hannah's costume designer
Heather Truscott (Heather Locklear), Lilly's Mom
Family
Robby Stewart (father), Susan Stewart, Jackson Stewart (brother)
Relatives
Ruthie "Mammaw" Stewart (grandmother), Uncle Earl, Aunt Pearl, Aunt Dolly (Godmother), Aunt Max, Great-Aunt Clara, Luann Stewart (cousin), Scooby Stewert (cousin), Shaggy Stewart (cousin)
"Bud" (by her father), "Mile/Miles" (by her brother and father), "Toots / Kitten / Dollface / Stringbean / Bubble-Brain / Angelface" (all by Rico), "Stinky Stewart" (in gym class)
Miley Mail
If you go on mileycyrus.com and go to page 16 of her digital mag you can find her address to mail Miley letters. The address is the following: Miley Cyrus c/o The Disney Channel 3800 Alameda Ave. Burbank, CA 91505. You can send Miley fan mail. Maybe she'll even send mail back! So why not mail Miley today! If you don't believe me go to mileycyrus.com, page 16. See for yourselves! Don't forget to put your address too.
Having a Blast in Europe!
New Year's Rockin' Eve
The Jonas Brothers will be performing on "New Year's Rockin' Eve". Miley will also make an appearance. The Hollywood party will also feature performances by Akon, Natasha Bedingfield, Sean Kingston, OneRepublic, Plain White T's, Taylor Swift, and will.i.am. The 36th Annual Edition of "Dick Clark's New Year's rockin' Eve" will broadcast on December 31 on ABC. The special event will be hosted in New York by Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest starting at 10:00 p.m. (ET & PT) and will include three and a half hours of special performances and reports on New Year's celebrations from around the globe.
Friday, December 28, 2007
A Hannnah Song Paragraph
I am a Hannah Fanna but......
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Emily Osment - I Don't Think about It
Emily Osment - I Don't Think about It
I think it is really stupid how people think they have to choose over Emily or Miley, they both rock and it should stay that way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, I think the video I Don't Think about It is awesome she did an awesome job on Hannah Montana acting like she couldnt sing !!!!!!!!!!!
Its stuuuuuuuuuupid that Emily is representing this video!!!
Emily is a very good actress to play a girl who stinks at singing on Hannah Montana!
I think Miley vs. Emily is so stupid! Why can't people love both. I like them both but do prefer Emily who has a wonderful voice.
Emily's a good singer but half of it is done by computer.
Thats not her real voice half of the song but Miley stinks Emily rocks! =)
Emily Osment owns..no offense..but Miley sounds like a man..hahahahaha
Write more and more songs Emily
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Films
Films
2008 - Hannah Montana: The Movie - Role: Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana - Main Character
2008 - Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert - Role: Hannah Montana & Herself - Feb. 1-7 in selected theathers. Disney Digtial 3-D movie of live concert Best of Both World Tour.
2007 - High School Musical 2 - Role: Cameo Dancer
2003 - Big Fish - Role: Young Ruthie - Credited as Destiny Hope Cyrus
Guest Appearances
Guest Appearances
2007 - The Oprah Winfrey Show - Role: Guest
2007 - The Ellen DeGeneres Show - Role: Guest
2007 - The Replacements - Role: Celebrity Star
2007 - The Emperor's New Shcool - Role: Yatta
2006 - The Suite Life of Zach & Cody - Role: Hannah Montana
2003 - Doc - Role: Kylie - Only One Episode
Miley Gave Parents, Girls Night Out to feel good about
The 15-year-old Disney Channel TV star brought her "Best of Both Worlds" tour to a capacity crowd at the Air Canada Centre.
Whether performing as herself, or as alter ego Hannah Montana from the Emmy Award-nominated TV show of the same name, the Nashville native delivered high-calibre techno pop and rock with wholesome messages and dance appeal.
The 4 p.m. show opened with the Jonas Brothers.
"This is a rock 'n' roll show, am I correct?" inquired Joe Jonas, one of three other Jonas Brothers. And there was certainly nothing not-great about their performance, in spite of the 5-year-olds singing along.
Then came Miley, in a blonde wig as Hannah Montana, lowered to the stage from a catwalk above, to sing songs popularized on the TV series, including, "Rock Star," "Old Blue Jeans" and Nobody's Perfect."
She performed the latter half of the 90-minute set as Miley – brunette topped and slightly more mature in style for tunes from her debut album, such as "G.N.O. (Girls Night Out)" and "East Northumberland High," which she explained was named for the Toronto school she attended while living here when her dad, country singing star Billy Ray Cyrus, was filming a TV show.
The great-voiced Miley is a spunky, poised performer – not perfect, but with a truckload of talent and personality in the vein of past Disney stars made good such as Hilary Duff and Justin Timberlake.
For now, Miley's still growing; she was breathless towards the end of show, had a tendency to say "you guys" a lot, and revealed bottom teeth in need of braces.
But that "regularness" is a big part of her appeal.
"It's fun, it's harmless, the kids love it," said marketing executive Walter Levitt, who brought his three children aged 5, 8, 10. "It's all we listen to in the car and they know every word."
While Levitt scored free tickets through work, Dennis and Kristin Reintjes shelled out $270 for seats for themselves and children Connor, 5, and Caitlin, 8, as well as $60 on souvenirs.
"We go to so few events and the kids have never been to anything like this," said automotive plant manager Dennis.
Both he and his wife laud Cyrus's TV show.
"I remember watching Hannah Montana it's the only show the whole family can watch together."
Teacher Kristin added: "She has really good messages of self-esteem for kids."
The concert attracted a few older kids as well, like 19-year-old Quinn Le, who was thrilled with the $175 tickets her boyfriend bought online yesterday morning as an early Christmas present.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Miley was Jealous
Miley was Jealous
Even Miley Cyrus has gotten a vist from the Green-Eyed Monster. When J-14 sat down for with the Hannah Montana, Miley fessed up to feeeling envious in what she calls "the biggest misunderstanding I've ever had with a friend".
This is Our Special Time!
Social and outgoing, Miley is the type of girl who is friends with lots of people. Yet the 14-year-old tries hard to make time for each of them because they're so important to her. When her BFF Tory told Miley that she wanted to hang out, the singer/actress was pysched to spend quality one-on-one time together, but that wasn't the case. "Tory is really close with her sister, and I'm really close with my sister. Sometimes I get jealous of her getting to be with her sister all the time," Miley explains. "When her sister hang out with us, I'm like, "Well, this is our special time!"
What Goes Around Comes Around
That's what happened to Miley, and Tory didn't understand until Miley's sisters crashed the girls' bonding time. At that point Miley and Tory were able to discuss the sister stich and come up with a solution. "She'll be like, 'You get to hang out with your sister all the time, and this is our special time, so I don't want your sister around, 'Miley says. "Well we just have to talk about it and find times where it's just us, and it's not my sister or her sister.
Disney Stars Totally Stick Together
Miley Answers Fan Questions
Here are some questions from that Q&A:
Miley Extends her Best of Both Worlds tour
Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, 15, has decided to add another 14 tour dates in January due to an 'overwhelming response' from fans. Her 'Best of Both Worlds' tour begins the extended leg in Detroit on January 11 and will end in Miami on January 31. Many of Miley's fans were previously unable to purchase tickets on the current 55-date tour because the tickets sold out in a matter of minutes. Early this fall tickets were selling so quickly that many people were comparing Miley's concert to the Beatles.
A few changes will be noticeable in the added concert dates. The Jonas Brothers who currently open for Miley, will not be joining her for the added venues. Aly and AJ will appear January 11 through January 24 and another special guest is expected to be announced for the final six dates from January 25 through January 31.
Tickets for the added concert dates will go on sale beginning December 15 at 10:00 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets and online at http://www.aeglive.com/.
Miley Provides Billy Ray Cyrus with "Rules"
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus joked with OK! at the City of Hope's Spirit of Life Awards Dinner in West Hollywood about his daughter, Miley, 14, and her road rules as they prepare to tour.
She gives me some rules, yeah. Our rule, as her daddy and best friend, is to have fun and enjoy this wonderful opportunity and just be happy.
He quickly admits that he has a few rules for Miley to follow as well. Miley's tour begins in St. Louis on October 18. The Hannah Montana star is looking forward to spending time at each tour location. She said: I’m excited to go to Florida because every time we go, we go to Seaside, and I think I’m going to learn how to snowboard in a couple places where there are actually slopes.
Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus on Ellen
As most of you know on October 11, 2007 Miley gueststarred on Ellen. She talked about the Jonas Brothers and her concert and also talked about how her tickets sold out in 5 minutes and how maybe scalpers bought out all the tickets. Miley said that she added more seats for more fans to be able to come to the show. She also said she doesn't think the show should cost that much money. She said the show is not was it's really worth. Ellen then asked Miley how long ago she met the Jonas Brothers. Miley answered "About a years and a half". Ellen then asked "Which Joans Brother did you meet first?" Miley answered "I first met Kevin, he's in the middle", then I met Nick, then I met Joe". Then Ellen asked "Who do you like the best"? Miley hesitated then said "Nick". Ellen then asked "why?" "Miley laughed and said "Cause he's cute". Ellen laughed and then went on. After a few more questions Ellen asked Billy Ray Cyrus "Did you know from when Miley was born that she was something special?" Billy Ray looked at Miley and then said "Well, before Miley was born I had this vison that her name should be Destiny Hope (thats her real name). It was her destiny to bring hope to the world. Miley looked up at the ceiling and rolled her eyes. Then Ellen went on about how Miley and Billy have such a great relationship. After a short commercial break they showed a picture of Miley playing a guiter in front of starbucks on the street. The picture was when Miley went crazy on her credit card and had to earn her own money. She ended up earning 7 dollars and got to buy a starbucks were she was playing. Everyone in the audinece laughed including Billy Ray and Ellen.
Carrie Underwood, Miley Book New Year's Eve Date
Carrie Underwood, Miley Book New Year's Eve Date
Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers each will perform live from Times Square on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. As previously announced, the ABC annual will also feature the likes of Fergie, Taylor Swift and Natasha Bedingfield during the Hollywood portion of the telecast.To answer a question is "Yes, a special waiver is required for Miley/Jonas Brothers fans to stay up that late".
Hannah Montana - Old Blue Jeans
Miley Cyrus and Raven Symone Babysitting Together
In 2006 Disney starlet Raven Symone signed on to play the lead role of Chris Parker in a remake of the 1980s hit comedy Adventures in Baby sitting, reports M magazine. The project has been on hold, but plans are finally moving forward because Miley Cyrus was just cast to play the role of Chris' best friend Brenda. This full length feature film will be produced by Lynda Obst and Walt Disney Pictures and will go into pre-production in early 2008. Adrienne Bailon said that the movie, Cheetah Girls 3: Indian Adventure would start filming in January 6, 2008 and that the movie would be filmed over a three month period. She also stated that "all of the original cast will be back". However, later on, Raven-Symoné confirmed that she will not return for this film because she is busy with her fourth studio album and movies such as Further Adventures In Babysitting. So when fans of Raven see that she is not in the third Cheetah Girls movie just know this "I told you"! Stay tuned to watch Further Adventures In Babysitting, coming on in 2008!
Miley's Home Life
Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, 14, is the newest teen phenom, but her parents, Billy Ray and Leticia ("Tish"), are making sure the fame and success won't go to her head. More than aware of the harsh side effects of stardom, Billy Ray and Tish are trying to keep their daughter as grounded as possible, they tell People magazine in its latest cover story, often using the troubles of Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton as cautionary tales. Says Tish:
I'm like, 'Paris is in jail, Miley! It's so scary as a mom to see all these kids who are so whacked now. I don't want to be too much and have her rebel. Not that we think she's going to do that, but Miley does have a very explosive personality, which scares me a little.
So far, though, Miley's still the same little girl they know and love, Billy Ray says.
The biggest phenomenon in all this is that the kid's been able to keep her head on her shoulders. She hasn't flipped out. I'm going to knock on wood. I pray every day she can stay on that path.
At home, Miley maintains as much of a normal life as she can. She still has her share of chores to do around the house, which includes loading the dishwasher every night, and she's not exempt from punishment either - computer privileges are revoked when she's grounded. She still gets allowance ($300 per month) and doesn't have any credit cards, especially after purchasing a Prada bag without asking her parents.
On Sundays, she attends church with the rest of her family, which includes, brother Braison, 13, and sister Noah, 7, Tish's children from a previous relationship, Brandi, 20, Trace, 18 - whom Billy Ray adopted - and Christopher Cody, 15, Billy Ray's son from a previous relationship. But knowing how stressful her life can be, her parents have given Miley a private section of their new L.A. home where she can "chill out" if Miley promises to live at home until she's 20.
While many teenagers can't wait to move out, Miley doesn't anticipate that to be true for herself any time soon as she the singer/actress is just too close to her family, especially her dad, who is "best friends" with all of his kids.
We're really close. I feel like I can tell my dad anything. When we come home, we forget that we even work together and just hang out.
Speaking of work, Billy Ray normally wakes Miley up at 7:15 with a cup of Ovaltine before driving to the Hannah Montana set for their 8:30 call time, but one day, Billy Ray was nowhere to be found in the house. Miley called him, who was surprised to learn she wasn't with Tish. He insists he didn't forget her, but just thought she hitched a ride with mom. When Miley threatened to make him "look like an idiot" in front of the cast and crew, Billy Ray responded with, "Well, I don't need your help!"
Cyrus's tenacity led her to Hannah Montana
Cyrus's tenacity led her to Hannah Montana
Miley Cyrus has just left the dentist's office. The verdict: The 13-year-old needs braces. A very Hollywood compromise is reached: attaching the buttresses to the inside of her teeth.
The thing is, Cyrus has a lot of face time as the title character in the Disney Channel's latest kid sensation, Hannah Montana." The March debut drew 5.4 million viewers, the most ever for an original series on the channel. It's now the third-highest-rated show on television among kids 2 to 11 and 6 to 11, trailing only the two showings of ``American Idol." On Monday , beginning at 4 p.m., the channel will air an eight - hour marathon of the series.
If anyone can handle the pressures that come with being a newly minted TV star it's Cyrus.
Some of her earliest baby pictures were taken by paparazzi with zoom lenses. She was born in Franklin, Tenn., the middle of five children, to country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife, Tish, when the popularity of his smash hit ``Achy Breaky Heart" was at its peak. Y'all remember the line-dancing craze, don't you?
Her given name is Destiny Hope, a reflection of her parents' premonition that she would accomplish great things. But she has always been called Miley, a modification of ``Smiley," because she had such a happy disposition.
Miley's affinity for performing emerged early. ``I was singing on the stage with my dad when I was 2," she says.
She began to get serious about show business when she was 9 and her family moved for a time to Toronto, where her father was shooting his series, ``Doc."
She submitted her first audition tape to Disney at age 11, trying for the role of Hannah's sidekick Lilly.
Disney's talent spotters were impressed enough to ask Miley to audition for the lead, but she was rejected on physical grounds. ``Too small, too young," Miley says. And there it would have ended if not for the girl's tenacity. Twice she paid to travel for auditions .
The concept of ``Hannah Montana" works with young viewers: By day, Miley Stewart is an average eighth-grader, madly crushing on boys, being spurned by the cool kids in the lunchroom. By night, she has a secret life, known only to her family and close friends, as teen pop idol Hannah Montana.
When Miley puts on a wig and glams out to hit the concert stage as Hannah, she looks like a cross between Mary Kate Olsen and Brittany Murphy.
``The music style," she says, ``is very Kelly Clarkson."
The star-making assembly line at Disney starts with a teen sitcom and gradually adds on a pop-singing career. But the premise of ``Hannah Montana" has accelerated Miley's trajectory. The soundtrack for ``Hannah Montana" comes out this summer and Miley has signed a solo recording contract with Hollywood Records.
When Miley got the role, the entire Cyrus clan relocated to Los Angeles. Then producers cast Billy Ray as Miley's sitcom dad.
``Like any teenager, you don't necessarily want your dad around 24/7," Miley says. ``Sometimes we'll get in an argument (at home) and I'll say, `I'm going to leave.' Then I realize, Oh darn, you're coming with me.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Metro Station
The only reason I am putting Metro Station on my blog is because Miley's brother, Trace Cyrus is in the band.
All about Metro Station
Metro Station is an electronic pop band hailing from Hollywood, California signed to Columbia/Red Ink Records. They are currently touring with Anberlin, Mae, and Motion City
Metro Station was started by Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso in 2006 after their mothers introduced them to each other. Since they both shared musical talent, they decided to use it in the creation of a band. Shortly after, Blake Healy was added as a keyboardist and synthesizer, while Musso remained as lead vocalist, and Cyrus as lead guitarist. The trio together recorded the demo track "Seventeen Forever", which they released on their Myspace Music website. The track gained the attention of percussionist Anthony Improgo, and soon after he joined as the band's drummer. With the four of them, they quickly became popular on Myspace Music, topping the Myspace Music Unsigned Band's charts. A Red Ink intern discovered the band while looking through the Myspace Music charts, and they were signed shortly thereafter.
In the July 2007 issue of Alternative Press, an indie music magazine, Metro Station was listed as one of the "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)".
The band released their first full length album on September 18, 2007, with songs produced by Joshua Cain and Justin Pierre of the power pop band Motion City Soundtrack.
The single Shake It appeared as the free "Single of the Week" in Apple's iTunes Store on October 16, 2007.
Metro Station will be opening for band Cobra Starship, along with We The Kings and The Cab on Cobra Starship's 2007-08 USA tour, "The Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour". Dates and cities available at http://www.cobrastarship.com/tickets/ .
Mason Musso and Trace Cyrus are the older siblings of Hannah Montana stars Miley Cyrus and Mitchel Musso.