In 2010 Lionel Richie, and Quincy Jones, and members of The Jackson Family joined with a more contemporary set of artists, from LL Cool J to Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, and Barbara Streisand. But of all of the singers, the one who’s got everyone talking is Miley Cyrus.

The teen pop sensation from the TV Show Hanna Montana sang her heart out and in a way some did not expect. Not this blogger.

Miley Cyrus can sing. Some, particularly on Twitter, express the idea in a way that they’re surprised that this 17-year old white girl has a soulful voice. All of it has degenerated into a #WeLoveMileyCyrus v. #WeHateMileyCyrus tweet battle. But even with all of the sex-based marketing, if Miley Cyrus couldn’t sing she would not have top selling albums or singles.

Moreover, Miley Cyrus is showing an interest in helping those less fortunate than she and teaming up with artists like Timbalind who are just outside her normal song genre.

Give Miley Cyrus a break and a real chance.

Miley Cyrus’s song The Climb has been removed from the list of Grammy nominations.

The 17-year-old’s hit single was featured heavily in her movie Hannah Montana: The Movie and was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe.

The track recently received a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written For A Soundtrack but it was then later removed from the list.

The entry with the next highest number of votes was All Is Love by Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and that will now receive the nomination.

Sources close to Cyrus say the swap was not a surprise as the song was put in to the category as a mistake.

Cyrus was not personally nominated as the song was not written by her.

Prepare to say goodbye to Miley Cyrus as you know her. The Hannah Montana star is planning to leave her teen pop style behind and head in a harder, edgier direction.

“I want this to be my last pop record,” the 17-year-old told the UK’s GMTV of her album The Time of Our Lives.

“I’m working on a record right now, I want this to be my last record for a little while, to be able to take a break and just get all the type[s] of music I really love, my favorite styles and be able to have something edgier,” says the “Party in the USA” singer.

“And not have to worry about people saying, ‘this isn’t want her fans want to listen to yadda yadda’, because at the end of the day in a few years as I grow up so will my fans and I won’t have to maybe focus on that so much, and [make records that are] more the style I’m into.”

From posing topless for Vanity Fair to indulging in a steamy kiss on-screen, Miley Cyrus appears to be desperate to leave the squeaky-clean Hannah Montana behind.

And judging from these latest pictures, her desire to shake off her fictional alter-ego couldn’t be more obvious as she strutted around a Florida hotel yesterday in a teeny bikini while showing off a recently-inked tattoo.

The 17-year-old singer was snapped enjoying a relaxing day with friends at the Fontainebleau Resort on Miami Beach as she lay by the pool having wrapped up her Wonder World world tour the night before.

But it wasn’t the skimpy neon pink two-piece that attracted all the attention, but what appeared to be the words ‘Just Breathe’ tattooed in black ink on her ribcage just under her left breast.

She also appeared to be describing the design to her friend after she was snapped gesturing at it with her hands.

In theory, Miley is not legally allowed to have a tattoo as she is under 18, which is the legal age to be inked in the US.

However, after her brother Trace recently revealed that all the Cyrus family were planning to get matching ones, Miley may have been given permission to get one from her country singer father Billy Ray.

One fan’s blog this morning suggested that she got the tattoo in memory of a nine-year-old girl called Vanessa who passed away from cystic fibrosis in 2007.

Cyrus met Vanessa at a Los Angeles hospital and instantly connected with her, describing her as one of her best friends.

There was no word from Miley’s agent today to confirm whether the tattoo was a permanent or temporary one.

Miley was photographed later that afternoon leaving the resort wearing a Jonas Brothers t-shirt in homage to her ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas.

She is currently dating Australian actor and former Neighbours star Liam Hemsworth, 19, who she met while filming the Disney movie The Last Song.

But she dated 17-year-old Jonas, the youngest of the musical sibling trio and believed to be her first love, from June 2006 to December 2007.

Although the triple threat singer, dancer, and actress Miley Cyrus has reached the peak of her career at only 17 years of age, the “tween” starlet may be growing up too quickly as TMZ reports that she was seen attempting to get access into a Miami Beach club last Wednesday evening.

When Cyrus, who arrived at Club LIV along with an entire slew of friends, attempted to walk inside the venue, she was denied by the bouncers due to her well know underage status according to TMZ.

At the age of only 17 Miley, who has been on tour throughout 2009, still has a good four years until she will be able to legally party it up at any hotspot that serves alcohol.

And although her representative denies all claims that Miley tried to get inside at all, TMZ spoke with multiple sources at LIV who thought otherwise and affirmed that the under-21 Hannah Montana actress did indeed approach the door.

Cyrus, who has also been recently spotted with a possible new tattoo, is taking some time off to relax in Miami after being on the road.

I would like to celebrate and thank Miley Cyrus for being such a strong and wonderful person and hope she had a wonderful 17th birthday today. The visitors / staff here at I Heart Miley wish her a fantastic birthday. Keep on living your dreams.

I would like to make a kudo to Crystal for saving me when all the birthday stuff I made I didn’t like.

Miley Cyrus issued a statement on Friday afternoon (November 20) about the death of Bill Douglas, the driver who died in an early morning accident in Virginia while driving one of Cyrus’ tour buses.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill ‘Uncle Bill’ Douglas,” reads the statement issued on behalf of the Cyrus family. “Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed.”

According to a statement released by the Virginia State Police, officials are investigating the crash that occurred on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddle County, Virginia, on Friday morning that took the life of Douglas, 53, who was behind the wheel of one of the four tour buses in Cyrus’ entourage. Cyrus was not on that bus, which held nine other crew members who were able to exit the vehicle through the front windshield. Douglas, an Austin, Texas native, died at the scene, according to police.

The bus was ferrying members of the singer’s production crew to a Cyrus show in Greensboro, North Carolina, scheduled for Sunday when it ran off the left side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned onto its right side at around 8:15 a.m. Crew member Mary Zilio, 48, a native of Canada, was hurt in the crash and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of undisclosed minor injuries.

Police have not yet determined the cause of the crash. TMZ obtained two 911 calls made from the scene of the accident which seem to indicate that Douglas was suffering from cardiac arrest. Whether his heart failed before or after the accident has yet to be determined.

Cyrus’ show in Greensboro on Sunday will go on as scheduled according to a spokesperson.

Miley Cyrus’ fans aren’t happy that the pop phenom closed her Twitter account Thursday. Especially one particular admirer, who just happens to be related to her.

“Miley. You are a light in a world of darkness. You were born ‘Destiny Hope Cyrus’ for a reason,” her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, tweeted Thursday night. “You can’t leave everyone now. We r countin on u.”

The younger Cyrus, 16, signed off from her account on the popular social networking site with the parting words, “FYI Liam doesn’t have a Twitter and he wants ME to delete mine with good reason.” The Liam in question would be Liam Hemsworth, her “Last Song” movie co-star and rumored boyfriend.

Whatever the “good reason” may be, Billy Ray doesn’t seem to agree.

“I understand ‘it is true one bad apple spoils the bunch,’” papa Cyrus continued. “But listen to the words of your songs ‘Stand… for what ya believe in’…Remember?”

Soon after that he wrote, “Words can hurt worse than bullets. True. All the more reason to take this tool and tweet ‘I’m comin to Chicago and askin kids to stop killin kids.’”

It’s anyone’s guess whether Miley’s other parent shares her dad’s strong feelings about the power of Twitter: Billy Ray’s wife, Tish Cyrus, also quit the site.

But at least one other celeb was feeling the loss of Miley’s ramblings Friday. Tweeted singer John Mayer, “I can’t help but find myself asking the question ‘What would Miley have tweeted about this?’”

It was the place where she wrote about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, sadness and her love of “rainbows, John Lennon, and Franklin, Tennessee.” But now it’s gone!

On Wednesday, Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account, a frequently updated and refreshingly frank portal into her daily life that was followed by some 2 million people. Did she do it for love?

In her last Tweet, Cyrus wrote that her reported boyfriend (and co-star in the upcoming film “The Last Song”) Liam Hemsworth didn’t have a Twitter account, and was encouraging her to get rid of hers. “FYI Liam doesn’t have a twttr & he wants ME 2 delete mine w/ gd reason” were her exact words, and shortly thereafter, she pulled the plug. Her @MileyCyrus name disappeared from the site (and so did @MommyTish, the Twitter handle used by her mother). And then, the deluge …

In the aftermath, Cyrus’ fans made their displeasure known, flooding Twitter with pleas for her return with the hashtag “#mileycomeback” (which at press time was still the #1 trending topic on the site) and writing 140-or-less missives like “TWITTER SUCKS WITHOUT MILEY ” and “please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please #mileycomeback.”

Perhaps not coincidentally, in the hours following Cyrus’ disappearance, Twitter also ground to a near-halt.

Of course, now that she’s left the site, dozens of Twit-izens stepped in to fill the void, creating fake Cyrus handles that all claim to be legit.

At press time, a spokesperson for Cyrus had not responded to MTV News’ request for comment on the situation, nor did she verify whether any of the new Cyrus accounts are actually maintained by the singer.

However, Cyrus’ sister Brandi and brother Trace were still tweeting at press time.

A creepy fan was arrested for stalking Miley Cyrus and then let go because of jail overcrowding – despite telling Georgia cops the “Hannah Montana” star sends him “secret messages” through her TV show. With Mark McLeod’s whereabouts unknown, Disney bigwigs fear for the safety of their 16-year-old franchise darling. Studio execs are so concerned that McLeod could harm the starlet they alerted Los Angeles cops of his arrest and release in Georgia, TMZ.com reported. In March, McLeod professed to the Daily News that he is Cyrus “No. 1 fan” while waiting to see her at a Midtown book signing. He said he first saw her in concert in Orlando last year and since then “I’ve kinda been watching everything she does.” McLeod of Appling, Ga., showed a far more sinister side June 22 when he was arrested in Tybee Island, Ga., near where Cyrus was filming her upcoming movie, “The Last Song.” Cursing at cops, McLeod allegedly tried to head-butt one officer as he was being handcuffed. “F— you and your rules!” he screamed as he tussled with police. “I will \[expletive\] be with Miley!” He told cops he had “thousands of pictures and letters to Miley on his computer,” and had mailed her diamond rings. “McLeod stated that Cyrus’ responses came in the form of ’secret messages’ on her television show directed only to him,” the police report says. He was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and obstruction and released a day later due to jail overcrowding. “If we had heard something about this guy supposedly being a stalker … he wouldn’t have been released,” Chatham County, Ga., Sheriff Al St. Lawrence told WSAV-TV in Georgia. Tybee Island cops were apparently unaware that a court order had been issued in Los Angeles barring him from coming near Cyrus. The suspect was ordered to appear in Georgia on Sept. 1. Cyrus’ spokeswoman did not return calls for comment. During his arrest, McLeod boasted to Tybee Island cop Warren Millikan that he and the actress “great friends.” “Nobody will ever be able to keep us apart,” McLeod told cops, according to the police report. Repeating what he told The News, he claimed he became Cyrus’ most devoted fan when he saw her in concert for the first time. Our eyes met at her concert and we both knew,” McLeod told Millikan, adding that Cyrus had accepted his marriage proposal and that her father, Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, had given him his blessing. “I walked straight thru security and up to her bus,” Millikan claimed. “Billy Ray was standing there. He shook my hand and said you’re a good man we’ve been praying for.” McLeod even dissed Cyrus’ ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, saying, “Miley is only with the Jonas brother for the press.” Police believe McLeod is obviously delusional.

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