Miley Cyrus performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Miley Cyrustook herself dancing all the way to the Grammys stage.
The pop superstar, 31, performed her hit single “Flowers” — which won best pop solo performance and is up for both record of the year and song of the year — at the 2024Grammy Awardsat Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
The singer-songwriter’s Grammys appearance marked the debut televised performance of “Flowers.” Cyrus took to the stage in a bedazzled silver outfit and channeledTina Turnerwith electrifying choreography and a backing track of Turner’s “Proud Mary.”
Miley Cyrus performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The performance ended with a dramatic mic drop and Cyrus strutting off the stage.
The former Disney Channel starlast graced the Grammys stage in 2019, when she teamed up withShawn Mendesfor a duet of his song “In My Blood.”
Cyrus performed at the Grammys for the first time in 2009, when she joinedTaylor Swiftto perform “Fifteen,” the classic song on Swift’s second album,Fearless.
As Cyrus chose not to tour her last album, she has only ever performed “Flowers” live for an audience once before Sunday. In honor of her birthday in November, theBangerzstarsang a stripped-down version of the track at the piano for an intimate concertheld at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont for family and friends.
The “Used to Be Young” singer found a smash hit with the disco-pop song when she dropped it in January 2023 ahead ofEndless Summer Vacation’s release in March. “Flowers” became a widely embraced self-love anthem and one of the most popular tracks of 2023 — even reaching major milestones, like becoming the first song to reach over 100 million streams on Spotify in one week, perVariety.
Thanks to “Flowers” and Cyrus' efforts on her eighth studio album, she was among the most-nominated artists at the 2024 award show with a whopping six total nominations. Aside from best pop vocal performance, record of the year and song of the year,Endless Summer Vacationis also up for the coveted album of the year and best pop vocal album.
Cyrus' song “Thousand Miles” featuringBrandi Carlilewas nominated for best pop duo/group performance. The award ultimately went to SZA and Phoebe Bridgers' collaboration “Ghost in the Machine.”
The pop star was among the A-list slate of performers at the Grammys, which also includedBillie Eilish,Billy Joel,Burna Boy,Dua Lipa,Joni Mitchell,Luke CombswithTracy Chapman,Olivia Rodrigo,SZA,Travis ScottandU2.
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See PEOPLE’s full coverage of the 66th annualGrammy Awardsas they’re broadcasting live on CBS from theCrypto.comArena in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
