{"id":881319,"date":"2026-09-03T00:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/881319\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T00:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:34:15","slug":"pop-star-rebukes-dad-with-plan-to-change-her-famous-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/881319\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Star Rebukes Dad With Plan to Change Her Famous Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miley Cyrus<\/a> has decided to drop her last name, becoming the latest pop star to go mononymous.<\/p>\n

On August 31, the former teen idol removed her last name from all social media and posted a photo captioned simply “MILEY.”<\/p>\n

The Grammy-winning artist inherited a famous surname from her musician father, Billy Ray Cyrus, whom she was previously estranged<\/a> from.<\/p>\n

So far, she has not explained or commented on the name change. Miley’s professional rebrand sparked questions<\/a> and speculation about her next professional move, while Google even celebrated the change. Searching for the artist results in the response, “Did you mean… just: miley<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Google celebrated Miley Cyrus’s rebrand. \/ Screenshot\/Google<\/p>\n

Her Instagram post appeared to tease the 33-year-old’s upcoming studio album, her tenth overall.<\/p>\n

In July of this year, Miley spoke about the unannounced album in a cover story for Wonderland<\/a>, saying, “This album is a love story, but love stories are never one-dimensional. They’re always layered. There is definitely a romantic thread weaving through it because, like all my records, it’s a reflection of where I am in my life.”<\/p>\n

The forthcoming album is an exploration and celebration of that love, said Miley: “A peaceful kind of love has become a theme across my last three records. Not just the love I share with someone else, but the love I’ve found for myself. That’s probably been the biggest evolution. Once your relationship with yourself changes, every relationship around you changes too. I think this record celebrates both of those equally.”<\/p>\n

The album remains untitled and is yet to have a release date.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Miley soared to the top of the charts with “Flowers,” which became the best-selling single of 2023 and earned the singer two Grammy Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Billy Ray Cyrus, 65, and his daughter were distant for “a time,” Miley revealed in 2025. That year, she released a special song<\/a> she wrote her father as a “peace offering.” She later shared that he cried when he heard it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“For us, me and my dad, we just kind of moved forward,” Miley told CBS News last October.<\/p>\n

Her forthcoming album comes amid a new romantic milestone for the star. In December 2025, she and her partner of four years, musician Maxx Morando, got engaged<\/a>. The couple met through a blind date<\/a>. Morando, 27, later revealed<\/a> that he proposed in Kyoto, Japan.<\/p>\n

Miley was previously in a relationship with Australian actor Liam Hemsworth<\/a>. The couple married in 2018 and separated in August 2019. Their divorce was finalized in January 2020.]<\/p>\n

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Maxx Morando and Miley Cyrus attend the Global Premiere of 20th Century Studios’<\/p>\n

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Miley Cyrus won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024. \/ Amy Sussman\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The award-winning musician’s rebrand comes days after her godmother, Dolly Parton, died. Miley paid tribute to Parton<\/a>, a frequent professional collaborator whom she described as her “Aunt Dolly.”<\/p>\n

“I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis,” she wrote. “I will always love her and want to make her proud.”<\/p>\n

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