Miley Cyrus Says She ‘Wasn't Allowed' to Perform ‘Hannah Montana' Songs After She ‘Left Disney': ‘Not Like I Wanted To'

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Miley Cyrus had to leave 'Hannah Montana' behind after exiting the Disney Channel.
In a recent conversation on Spotify's 'The Ringer' podcast, Cyrus said she 'wasn't allowed' to sing any of the original songs from her hit TV series 'Hannah Montana' after the show ended in 2011.
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'After I left Disney, I wasn't allowed to perform any of the 'Hannah Montana' music,' she explained. 'It's not like I wanted to, I mean, performing 'The Best Of Both Worlds' between 'We Can't Stop' and 'Wrecking Ball,' wouldn't have really made sense.'
'It was still sad knowing those songs have my voice, my face, and I wasn't allowed to sing them,' she added.
However, after Cyrus was named a Disney Legend at D23 2024, she was 'given permission to perform those songs in the future,' which Cyrus said was 'pretty cool.'
'Hannah Montana,' which followed a regular teen who lives a double life as the titular pop sensation, ran for 100 episodes from 2006-2011 on the Disney Channel. Other cast members included Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mitchel Musso and Moises Arias.
The former child star's latest project is 'Something Beautiful,' a 55-minute visual album that hits theaters June 12. At the premiere, Cyrus paid tribute to all the female artists who inspired her work.
'I completely worship and idolize the Tina Turners, the Donna Summers, Diana Ross and so many ladies before me that paved this path that I'm on,' she said. 'This is my journey but they made it so much easier because they've already broken down all the doors for me.'
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