Reminiscent of Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" video, Miley Cyrus' music video for power ballad "Wrecking Ball" resonates with beauty shots of the tearful singer. The softer approach is a stark contrast from Cyrus' performance at the MTV VMAs in which she twerked on Robin Thicke while wearing a large foam finger.
Cyrus licks a sledgehammer and chain of a wrecking ball, at times riding the destructive sphere in the nude. Famed fashion and portrait photographer Terry Richardson directed for "Wrecking Ball," which sits tight at No. 9 on iTunes top singles chart. Aside from the video, Cyrus on Monday also was announced as Saturday Night Live's Oct. 5 host and performer.
What does daddy Billy Ray think of Miley's antics? We're not quite sure from this tweet:
Trying to type ,tweet, twerk and ride a wrecking ball naked all at the same time while carrying a sledge hammer is proving difficult ! PEACE— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) September 9, 2013
But he did reference a few of these moments we've captured and put into GIFs:
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Cyrus is encouraging fans online to help her reclaim the Vevo record for most video views in 24 hours. She earned that record for "We Can't Stop" in June before relinquishing the honor to One Direction's "Best Song Ever." Cyrus will release the track list for her forthcoming album, Bangerz, if her Smilers fan base breaks the record.
Lets beat the vevo record & ill release my track list for #bangerz— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) September 8, 2013
#wreckingballonvevotoday ❤❤❤— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) September 9, 2013
The ex-Disney star in August won the title of most-mentioned VMAs guest on Twitter with 4.5 million mentions during the initial broadcast. Anticipate the buzz to linger as the imagery from "Wrecking Ball" is already sparking significant chatter on social media.
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