Miley Cyrus danced her heartbreak with 14 shirtless men in a music video for her new song River, two years after her divorce from Liam Hemsworth, whom she dated on and off for nearly 10 years.
While singing about healing from a past relationship, the “Wrecking Ball” singer, 30, showed off her incredible dance moves in a sleeveless black minidress as rain poured down on her and her dancers twirled to her music.
As the lights came up around her, the Grammy nominee began to sing, “Heart is beating so hard it’s drowning me/Living in an April rain/It’s raining, baby.” Drowning me / You are like a river / You go on forever.
Black-and-white footage then showed the Black Mirror actress surrounded by a group of handsome boys as water poured over them and splashed down their sides.
Cyrus continues to croon about not being able to “stop thinking” about meeting a couple who would “have the honor of my babies.”
Rockin’ it out: Miley Cyrus danced her angst out with 14 shirtless men in a music video for her new song River, two years after her divorce from Liam Hemsworth, whom she dated on and off for nearly 10 years.
Heartbroken no longer: While singing about healing from a past relationship, the singer, 30, showed off her amazing dance moves in a sleeveless black minidress as rain poured down on her and her dancers twirled to her music
The daughter of country music veteran Billy Ray Cyrus, who identifies as pansexual, says she hopes her future children will have his “eyes and that crooked smile.”
She then admits to being in a ‘drought’ before embarking on her next romance, which may be a nod to her new relationship with musician Maxx Morando.
On Wednesday, she posted a video of herself explaining the meaning behind her song, River, which she said was written at a time when she was “going through a lot emotionally and personally.”
“I guess all my songs evolve. They can start off as something that was a problem…like it felt like April rain,” Cyrus said. “It never stops raining. And then it started raining like love.
The performer continued: ‘Sometimes we just need a dance floor thump, I mean, they don’t want me to talk about the fact that the song is about (bleep). It’s (bleep) nasty. It’s nasty.’
The music video coincided with the release of her album, Endless Summer Vacation, which features collaborations with Brandi Carlile and Sia.
Hot on the heels of the success of her breakthrough track Flowers, which broke Spotify’s week-long streaming record last month, the pop sensation announced that she and Carlile, 41, have joined forces on a song titled Thousand Miles.
His collaboration with Australian singer-songwriter Sia, 47, is called Muddy Feet.
The rest of the song names include Jaded, Rose Colored Lenses, You, Handstand, River, Violet Chemistry, Wildcard, Island, and Wonder Woman.
Singing her feelings: As the lights went up around her, the Grammy nominee began to sing, “Heart is beating so hard it’s choking me / Living in an April shower / You’re falling, baby.” Drowning me / You’re like a river / You go on forever
Looking good! Black-and-white footage then showed the Black Mirror actress surrounded by a group of handsome boys as water poured over them and splashed down their sides.
Revealing her fantasies: Cyrus continues to croon about not “stop thinking” about meeting a couple who “would have the honor of my babies.”
Sweet: The daughter of country music veteran Billy Ray Cyrus, who identifies as pansexual, later says she hopes her future children have his ‘eyes and that crooked smile’
The two-time Grammy nominee announced that she released the album’s first single, Flowers, on January 13, the same day as her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth’s 33rd birthday.
Flowers rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Songs in its debut week after Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero spent eight weeks at number one.
The former Disney star sold an impressive 70,000 of the track in its first full week, which continues to grow.
It’s been nine years since Miley had a Hot 100 No. 1, with Wrecking Ball in September 2013.
The pop song’s lyrics allude to her failed relationship with the actor, including a double entendre about Miley watching their marriage and the Malibu home they once shared ‘burn’ to the ground.
“We were right / until we were right / we built a house and watched it burn,” he sings.
In November 2018, her home was completely destroyed as a result of the devastating Woolsey fire.
Moving on: She then admits to being in a ‘drought’ before embarking on her next romance, which may be a nod to her new relationship with musician Maxx Morando.
They got married a month later, but split after less than a year in August 2019.
The couple dated on and off for nearly a decade after meeting on the set of their movie, The Last Song (2010), when Miley was 17 and Liam was 19.
But now, Miley is the symbol of self-love as she screams, “I can buy myself flowers / Write my name in the sand / Talk to myself for hours / See things you don’t understand.”
The song’s music video opens with footage of the Los Angeles skyline at dusk before the camera pans to Cyrus in a shimmering gold hooded dress with a sexy cutout to the midriff.
Revealing lyrics: On Wednesday, she posted a video of herself explaining the meaning behind her song, River, which she said was written at a time when she was “going through a lot emotionally and personally.”
“I guess all my songs evolve. They can start off as something that was a problem…like it felt like April rain,” Cyrus said. ‘It never stops raining. And then it started raining like love.’
Just be Miley: The performer continued: “Sometimes we just need a dance floor thump, I mean, they don’t want me to talk about the fact that the song is about (bleep). It’s (bleep) nasty. It’s nasty.”
New Music: The music video coincided with the release of her album, Endless Summer Vacation, which features collaborations with Brandi Carlile and Sia.
Going from somber to upbeat, Miley removes the hood of her dress and ties up her hair as she runs through Los Angeles’ Runyon Canyon in a pair of sky-high heels for the rest of the chorus.
She continues: ‘I can take myself dancing / I can hold my own hand / Yes, I can love myself better than / Yes, I can love myself better than you’
Miley walks up a paved path with a spring in her step before the video cuts to footage of the star in the backyard of her sprawling Studio City home.
She removes her designer dress and proceeds to dance on the lawn in black lingerie as the sprinklers spray her.
He’s doing better than ever: His hit song, Flowers, broke Spotify’s week-long streaming record last month.
A long time ago: She and her ex-husband dated on and off for nearly a decade after meeting on the set of their movie, The Last Song (2010), when Miley was 17 and Liam was 19 (seen together in 2019)
The Angels Like You hitmaker impressively plunges into her resort-style pool and swims to the shallow end.
She then appears with her gym-honed physique sprawled on the edge of the pool, giving viewers a closer look at her lacy black bra and panties.
Miley’s hair is drenched and brushed from her face as she seductively strokes her figure for the song’s second verse: ‘Paint my nails, cherry red / Combine the roses you left behind / No remorse, no regret / I forget every word you said. ‘
Jump to the chorus with footage of Miley, still clad in her black two-piece suit, showing off her intense fitness regimen that includes battle rope exercises, resistance training, and some very suggestive hip moves.
