Bangerz

album by Cyrus

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Bangerz is a 2013 album by Miley Cyrus. It marked a departure from her earlier work, incorporating hip-hop influences and featuring more mature lyrical themes. The album produced hit singles such as "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball." Bangerz earned Cyrus her first Grammy Award nomination for best pop vocal album.12

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Miley Cyrus
Bangerz and Wrecking Ball
…2013 Cyrus released the album Bangerz, which departed from her earlier work in its embrace of hip-hop influences and its frequently adult-themed lyrics. Her new style was epitomized by the single “We Can’t Stop,” a bouncy ode to hedonism that she notably performed, in controversially risqué fashion, at the MTV…
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…2013 Cyrus released the album Bangerz, which departed from her earlier work in its embrace of hip-hop influences and its frequently adult-themed lyrics. Her new style was epitomized by the single “We Can’t Stop,” a bouncy ode to hedonism that she notably performed, in controversially risqué fashion, at the MTV…
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