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Miley Cyrus and the Target Industrial Complex

Arielle Gordon traces the one-time superstar’s drift toward respectability.

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arielle gordon
Oct 07, 2026
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Miley Cyrus is protecting her peace. Boundaries, she tells Zane Lowe during a recent interview, have allowed her to experience something beyond bliss. Following an onstage panic attack during a Mexico City festival performance in 2022, she has performed live only a handful of times, in intimate venues with limited promotion. Now, she values rest; she values recovery. She chose the Hollywood Bowl as the venue for her two upcoming shows because “I knew that my bed was only going to be a ten-minute drive away.” She plans to be done before 10 p.m.

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