Miley Cyrus: Sexuality & Empowerment
- Miley Cyrus made a bold statement with her new visual album, "Something Beautiful," which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.
- Co-directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, and Brendan Walter, "Something Beautiful" features music videos for all 13 tracks from her latest album.
- The Tribeca audience responded enthusiastically, cheering Cyrus's confident and provocative presentation.
Miley Cyrus unleashes her unapologetic sexuality in the visual album “Something Stunning,” a Tribeca festival premiere that rejects irony and celebrates raw self-expression. The album, co-directed by Cyrus, showcases her dynamic performance style and a powerful embrace of sensuality, echoing an era when artists fearlessly flaunted their sexuality. With a nostalgic ’80s-inspired sound, her music explores themes of image, identity, freedom, and individuality. From “Easy Lover” to “walk of Fame,” each visual boldly presents Cyrus’s journey of self-empowerment. News Directory 3 highlights that this bold creative choice by Cyrus pushes boundaries. Discover what’s next, and what impact this is going to have on pop stars.
Miley Cyrus Celebrates Unapologetic Sexuality in ‘Something Beautiful’ at Tribeca Festival
Updated June 7, 2025
Miley Cyrus made a bold statement with her new visual album, “Something Beautiful,” which premiered at the Tribeca Festival. In contrast to many contemporary pop stars who approach sexuality with irony or detachment, Cyrus embraces a raw, uninhibited expression of her own.
Co-directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, and Brendan Walter, “Something Beautiful” features music videos for all 13 tracks from her latest album. The visuals showcase Cyrus’s dynamic performance style and unapologetic sensuality,reminiscent of an era when flaunting sexuality was less fraught with self-consciousness.
The Tribeca audience responded enthusiastically, cheering Cyrus’s confident and provocative presentation. The visual album feels like an homage to a time when artists were less cautious about expressing their sexuality. Cyrus’s music, characterized by its big-beat production, also carries a nostalgic quality, evoking sounds from the 1980s.
In videos like “Easy Lover,” Cyrus explores themes of image and identity,while “Golden Burning Sun” presents a stylized vision of freedom and individuality. The entire visual album has an ’80s vibe, drawing comparisons to “Flashdance” and the music of Lita Ford. The video for “Walk of fame” features Cyrus dancing on Hollywood Boulevard, set to a rhythm reminiscent of Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy.”
“every Girl You’ve Ever Loved,” set in a warehouse loft, serves as a climax, featuring Cyrus alongside Naomi Campbell in a powerful display of feminine energy.
While one journalist noted the lack of a traditional narrative, “Something Beautiful” tells a story about Miley Cyrus’s relationship with sexuality and stardom. She aims to elevate her erotic presence, inviting the audience to witness her self-empowerment.
The final song, the video of which plays over the end credits, is called “Give Me Love,” and it feels like the whole film could have been called that. We’re the audience for Miley Cyrus’s sex-power rapture. But we’re also the mirror she’s looking into.
What’s next
Cyrus is expected to continue pushing boundaries and exploring themes of sexuality and identity in her future work, solidifying her status as a pre-ironic pop star.