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Miley Cyrus will take the stage to perform “Flowers” at the Grammys this Sunday night. Variety reports.
Cyrus rehearsed for the big night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Friday, a source told the outlet. The singer, who is nominated for six awards this year (the most she has ever received), was previously nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for bangerz in 2015. This time, she’s nominated for Record, Song, Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Album of the Year. Cyrus also received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Thousand Miles” with Brandi Carlile.
Written after her divorce from actor Liam Hemsworth, “Flowers” marked the singer-songwriter’s first No. 1 hit in 10 years. The song, a declaration of independence, appears on her eighth album. Endless summer vacation, and was streamed a record 96 million times in its first week on Spotify. The song maintained its number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks.
The hit competes with “Worship” by Jon Batiste, “Not Strong Enough” by boygenius and “On My Mama” by Victoria Monét. Also competing with Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire,” “What Was I Made For?” For him Barbie soundtrack, SZA’s murder ballad “Kill Bill” and Taylor Swift’s hit “Anti-Hero.”
Cyrus will join a packed lineup of artists this year, including Dua Lipa, Joni Mitchell, Burna Boy, Billie Eilish, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, Olivia Rodrigo and Billy Joel, who is returning to the awards show for the first time. in more than 20 years. U2 will also present a performance of their Las Vegas Sphere residency.
Burna Boy, who will be joined by Brandy and 21 Savage, will be the first Afrobeats performer to perform at Sunday night’s ceremony. Tracy Chapman, who hasn’t performed publicly in years, will also take the Grammy stage to sing “Fast Car” as a duet with Luke Combs.