The Grammy winner sang "Party in the U.S.A." during the 2009 performance Miley Cyrus says a key figure in her life inspired one of her more controversial onstage moments. While in conversation with her sister Brandi Cyrus for Spotify’s Billions Club series,

Singer Miley Cyrus has had a number of controversial moments over the course of her career, but early on when she was still doing Hannah Montana, she sparked concern with a jaw-dropping performance.

In an upcoming interview on the Harper's Bazaar podcast 'The Good Buys', Miley Cyrus reveals the dramatic hairstyles her mom Tish Cyrus used to make her wear.

Miley Cyrus has recently blamed her mother, Tish Cyrus, for her controversial pole dance performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. On November 29, Daily Mail reported that the

Tish — who also has sons Trace, 35, Braison, 30, and daughter Noah, 24 — with her ex-husband Billy Ray Cyrus, said it's always been the best of both worlds when it comes to Trace, a former member of the band Metro Station.

Miley Cyrus recently addressed her controversial 2009 Teen Choice Awards, in which she danced around a pole, calling out her mom Tish Cyrus for having the idea.

Was Tish Cyrus a bad influence on daughter Miley Cyrus? During a sit-down with the latter's older sister, Brandi Cyrus, the Hannah Montana alum revealed their mom pushed her to dance on a pole during her performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.

Do you know whose idea that was?” Miley asked her sister, who automatically guessed it was their mom's plan. “Yup, that was my moms