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Main Headline: Bangerz twists definition of pop music

Sub head: Miley Cyrus uses album to showcase the end of Hannah Montana

After endless backlash about her crazy fashion sense and interesting choice of tongue movements, Miley Cyrus' album “Bangerz” showcases her musical style that makes her unique but still needs improvement. Released on Oct. 1, Bangerz gave a new definition to what we know as pop music. Cyrus' album has influences from country, blues and hip hop.

Executive producer Mike Will Made It helped Cyrus create a tone for her “debut” album, as she refers to it, that drags her far away from her Hannah Montana persona. Bangerz starts out surprisingly with the soft, slow song “Adore You”, which shows a more mature and emotional Cyrus who people tend to not see.

“We Can't Stop” was the first single off of the album. It still continues to receive mixed reviews. The song resembles early 90's R&B with simple pop lyrics that just get stuck in your mind. Her vocals still sound how they did in her late Hannah Montana days so it's hard to connect to her saying lyrics such as “To my home girls here with the big butt/ Shaking it like we at the strip club.” The music video definitely presents a brand new Miley.

“SMS” featuring Britney Spears is a huge disappointment. It is a complete mess with the track's beats and lyrics seeming thrown together. The song tries to mesh Cyrus' new sound with Spears' signature sound, and it does not fit well. It's filled with cliché and

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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1709643/miley-cyrus-we-cant-stop-video.jhtml

<Illustration>During its first week of sales, “Bangerz” sold 270,000 copies. Illustration received from Radio.com.

<video>The “Adore You” music video showed off Cyrus' more intimate, older side. Received from YouTube.

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questioning lyrics like “They ask me how I keep a man/ I keep a battery pack.” The beat makes no sense and sounds awkward. This song should not have made it onto the final cut.

“By having this song on the album, the quality of pop music just dropped drastically,” Junior Chelsea Siegner says.

“Wrecking Ball” is the most powerful and baring song on Bangerz. Cyrus' vocals on the power ballad show a maturity that makes the record a breakup song that anyone can relate to. The constant bass in the background adds an emotional intensity, making it the standout of the album.

Cyrus' rap skills are shown on the track “Love Money Party” featuring Big Sean. Its haunting beats and Cyrus' fast paced lines make the song catchy. With Big Sean on the record, Cyrus created her own unique swag that pushes her into the hip hop category.

Other artists featured on “Bangerz” include Future and French Montana. “Bangerz” is compiled of complete randomness. There is no ultimate concept and each track was created as a single meant to just stand alone. It is working in Cyrus' favor because people continue to talk about “Bangerz.” Some songs, however, just didn't sit well because they are so cluttered with funky beats and random lyrics.

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her being an inspiration to her. Received from Hello Magazine.

<video>This interpretative video helped convey an emotional aspect of Miley that fans wanted to see following her breakup with Liam. Received from YouTube.

<photo>Miley Cyrus made a drastic shift from Hannah Montana to make sure people do not connect her to her prior role. Received from ABC News.

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