Miley Cyrus fêted the global chart-topping success of her latest single (and rumored Liam Hemsworth breakup song) “Flowers” in the kind of plunging little black dress meant to make a statement. Cyrus shared an Instagram post of her dancing in the piece, thanking fans for their support of the first single of her musical comeback.
“Celebrating ‘Flowers’ being #1 around the world again this week!” she wrote. “I love that this record is connecting in such a positive way & it’s a pleasure to continue creating music for you. These milestones are only made possible by the listeners & my incredible fans. Endlessly thankful.” She then listed the countries in which the song was #1.
Cyrus hasn’t commented on the fan theories about the song, which was released on her ex-husband Hemsworth’s 33rd birthday. But her older sister Brandi Cyrus touched on the fan chatter about the song shortly after its release. She said, while talking with Wells Adams on the “Your Favorite Thing” podcast:
“Miley’s new song, all the tea…and all the narratives that fans are making on TikTok. It’s so good,” she started. “The song did come out on his birthday—was that on purpose? I don’t know. Can’t say. Genius, though.”
The fan theories make “Miley seem like an absolute genius,” Brandi continued. “And it’s just too good. Like, every day I wake up to a new one. The first one was something about this Bruno Mars song. They’re like, ‘Liam played the Bruno Mars song at their wedding! And this is a response to the Bruno Mars song.’ That one’s funny.”
“Then there was, ‘The suit she’s wearing is the suit Liam wore at the Avengers premiere, where he told her that she needed to behave for once. And so this is a f*ck you because she’s in the suit.’ Hilarious,” Brandi added. “Then the other one was, ‘The house is the house where Liam used to take people [to] cheat on her with.’ The narratives are f*cking hilarious, but it’s so great. The best PR that could ever happen because it gets people talking about the song on TikTok and it’s everywhere. And it’s just so fun to watch it all play out. Miley fans, I love ya.”
Brandi dodged the question when asked if any of the theories were true: “I’m not here to say that’s true and what’s not true. Only Miley knows the truth.”
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Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.
