In a night filled with glamour, excitement, and musical triumph, Miley Cyrus secured her status as a two-time GRAMMY winner, with her chart-topping hit, “Flowers,” officially crowned as Record of the Year.
However, it wasn’t just the accolades that caught the audience’s attention; it was the absence of a familiar name in her heartfelt acceptance speech.
Cyrus took the stage to thunderous applause on Sunday at Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena, expressing gratitude for the award and attempting to keep things grounded. “This award is amazing. But I really hope that it doesn’t change anything because my life was beautiful yesterday. Not everyone in the world will get a GRAMMY, but everyone in this world is spectacular,” she said.
The 31-year-old singer went on to thank various individuals who contributed to her success, including her team, friends, family, and loved ones. However, noticeably absent from her list of those to thank was a mention of her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, who has been a significant presence in her life and career since her starring role in Disney’s Hannah Montana.
“Everyone that’s standing on this stage right now Tom, Tyler, Michael, and Greg. Our teams, my team, Crush, Columbia, my mommy, my sister, my love, my main gays because look how good I look,” Cyrus acknowledged with a sense of humor, yet her father’s name was not included.
As she scanned the crowd and the team behind her, she continued, “Anyone else? Your wife, your fiancée, all the people that we love. Thank you all so much,” concluding the speech with a playful remark about possibly forgetting underwear.
While the omission of Billy Ray raised eyebrows among fans and viewers, the evening’s focus remained on the success of “Flowers.” The self-love anthem not only secured the prestigious Record of the Year award but also triumphed over stiff competition, including hits from Billie Eilish, boygenius, Jon Batiste, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Taylor Swift, and Victoria Monét.
Even a day after the awards ceremony, Miley took to Instagram to note that she had left some people out that she needed to thank, but again made no mention of her famous father.
“I had all the perfect things to say but none of them could come out in this moment of shock. I’m happy they didn’t… because (thankfully) prepared perfection just isn’t my story. Life is so much more exciting this way. 🦋 Thank you @mariahcarey for being so iconic. MCxMC4EVR,” she wrote. “To my mommy @tishcyruspurcell I love you more than anything in the entire universe, my family, @brandicyrus thank you for being there like always, my godmother @dollyparton – I felt your fairy dust everywhere ( I put a little extra in my hair , could you tell?!) My lover, my momos, my friends, my collaborators , @kidharpoon @tylersamj @pollackmusic @aldaelong , every single person who made this song and album possible! My team (a little extra love to the glam team) , Bill Sobel who is my hero and doesn’t have Instagram so will probably never see this, Crush Music , @oliviarudensky + @fanmade , Ron Perry and all of Columbia records.”
Miley concluded her post, writing, “I celebrate my fans above all else. No award means as much to me as the years we’ve spent together. You SAW me before this recognition. I never needed it because I HAVE YOU. A day doesn’t pass that I don’t spend at least a moment thanking heaven for sending me such supportive earth angels. I love you with my entire heart. To many more years together.”
