'You can change your hair and you can change your clothes': Miley Cyrus rebrands herself as just "Miley" and the comments and memes from fans on Twitter are quick to follow

Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer

Sep 2, 2026 11:30 AM EDT

Are you ready for a new Miley era?

It's not rare for artists to rebrand themselves after some time in the industry, especially women. Some good examples for this lately are Zara Larsson and Sabrina Carpenter. Both of them had been making music for quite some time now, but only after they reinvented themselves did they get the fans and the credit they deserved for all their talent and hard work. Of course, we still have the example of the queen of rebranding herself with every new album: Taylor Swift. She didn't go on the "Eras Tour" for nothing, and with every album she puts out, her aesthetic and music style change into something new and wonderful. Her essence is the same, but everything else is new.

For all of us who have been Miley fans since her time on Hannah Montana, it is nice to see her taking the reins of her career in a more positive way. We remember when she was trying to distance herself from Disney, and that was, to say the least, an interesting time. She was going through a lot, after years of public exposure as a kid and her world-class fame, it was not rare to see that she had a few things to resolve here and there… Thankfully, she's in a much healthier place now regarding her past, understanding that one role doesn't define her, but it's still a really important part of her career. We stan a healed queen!

All her life, she's been known as Miley Cyrus, but now, she's changing the way we refer to her, and most importantly, the way she calls herself. We can't be sure what made her decide to make this change. Maybe she wanted to distance herself from her family, or maybe she's just setting everything up for a new album that is completely hers and representative of who she is and what she wants. We can stay here for hours speculating, but the only thing we know for sure is that we'll understand everything in the end, probably accompanied by amazing new music. For now, people are reacting to the news on Twitter and leaving us with a trail of funny comments.