Miley Cyrus

She may be young, but Miley Cyrus loves what she does, fearlessly embracing new creative directions every chance she gets. That's the meta-message in "Breakout," her brilliant new Hollywood Records album.

"Breakout" is nothing less than Miley's declaration of artistic independence. Unlike the previous CD, half of which featured her performing as Hannah Montana, the new one is 100% Miley. She co-wrote eight of the album's 13 songs and put her stamp on every aspect of production.

Starting with the debut single, "7 Things," Miley establishes she is first and foremost a rocker. Co-written with Antonina Armato and Tim James, the song is pounding rebuke of faithless love, seen...

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