![]() ![]() It was perhaps a perfect encapsulation of present-day Miley: a country foundation distorted through the funhouse mirror of pop outrageousness, with a good amount of tongue in cheek. She leapt onstage accompanied by two backup dancers - including a little person in a red gingham gimp suit - and two men in a horse costume. Madonna joined Miley Cyrus for a mash-up of 'Don't Tell Me' and 'We Can't Stop' at Cyrus' barn dance-themed 'Unplugged' show that will air on MTV tonight (Jan. “I’m trying to bring Nashville here and get everyone in the country spirit tonight,” she said, opening with a three-song set in full country drag: a blonde bob wig and a skintight gingham jumpsuit. hoedown throwdown”) repeatedly referenced her roots. Throughout her Unplugged session, Cyrus (who called Madonna’s 2009 hit “the O.G. Madge took the redo in stride: “Now we’re gonna have to be even nastier.” (They were.) The duo actually ran through their duet twice because Cyrus had forgotten to wear the matching cowboy hat she was given by Madonna. “It sounds super lame, but as a pop star it’s pretty cool to sing with Madonna.” “That was pretty f-ing cool, you guys,” Cyrus said afterward, referencing her oft-parodied catchphrase from her earlier days. Like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera before her, Cyrus’ collaboration with Madonna brought out her sapphic instincts, grinding against the 55-year-old pop icon and, at one point, spanking her. with her on several occasions, and even performed with her for MTV Unplugged. The singer stuck to tracks from Bangerz for her own songs, but she also paid homage to “Aunt Dolly ” with an authentically twanged rendition of “Jolene,” as well as a rocking, powerful cover of Arctic Monkeys’ “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” and a mashup of her summer hit “We Can’t Stop” with Madonna‘s “Don’t Tell Me” - featuring the Queen of Pop herself. Listen to the Madonna and Miley Cyrus collaboration that almost happened. “I wanted it to be in a club, but they probably knew I wouldn’t be onstage - singing my songs, anyway.” “It’s so weird not having this be a real show,” she said. PHOTOS: The Most Dramatic Child Star Transformations ![]()
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