Miley Cyrus says she wants to act again after Atlantic deal
Miley Cyrus says she genuinely wants to return to acting as she charts her next career chapter, signing with Atlantic Records after two albums on Columbia and guest-editing Wonderland magazine, where she told Daryl Hannah she'd love to disappear into something deeply romantic.
Key Takeaways
- Variety confirms Cyrus has signed with Atlantic Records after two Columbia albums, including Endless Summer Vacation and Grammy-winning Flowers.
- As Wonderland guest editor, she assembled admired creatives from Dolly Parton and Daryl Hannah to Noah Cyrus and more.
- Asked about acting or directing, she said she'd genuinely love to do both and floated collaborating with Hannah.
- Her dream film role would be deeply romantic—a fierce, heartbreakingly romantic punk-rock Juliet.
What did Miley Cyrus say about acting again?
In a wide-ranging Wonderland conversation with Daryl Hannah, Cyrus was asked about future acting or directing roles. Her reply was direct: she'd genuinely love to do both.
"My dream has always been to work with artists I admire, and you're one of them," she told Hannah. "I think we'd make magic together, Daryl. I have an idea. Call me."
Makeup artist James Kaliardos also asked who or what would be her dream character. Cyrus said violence is everywhere and there's beauty in darkness, but she'd love to disappear into something deeply romantic—the kind of love people dream about, with real stakes. "A good old Shakespearean tragedy would be hot – a punk-rock Juliet. Something fierce and heartbreakingly romantic."
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Why does her Atlantic Records signing matter?
According to Variety, Cyrus has signed with Atlantic Records after releasing two albums on Columbia. That run included Endless Summer Vacation, which featured her Grammy-winning smash Flowers.
The label move lands alongside her Wonderland guest-editing stint, where she framed music as feeling rather than formula. "For me, a song isn't just chords, melody, and lyrics. It's a feeling," she said. "It's alive."
She described loving sessions with collaborators who aren't precious about ideas—curiosity over ego, and room to throw ideas away or expand them.
How is she framing her next creative chapter?
Beyond the deal news, Cyrus used Wonderland to gather people she admires, including Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, mother Tish Cyrus-Purcell, sister Noah Cyrus, Kelela, Lykke Li, Sky Ferreira, 070 Shake, Towa Bird, Suzanne Vega, Tallulah Willis, Scout Willis, Phantogram, Model/Actriz, and others.
Asked her favorite part of making music, she said she loves feeling aligned with her purpose, power, and gifts. Records, she added, can feel like waking from a dream she still feels in her body—sometimes like remembering a song instead of creating it.
"That's the mystery I love," she concluded. The message for fans watching her next chapter: new music under Atlantic, and a clear appetite to disappear into romantic screen work again.