"You never think about in the future, someone replicating what you do," she says in clip of Spotify's series.
Miley Cyrus has racked up over a billion Spotify streams on six of her songs — and over the years, some of the people who were listening ended up becoming big stars in their own rights, guided by the Hannah Montana alum’s influence.
And in a clip from her Billions Club: The Series episode shared exclusively with Billboard Thursday (Nov. 21), Cyrus opened up about what it means to have inspired the likes of Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo — all of whom have professed their love of the 31-year-old superstar. “You never think about in the future, someone replicating what you do,” she tells sister Brandi in the video. “You’re just doing it because it’s honest in the moment.”
“Now to see that impacting culture — it’s something I didn’t know I wanted, but I guess I do,” Miley continues. “I have my own artists who have created who I am.”
Shouting out Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks and Tina Turner as her own idols, the two-time Grammy winner went on to say, “Even though they look up to me the way I look up to these other women, it’s really important they do it their own way, because that’s what my career has represented above all else.”
“The freedom I’ve kind of given these other artists to be themselves, [to] do it proud and loud — it’s just amazing to watch that be so impactful and influential,” she added.
The clip comes one day ahead of the premiere of Miley’s Spotify Billions Club episode — shot by OBB Pictures, the film, TV & digital division of OBB Media — which arrives as her 2013 Billboard Hot 100-topping hit “Wrecking Ball” becomes her sixth song to surpass a billion streams on the platform. Her previous entries include 2009’s “Party in the U.S.A.” — her first track to hit the milestone — and 2023’s eight-week No. 1 hit “Flowers,” which was her fastest song to break into 10-digit territory.
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