lucky year for miley 2008:Cyrus released her second studio album under her own name entitled,
Breakout. Cyrus said Breakout was inspired by "what's been going on in my life in the past year."Cyrus co-wrote all but two songs on the album."Songwriting is what I really want to do with my life forever, [...] I just hope this record showcases that, more than anything, I'm a writer."The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with a first week sales of about 371,000 copies. As of July 31, 2008 this was the second-biggest sales week of the year for a female artist;
Mariah Carey's
E=MC² previously sold 463,000 copies in its first week."
7 Things" was the first single to be released from Breakout.The single debuted at number 84 on the
Billboard Hot 100. Two weeks later of released, it rose sixty spots from number 70 to number nine.She hosted the 2008
CMT Music Awards with her father in April. In 2008, Cyrus hosted the
Teen Choice Awards. On September 5 2008, Cyrus along with many female singers performs a single for the anti-cancer campaign
Stand Up to Cancer, titled "
Just Stand Up!", was performed live during the one-hour U.S.
[47] On September 14, 2008, Cyrus participated in other
philanthropy action — along with other performers, performed at the
Gibson Amphitheatre in
Universal City, California for the City of Hope Benefit Concert that will help raise for cancer research and training programs.
Cyrus recorded a version of "
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" for the 2008 compilation album
All Wrapped Up.Cyrus co-wrote and recorded one of the two original songs to the soundtrack of
Bolt, the song also features the other Bolt star
John Travolta. Titled "I Thought I Lost You", it was later nominated to a
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.Her single, "
The Climb" from the
Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack debuted at number six on the
Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming her highest charting single to date since "
See You Again" and "7 Things" which charted at #10 and #9 respectively.
[43] And she launched another Hannah Montana soundtrack (for the third season), titled
Hannah Montana 3 on July 7,
2009.On June 3, 2009 Cyrus announced her "
2009 North American Tour." The tour will begin on September 14, 2009 in
Portland, Oregon and span 45 dates across North America. On June 5, 2009 more dates were announced for the United Kingdom making the tour change names to the "
2009/2010 World Tour." The tour will feature the band Metro Station as a special guest.Tickets will go on sale to the general public on June 13, 2009 and for the UK dates on June 12, 2009.Cyrus also recorded a song with the Jonas Brothers titled "Before The Storm" for their fourth studio album
Lines, Vines and Trying Times. Cyrus will release a
Wal-Mart exclusive EP entitled
The Time of Our Lives in late August 2009.It will be released as promotion for Cyrus' clothing line. The first single, "
Party in the U.S.A.," was officially released to radio on July 29, 2009.
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