14 DAY TRIAL // Miley Cyrus just turned 17 and, despite what some might label a rather young age, she has plenty of accomplishments under her belt, including being one of the most bankable singers of the young generation, a successful actress and an appreciated songwriter. This, of course, is not to say that she hasn’t set her sight on being an even more accomplished performer, with Beyonce serving as her idol, as Miley herself tells Seventeen magazine.
The R&B diva is among the most talented singers currently on the music scene but, at the same time, she’s also a brilliant entertainer, as critics and fans believe – and ticket sales clearly confirm. Her live performances are very elaborate affairs, where Beyonce showcases not only her impressive vocals but also her fearlessness in terms of breaking new boundaries. To this, Miley Cyrus can only aspire at this point, the younger singer admits.
“I want to be like Beyonce. She is the ultimate woman. You look at her and you don’t think, I wonder what her personal life is like. You look at her and you go, That girl on the stage is a superstar. You don’t care about anything else; you only care about her music. So I would hope that would be me in the future,” Cyrus reveals for Seventeen magazine.
However, not everybody seems to think that Beyonce is the “ultimate woman,” and clearly not a good role model for youths today. Just recently, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, spoke out against the singer, saying her most recent video, a collaboration with Lady Gaga called “Video Phone,” was a clear example of how violence is being glorified in music videos, which makes it so that teenagers are constantly subjected to wrong messages. This, in turn, means they can no longer distinguish between good and bad.
“A lot of those videos are terrifying. I am sure they trigger a response in some of the young people. I can never understand how they can get away with making those things. It has happened too quickly, values have changed so much. I suppose it’s peer pressure, that’s the problem. You don’t want to look the odd one out. But it takes a strong person to show that they don’t approve, especially at that age. It’s a breakdown of discipline. There doesn’t seem to be any punishment for such behavior. The teachers are too kind,” the Duchess was saying the other day, as we also informed you.