Miley Cyrus is officially a Grammy winner. She won Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit “Flowers” and accepted the award from Mariah Carey. Later, she also took home the prize for Best Record of the Year.

This historic achievement marked Cyrus’s first Grammy win after over two decades in the music industry.

In a recent conversation, Miley Cyrus reflected on her achievement earlier this year. “No shade, but I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and this is my first time being taken seriously at the Grammys,” she remarked to W Magazine.

Miley Cyrus questioned the measurement of success at the Grammys, asking, “If we want to talk stats and numbers, then where was I? And if you want to talk, like, impact on culture, then where was I?” Cyrus emphasized that her comments were not about arrogance but pride in herself.

Miley Cyrus also spoke about her “Flowers” performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards. She described it as a “dream” to show up with “childlike confidence.”

She compared her performance to a kid diving into the deep end without fear, saying, “My 12-year-old self got to come out and play, while my 31-year-old self was in Bob Mackie with big hair.”

Cyrus lit up the stage at the 2024 Grammys, singing her chart-topping hit “Flowers” from her album, Endless Summer Vacation.

Miley Cyrus wore a silver Bob Mackie minidress paired with Beers jewelry, making the audience dance to her performance. That same night, she won the awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Record of the Year.

“There was a little boy who wanted a butterfly for his birthday. So his parents gave him a butterfly net, and he was so excited. He went outside in the sun and started swinging and swinging. But with no luck, he sat down on the ground. He finally let go, and he surrendered. He was okay that he was not going to capture this beautiful butterfly. Right when he did, the butterfly came and landed right on the tip of his nose. And this song, ‘Flowers,’ is my butterfly. Thank you,” Miley Cyrus said in her speech.

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