Gypsy Heart Tour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gypsy Heart Tour (also known as Corazón
Gitano Tour) is the third concert tour by American
recording artist Miley Cyrus. Primarily visiting South
America and Australia, the tour will support her third
studio album, Can't Be Tamed.[1] Additional stops in
Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Philippines are
included as well. The trek will begin April 29, 2011
in Quito, Ecuador and end with 20 shows on July 2,
2011 in Perth, Australia. This will be the first tour for
Cyrus to reach these territories.[2]"
Background
The tour was announced by various media outlets on
March 21, 2011, following Cyrus' appearance on
Saturday Night Live.[4] Initial tour dates were
announced in South America. Dates in Australia, the
Philippines, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico soon
followed.[5] During an interview with OK!, Cyrus
mentioned she will not bring the tour to the United
States due to not feeling comfortable to perform in
the country.[6] Many media outlets believe this is due
to Cyrus' personal life. She comments:
"I just think right now America has gotten to a
place where I don’t know if they want me to
tour or not. Right now I just want to go to the
places where I am getting the most love and Australia and South America have done that for
me. I'm kind of going to the places where I get the most love. I don’t want to go anywhere
Gypsy Heart Tour
Promotional poster for the tour
Tour by Miley Cyrus
Associated
album
Can't Be Tamed
Start date April 29, 2011
End date July 2, 2011
Legs 4
Shows 9 in South America
3 in North America
1 in Asia
7 in Australia
20 Total
Miley Cyrus tour chronology
Wonder World
Tour
(2009)
Gypsy Heart
Tour
(2011)
Contents
1 Background
2 Set-List
3 Tour dates
4 References
“ The Gypsy Heart tour is a dream
come true. Not only because of all the
beautiful cities I will get to visit, but
all of the beautiful people I will get to
meet. Gypsy Heart is not just a tour
for me, but a mission to spread love
[3] ”
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where I don’t feel completely comfortable with it.”[7]
Cyrus states the tour will not be in the same vein as her previous efforts. She says her previous tour,
Wonder World Tour, focused more on theatrics and costume changes.[8] The singer wants the show to
focus on the music and letting the audience see a different side of her that is not portrayed on television.
She says the show will feature an acoustic section, along with taking requests from the audience.[9]
Cyrus re-gained access to her old Twitter account for the tour to be able to communicate directly with
fans.
Set-List
1. "Liberty Walk"
2. "Party in the U.S.A."
3. "Kicking and Screaming"
4. "Robot"
5. Medley: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"/ "Cherry Bomb"/ "Bad Reputation"
6. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
7. "Obsessed"
8. "Forgiveness and Love"
9. "Fly on the Wall"
10. "7 Things"
11. "Scars"
12. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
13. "Can't Be Tamed"
14. "Landslide"
15. "Take Me Along"
16. "Two More Lonely People"
17. "The Climb"
Encore
18. "See You Again"
19. "My Heart Beats for Love"
20. "Who Owns My Heart"
Source:[10][11][12]
Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
South America[13][14][15][16]
April 29, 2011 Quito Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
May 1, 2011 Lima Peru Explanada del Monumental
May 4, 2011 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional
May 6, 2011 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
May 10, 2011 Asunción Paraguay Hipódromo de Asunción
Thursday, May 26, 2011
MILEY CYRUS
Miley Cyrus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus;
November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop
singer. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley
Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel
sitcom Hannah Montana. Cyrus recorded music for
the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and
Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007),
released by Walt Disney Records. With the success
of the Hannah Montana franchise she established
herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to
Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She
embarked upon the Best of Both Worlds Tour the
same year, in which she performed as both herself
and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was
eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film
entitled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of
Both Worlds Concert (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus
released her first solo album, Breakout (2008), which
was commercially successful.
She began her foray into film by providing the voice
of "Penny" in the animated film Bolt (2008). Cyrus
earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for
Best Original Song for her performance of Bolt 's
theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also
reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana
in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). The Hannah
Montana: The Movie ' soundtrack introduced her to
new audiences within country and adult
contemporary markets.
She began to cultivate an adult image in 2009 with
the release of The Time of Our Lives (2009), an
extended play which presented a more mainstream
pop sound, and by filming The Last Song (2010), a
coming-of-age drama film. The former included
Cyrus's best-selling single, "Party in the
U.S.A." (2009). A studio album titled Can't Be
Tamed was released in 2010 and presents a new
dance-pop sound. The music video and lyrics of the
album's lead single, "Can't Be Tamed", portrays a
more sexualized image for the entertainer. Cyrus
ranked number thirteen on Forbes ' 2010 Celebrity
100.[3] In April 2011, Cyrus was named the 64th hottest woman in the world on Maxim's Hot 100.[4] In
May 2011, Cyrus was also named the 89th sexiest women in the world on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in
the world.[5]
Miley Cyrus
Cyrus at rehearsals for the 2010 MuchMusic Video
Awards
Background information
Birth name Destiny Hope Cyrus
Born November 23, 1992
Nashville, Tennessee,
United States[1]
Genres Pop,[2] pop rock, country pop,
electropop
Occupations Actress, author, entrepreneur,
fashion designer, singer, songwriter,
musician, dancer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 2001–present
Labels Hollywood, Fascination (UK), Avex
(Japan)
Associated
acts
Billy Ray Cyrus
Website mileycyrus.com
(http://mileycyrus.com/)
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Early life
Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee to Leticia Jean "Tish" (née Finley) and
country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.[6][7] Her parents named her Destiny Hope because they believed that
she would accomplish great things with her life. They gave her the nickname "Smiley", which was later
shortened to "Miley", because she smiled so often as a baby.[8] Cyrus suffers from a mild heart
condition causing tachycardia which, though not dangerous, is often bothersome.[9]
Against the wishes of her father's record company,[10] Cyrus's parents secretly married a year after
Cyrus's birth on December 28, 1993.[7][11] Tish had two children from a previous relationship: Trace
and Brandi. Billy Ray adopted Trace and Brandi when they were young.[12] She has a half-brother,
Christopher Cody, Billy Ray's son from a brief relationship, born the same year as Miley; he grew up
with his mother in South Carolina.[10] Tish and Billy Ray had two more children, Braison and Noah.
Cyrus's godmother is entertainer Dolly Parton.[13] Cyrus was very close to her paternal grandfather,
Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus.[14] Cyrus has paid her grandfather several tributes since his
death in 2006, including eventually changing her middle name to "Ray".[15] According to Cyrus's father,
"A lot of people say Miley changed her name to Miley Ray because of Billy Ray, but that's not true. She
did that in honor of my dad, because the two of them just loved each other to pieces."[9]
Cyrus grew up on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm in Franklin, Tennessee, approximately an hour away from
Nashville,[16] and attended Heritage Elementary School.[17] She was raised Christian and was baptized
in a Southern Baptist church prior to moving to Hollywood in 2005. She attended church regularly while
growing up and wore a purity ring.[18] Several of Cyrus's siblings also eventually entered the
entertainment business: Trace became a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station,
[19] Noah became an actress, and Brandi became a guitarist.[20]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2001–05: Early work
2.2 2006–07: Hannah Montana and Meet Miley Cyrus
2.3 2008–09: Breakout, transitions and film career launch
2.4 2010–present: Can't Be Tamed and focus on film career
3 Earnings
4 Image and personal life
4.1 Controversies
4.2 Relationships
5 Filmography
6 Discography
7 Tours
8 Awards and nominations
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
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Career
2001–05: Early work
In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada while her father filmed
the television series Doc.[21] Cyrus said watching her father film the show inspired her to pursue acting.
After Billy Ray took her to see a 2001 Mirvish production of Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra
Theatre, Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress."
[22] She began taking singing and acting classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto.[23] In her
first role, Cyrus played a girl named Kylie on Doc.[8] In 2003, Cyrus was credited under her birth name
for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish.[24]
At age 11, Cyrus learned about the casting for what became Hannah Montana, a Disney Channel
children's television series about a school girl with a secret double life as a teen pop star. Cyrus sent in a
tape auditioning for the show's best friend role, but received a call asking her to audition for the lead,
"Chloe Stewart".[1] After sending in a new tape and flying to Hollywood for further auditions,[25] Cyrus
was told that she was too young and too small for the part.[25][26] However, her persistence and ability
to sing in addition to act led the show's producers to invite her back for further auditions. Cyrus
eventually received the lead, renamed "Miley Stewart" after herself, at the age of twelve.[25] During this
time, she also auditioned with Taylor Lautner for the feature film The Adventures of Sharkboy and
Lavagirl in 3-D and it came down to her and another actress, but Cyrus started doing Hannah Montana
instead.[27]
As Cyrus's career took off, Tish Cyrus made several critical decisions regarding her daughter's
representation. She signed Cyrus with Mitchell Gossett, director of the youth division at Cunningham
Escott Slevin Doherty. Gossett, who specializes in creating child stars, had arranged for Cyrus's
auditions for Hannah Montana and is credited with "discovering" her.[28][29] For Cyrus's music career,
Tish followed the advice of Dolly Parton, Cyrus's godmother and a singer herself, and signed Cyrus with
Jason Morey of Morey Management Group. "Dolly said the Moreys are people you can trust around
your daughter," Tish Cyrus recalls, "and she said they have good morals, which is not always the case in
this business."[30] According to trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter, Parton's advice was "the best
advice [Tish] could [have gotten] on who should rep her daughter."[30] Tish also recruited Billy Ray's
business manager to manage her daughter's finances. Tish herself continues to co-manage or produce
many of Cyrus's career decisions.[30] For her education, Cyrus enrolled at Options for Youth Charter
Schools[31] and studied with a private tutor on the set of her television show.[32]
2006–07: Hannah Montana and Meet Miley Cyrus
Hannah Montana became an instant hit and propelled Cyrus to
teen idol status, according to The Daily Telegraph.[24] The series
premiered on March 26, 2006 to the largest audience ever for a Disney Channel show[33] and soon
became one of the highest-rated series on basic cable, elevating Cyrus's wealth and fame along with it.
[34] Time magazine reports that Cyrus's "phenom[enal]" success is due partially to her talent and
partially to "Disney learning to use its vast, multimedia holdings" and market Cyrus and Hannah
Montana appropriately.[35] Cyrus eventually became the first artist to have deals in television, film,
consumer products, and music within The Walt Disney Company.[28]
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Cyrus's first single was "The Best of Both Worlds", the theme
song to Hannah Montana, which was released on March 28,
2006.[36] "The Best of Both Worlds" is credited to "Hannah
Montana", the pop star Cyrus portrays on the series by the same
name. As with other songs credited to Montana, Cyrus typically
dressed as the character when performing the song live.[37]
Cyrus's first release under her own name was a cover of James
Baskett's "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", released on April 4, 2006 on
the fourth edition of DisneyMania.[38] Dressed as Hannah
Montana, Cyrus opened for The Cheetah Girls on twenty dates
of their The Party's Just Begun Tour, beginning on September
15, 2006.[39] On October 24 of same year, Walt Disney Records
released the first Hannah Montana soundtrack. Of the nine
tracks on the soundtrack performed by Cyrus, eight were
credited to "Hannah Montana" and one, a duet with her father
titled "I Learned from You", was credited to Cyrus as herself.
The album peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200
chart.[40]
The second season of Hannah Montana premiered on April 23, 2007, and ran until October 12, 2008.
[41] Cyrus signed a four-album deal with Disney-owned Hollywood Records and, on June 26, 2007,
released a double-disc album. The first disc was the soundtrack to the second season of Hannah
Montana, while the second, titled Meet Miley Cyrus, was Cyrus's debut album credited to her own name.
The double-disc album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200[42] and was later certified three times
platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[43] Meet Miley Cyrus generated
"See You Again", Cyrus's first single to be released under her own name and her first top ten hit on the
Billboard Hot 100.[44] In Fall 2007, Cyrus launched her first tour, the Best of Both Worlds Tour, to
promote Meet Miley Cyrus and the Hannah Montana soundtracks. With the Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ,
and Everlife as her opening acts, Cyrus toured from October 17, 2007 to January 31, 2008 with stops in
the U.S. and Canada.[45] Tickets sold out in minutes and were scalped for up to $2,500 and an average
of $214, well above their $26–$65 face value.[46] A Ticketmaster official commented, "Hell hath no
fury like the parent of a child throwing a tantrum. People who have been in this business for a long time
are watching what's happening, and they say there hasn't been a demand of this level or intensity since
The Beatles or Elvis."[47]
2008–09: Breakout, transitions and film career launch
After the end of the Best of Both Worlds Tour in January 2008, Walt
Disney Pictures released Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both
Worlds Concert, a 3D concert film of the tour, on February 1, 2008 for what was expected to be a oneweek
run. The film earned over $31 million [48] at the box-office and an average of $42,000 per theater,
twice the expected total, convincing Disney executives to extend the release for an indefinite run. "We
don't want to turn away kids from the theaters who couldn't get into the concerts," said Chuck Viane,
Disney's chief of distribution.[49] The film's soundtrack was released by Walt Disney
Records/Hollywood Records on March 11, 2008 and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.[50]
On July 22, 2008, Cyrus released her second studio album under her own name, entitled Breakout.
Cyrus performing in the Best of Both
Worlds Tour, January 4, 2008
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Cyrus said Breakout was inspired by "what's been going on in my life in
the past year."[51] Cyrus co-wrote eight out of twelve songs on the
album.[51] "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."[52] The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart[53]
and its lead single, "7 Things", peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot
100.[54][55] She hosted the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in
April[56] and the 2008 Teen Choice Awards by herself in August.[57]
Cyrus provided the voice of Penny in the 2008 computer-animated film
Bolt, which was released on November 21, 2008 to critical acclaim.[58]
Cyrus also co-wrote and recorded the song "I Thought I Lost You" as a
duet with John Travolta for the film, for which she received a Golden
Globe nomination.[59] In September 2009, she participated in the charity
single "Just Stand Up!" in support of the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up
to Cancer[60] and in the City of Hope Benefit Concert in support of
cancer research and training programs.[61] She also became involved in
Disney's Friends for Change, an environmentalist group, for which she
recorded the charity single "Send It On" along with several other Disney Channel stars.[62]
Cyrus had already begun transitioning to a more grown-up image in late
2008, when her representatives negotiated a deal for novelist Nicholas
Sparks to write the screenplay and novel basis for a film that would
serve as a star vehicle for Cyrus by introducing her to audiences older
than the young fans she had gained through Hannah Montana.[63]
Sparks and co-writer Jeff Van Wie developed The Last Song.[63] It was
important to Cyrus that she not be type cast as a singer: "I didn't want to
be a singer in another film. I don't want to do that anymore. You have no
idea how many musicals show up on my door. I want to do something a
little more serious."[64] In March 2009, Cyrus published Miles To Go, a
memoir co-written by Hilary Liftin chronicling her life through age
sixteen.[65] Cyrus starred as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah
Montana: The Movie, released April 10, 2009. Both the film and its
soundtrack, which contained twelve songs performed by Cyrus,[66]
achieved commercial success.[67][68] The soundtrack's lead single, "The
Climb", became a Top 40 hit in twelve countries[69] and introduced
Cyrus to listeners outside her typical teen pop audience.[70] Cyrus had
considered ending Hannah Montana after its third season, which
finished production on June 5, 2009,[71] but Disney retained and exercised its option for a fourth season.
[72]
Production on The Last Song lasted from June 15, 2009 to August 18, 2009.[73] In between, Cyrus
launched the third Hannah Montana soundtrack, recorded the extended play The Time of Our Lives, and
released the EP's lead single, "Party in the U.S.A."[74] Cyrus said The Time of Our Lives "is a
transitioning album. [...] really to introduce people to what I want my next record to sound like and with
time I will be able to do that a little more."[75] "Party in the U.S.A." debuted at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100 for her best-ever ranking on the chart.[76] The Time of Our Lives was released in
Cyrus at 2008 MTV Video
Music Awards.
Cyrus performing at Wonder
World Tour in 2009.
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conjunction with a clothing line co-designed by Cyrus and Max Azria for Walmart.[77]
From September 14, 2009 to December 29, 2010, Cyrus toured on her Wonder World Tour to promote
Breakout and The Time of Our Lives.[citation needed] On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen
Elizabeth II and numerous other members of the British Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance
in Blackpool, North West England.[78]
2010–present: Can't Be Tamed and focus on film career
Production on the fourth and final season of Hannah Montana
began on January 18, 2010.[79] In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti
earthquake, Cyrus appeared on the charity singles "We Are the
World: 25 for Haiti" and "Everybody Hurts".[80][81] Her third
studio album, Can't Be Tamed, was released on June 21, 2010. The
album's first single is the title track, "Can't Be Tamed". The single
was released for sale on May 18, 2010 and entered the Billboard
Hot 100 at number eight.[82] Cyrus's costumes and dances while
promoting Can't Be Tamed were also considerably more
provocative than previous performances, arousing media criticism.
[83] After releasing the album, Cyrus intends to take a break from
the music industry in order to focus on her film career.[84] She
commented, "I've not taken, like, acting lessons or anything, but it
doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do [...] I'm probably
going to go book an acting coach."[85] Cyrus has also decided to opt
out of college for the same reason, saying "I'm a firm believer that
you can go back at any age you want, because my Grandma went
back to college at 62 [...] For right now, I really want to focus on
my career. I've worked hard to get to where I am now, and I want to
enjoy it while it lasts."[86][87][88]
Cyrus starred in The Last Song, which was released on March 31, 2010, and received generally poor
reviews, as did Cyrus's performance.[89] Nonetheless, the film was commercially successful, grossing
more than $88 million at the worldwide box office.[90] According to box-office analyst Exhibitor
Relations, the film marked "a successful transition to adult roles for Miley Cyrus."[91]
The fourth and final season of Hannah Montana began airing on Disney Channel on July 11, 2010 and
was ended on January 16, 2011.[92]
As of December 2010, Cyrus is set to star in two more films, LOL: Laughing Out Loud and So
Undercover. In LOL, a remake of a 2008 French teen comedy, Cyrus plays "a daughter who is involved
with all the wrong kids, doing drugs, failing school, but [...whose] mother has her on this perfect
pedestal" and says "[She] just fell in love with the story."[93] Miley's character loses her virginity,
smokes cannabis, gets wasted and kisses two girlfriends on the lips.[94] She will also star in So
Undercover, an action comedy film. Cyrus will play the part of "a tough, street-smart private eye hired
by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority."[95] She will learn street fighting for the role.[95]
Cyrus hosted Saturday Night Live on March 5, 2011, where she performed in several sketches. She also
sang a brief song about her several controversies, such as the bong incident, the photo of her friend and
Cyrus at Kids Choice Awards
2011.
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she eating a Twizzler, and the "pole dance" on a hotel pole at the Teen Choice Awards, stating "I'm
sorry that I'm not perfect." [96][97]
In March 2011, father Billy Ray Cyrus confirmed on talk show, The View, that Miley had been in talks
with producer Dr. Luke on a new album, despite her earlier announcement that she'd be focusing more
on acting in the future.[98]
From April 29, 2011 to July 2, 2011, Cyrus is touring on her Gypsy Heart Tour to promote her album
Can't Be Tamed.
Earnings
In 2008, Cyrus earned $25 million, up from her earnings of $18 million in 2007, and was ranked number
35 on Forbes magazine's "Celebrity 100" list.[99] Parade magazine reported she was the richest teenage
celebrity and that her franchise would be worth approximately $1 billion by the end of the year.[100] In
2009, Forbes ranked her #29 on the Celebrity 100 and reported she had earned a total of $25 million.
[101] Then Cyrus got ranked number thirteen on Forbes ' 2010 Celebrity 100 ranking $48 million.[3]
From the $48 million she made between June 2009 to June 2010 made her the no. 4 highest earners
under 30 and the youngest on the list.[102]
From working on Hannah Montana, Cyrus got paid $15,000 per episode she did on the hit show,
making her the 6th highest paid child star on television behind fellow Disney stars Dylan and Cole
Sprouse and Keke Palmer with $20,000 for their shows. Also, she is behind friend and disney star
Selena Gomez that makes $25,000 per episode of her show, Nick star Miranda Cosgrove with $180,000
per episode of her show, and one time co-star Angus T. Jones that got paid $250,000 for each episode of
his show.[103] Though she had not got paid as much as other Disney stars, she is number 19 on the "Top
20 World's Richest Female Singers Of All Time" list with over $100 million in 5 years active
throughout her career.[104]
Image and personal life
With Cyrus's increased success came increased media attention. In a May 2008 interview with The Los
Angeles Times, Francois Navarre, the proprietor of the X17 photo agency, said Cyrus's market value had
picked up considerably after the Vanity Fair photo controversy: "She's started to sell more. [...] It used
to be $300, and now it's $2,000 for a picture."[105] Estimates for a picture of the then-15 year old's first
kiss ranged from $30,000 to $150,000.[105] Navarre noted that Cyrus rarely behaved against her
wholesome image or went out without a parent and stated, "She has people waiting for the moment she
starts to be less traditional. [...] It's natural. Any teenager. But it's going to come very fast. [...] As soon
as her mom lets her go out by herself. It's going to start to be interesting."[105] Time magazine included
her on the 2008 Time 100, the magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her writeup
was written by former child star Donny Osmond, who warned, "As an idol to tweens the world over,
singer-actress Miley Cyrus, 15, is riding a huge tidal wave at the pinnacle of her career; this is as it
should be. I hope she enjoys it. [...] Within three to five years, Miley will have to face adulthood. [...] As
she does, she'll want to change her image, and that change will be met with adversity."[106]
Cyrus celebrated her 16th birthday at Disneyland with a charity fundraiser for Youth Service America, a
youth volunteer service organization.[107][108][109]
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At the end of 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Cyrus the fourth best-selling female artist[110] and the
fifth best-selling singer overall.[111]
On October 26, 2010, less than a month before Cyrus's eighteenth birthday, her father Billy Ray Cyrus
filed for divorce from her mother in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences.[112] In a statement
made to People the next day announcing the split, the couple said, "As you can imagine, this is a very
difficult time for our family... We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your
thoughts and prayers."[113] However, on March 18, 2011, Cyrus's father announced on The View that he
had dropped the divorce.[114]
Controversies
In December 2007, a brief controversy emerged when photos Cyrus had posted on her private MySpace
account, depicting her and a female friend sharing a piece of licorice and "almost kissing", were spread
across the internet, prompting rumors of lesbianism. Cyrus comments, "For me, I was like, That's two
girls—it's not a big deal. But they got spread around. Like someone copied and pasted and said,
Omigod, look at this, and blah blah blah."[115]
In April 2008, several provocative images of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked onto the
web by a teenager who hacked Cyrus's Gmail account.[116][117][118][119] Cyrus described the images as
"silly, inappropriate shots" and stated, "I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect. I never
intended for any of this to happen and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed anyone."[120][121] On April
25, 2008, the televised entertainment program Entertainment Tonight reported that Cyrus, then 15, had
posed topless for a photoshoot taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.[122] On April 29,
2008, The New York Times clarified that though the pictures left an impression that she was barebreasted,
Cyrus was wrapped in a bedsheet and was actually not topless.[123] Some parents expressed
outrage at the nature of the photograph, which a Disney spokesperson described as "a situation [that]
was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines." Gary Marsh, president
of entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, was quoted by Portfolio magazine to have said, “For
Miley Cyrus to be a 'good girl' is now a business decision for her. Parents have invested in her a
godliness. If she violates that trust, she won't get it back."[123] In response to the Internet circulation of
the photo and ensuing media attention, Cyrus released a statement of apology on April 27, 2008: "I took
part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the
story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I
care so deeply about."[123] Leibovitz also released a statement: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has
been misinterpreted. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I
think it is very beautiful."[123][124]
In May 2008, Gossett, Cyrus's longtime acting agent, left Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty for United
Talent Agency, partially with the hope of "giving Cyrus the major-agency backing that would support a
widening career", according to The Hollywood Reporter.[30][125] About a year later in June 2009, Cyrus
left both Gossett and UTA, which had recently negotiated her deals for The Last Song and the fourth
season of Hannah Montana, and joined the Creative Artists Agency, which had already represented her
for music.[126] Nikki Finke, who broke the news, reported, "Is this fair to UTA? Of course not. But I
hear the decision was made by Miley's mother Trish [sic] Cyrus".[127]
Cyrus's performance of "Party in the U.S.A." at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards incited a media uproar,
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with some viewers criticizing Cyrus's provocative outfit and inclusion of a brief pole dance as
inappropriate for her age, then sixteen, and for her young fans.[128][129] Conversely, Newsday reported
that her sexualization "has been coming for some time."[130] Ian Drew, senior editor of US Weekly, said,
"She already has this risque image, so it really wasn't much of a stretch. That's how Britney [Spears]
took off. She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley as well."[130] Cyrus was
also criticized that year for dating Gaston, five years her senior,[131] and for a photo displaying Cyrus
and friends making "slant-eyed" expressions, which the Organization of Chinese Americans claimed
was offensive to the Asian community.[132] Cyrus apologized for the photo on her website, defending
her actions and saying, "In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity! I was simply making a goofy
face."[133]
Later in 2010, TMZ released a video of Cyrus, then 16, giving Adam Shankman, producer of The Last
Song, a lap dance at the film's wrap party.[134][135][136] Cyrus's father defended her actions, saying
Miley was just "having fun" and that "it's what people her age do".[137] Later that year in December,
TMZ released a video of Cyrus, which took place five days after her 18th birthday at her Los Angeles
home, in which she is seen smoking from a bong. She claimed she was smoking the psychoactive plant
salvia divinorum, although this has not been confirmed by anybody but Cyrus herself.[138][139][140]
Salvia is legal in the state of California, and Cyrus was of legal age at the time the video was shot.[141]
Cyrus's father expressed his sadness regarding the matter on Twitter, saying, "Sorry guys. I had no idea.
Just saw this stuff for the first time myself. Im so sad. There is much beyond my control right now".[142]
[143]
Relationships
Cyrus told Seventeen magazine that she and Nick Jonas had dated for two years and "were in love", but
were "fighting a lot" by the end.[144] After the break-up, Cyrus says that she initially "rebell[ed] against
everything Nick wanted me to be. And then I was like, I've got to be by myself for now, and just figure
out who I really am."[144] In February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux opened a YouTube
account and began posting videos of what they called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described
as a "YouTube hit," is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with
Cyrus and Jiroux editing the footage together.[145]
In June 2009, Cyrus ended her nine-month relationship with model Justin Gaston shortly before flying
to Georgia to film The Last Song.[146] While filming later that month, Cyrus began dating her co-star in
The Last Song, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth.[147] She later called him her "first serious boyfriend".
[148] In August 2010, it was confirmed that her relationship with Hemsworth had ended.[149][150] Cyrus
and Hemsworth were seen together a month later, and were reportedly back together.[151] It was
announced in early November that the couple had split again.[152] As of March 2011, Cyrus and
Hemsworth are reportedly back together.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
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Discography
Main article: Miley Cyrus discography
Studio albums
Meet Miley Cyrus (2007)
Breakout (2008)
Can't Be Tamed (2010)
2003 Big Fish Young Ruthie Film debut
2007 High School Musical 2 Girl at pool Cameo
2008 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of
Both Worlds Concert Herself 3D Concert film
2008 Bolt Penny Voice-over Role
2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie Miley Stewart / Hannah
Montana
Based on TV
series
2010 The Last Song Veronica "Ronnie"
Miller
Film adaption of
book
2010 Sex and the City 2 Herself Cameo
2011 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Herself Cameo
2011 LOL: Laughing Out Loud Lola Remake of
French film
2011 So Undercover Molly Filming[153]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001–
2003 Doc Kylie Recurring role
2006–
2011 Hannah Montana Miley Stewart /
Hannah Montana Lead role
2006 The Suite Life of Zack
& Cody
Miley Stewart /
Hannah Montana
"That's So Suite Life of Hannah
Montana" (Season 2, Episode 20)
2006–
2008 Disney 365 Herself In 9 episodes, 2006-2008.
2007 The Replacements Celebrity Star (voice) "Frog Prince" (Season 2, Episode 5)
2007–
2008
The Emperor's New
School Yata (voice) Recurring role
2009 The Suite Life on Deck Miley Stewart /
Hannah Montana "Double-Crossed" (Season 1, Episode 21)
2011 Saturday Night Live Herself Host, March 5 episode.
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Extended plays
The Time of Our Lives (2009)
Tours
Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08)
Wonder World Tour (2009)
Gypsy Heart Tour (2011)
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Miley Cyrus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus;
November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop
singer. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley
Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel
sitcom Hannah Montana. Cyrus recorded music for
the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and
Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007),
released by Walt Disney Records. With the success
of the Hannah Montana franchise she established
herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to
Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She
embarked upon the Best of Both Worlds Tour the
same year, in which she performed as both herself
and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was
eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film
entitled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of
Both Worlds Concert (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus
released her first solo album, Breakout (2008), which
was commercially successful.
She began her foray into film by providing the voice
of "Penny" in the animated film Bolt (2008). Cyrus
earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for
Best Original Song for her performance of Bolt 's
theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also
reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana
in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). The Hannah
Montana: The Movie ' soundtrack introduced her to
new audiences within country and adult
contemporary markets.
She began to cultivate an adult image in 2009 with
the release of The Time of Our Lives (2009), an
extended play which presented a more mainstream
pop sound, and by filming The Last Song (2010), a
coming-of-age drama film. The former included
Cyrus's best-selling single, "Party in the
U.S.A." (2009). A studio album titled Can't Be
Tamed was released in 2010 and presents a new
dance-pop sound. The music video and lyrics of the
album's lead single, "Can't Be Tamed", portrays a
more sexualized image for the entertainer. Cyrus
ranked number thirteen on Forbes ' 2010 Celebrity
100.[3] In April 2011, Cyrus was named the 64th hottest woman in the world on Maxim's Hot 100.[4] In
May 2011, Cyrus was also named the 89th sexiest women in the world on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in
the world.[5]
Miley Cyrus
Cyrus at rehearsals for the 2010 MuchMusic Video
Awards
Background information
Birth name Destiny Hope Cyrus
Born November 23, 1992
Nashville, Tennessee,
United States[1]
Genres Pop,[2] pop rock, country pop,
electropop
Occupations Actress, author, entrepreneur,
fashion designer, singer, songwriter,
musician, dancer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 2001–present
Labels Hollywood, Fascination (UK), Avex
(Japan)
Associated
acts
Billy Ray Cyrus
Website mileycyrus.com
(http://mileycyrus.com/)
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Early life
Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee to Leticia Jean "Tish" (née Finley) and
country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.[6][7] Her parents named her Destiny Hope because they believed that
she would accomplish great things with her life. They gave her the nickname "Smiley", which was later
shortened to "Miley", because she smiled so often as a baby.[8] Cyrus suffers from a mild heart
condition causing tachycardia which, though not dangerous, is often bothersome.[9]
Against the wishes of her father's record company,[10] Cyrus's parents secretly married a year after
Cyrus's birth on December 28, 1993.[7][11] Tish had two children from a previous relationship: Trace
and Brandi. Billy Ray adopted Trace and Brandi when they were young.[12] She has a half-brother,
Christopher Cody, Billy Ray's son from a brief relationship, born the same year as Miley; he grew up
with his mother in South Carolina.[10] Tish and Billy Ray had two more children, Braison and Noah.
Cyrus's godmother is entertainer Dolly Parton.[13] Cyrus was very close to her paternal grandfather,
Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus.[14] Cyrus has paid her grandfather several tributes since his
death in 2006, including eventually changing her middle name to "Ray".[15] According to Cyrus's father,
"A lot of people say Miley changed her name to Miley Ray because of Billy Ray, but that's not true. She
did that in honor of my dad, because the two of them just loved each other to pieces."[9]
Cyrus grew up on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm in Franklin, Tennessee, approximately an hour away from
Nashville,[16] and attended Heritage Elementary School.[17] She was raised Christian and was baptized
in a Southern Baptist church prior to moving to Hollywood in 2005. She attended church regularly while
growing up and wore a purity ring.[18] Several of Cyrus's siblings also eventually entered the
entertainment business: Trace became a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station,
[19] Noah became an actress, and Brandi became a guitarist.[20]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2001–05: Early work
2.2 2006–07: Hannah Montana and Meet Miley Cyrus
2.3 2008–09: Breakout, transitions and film career launch
2.4 2010–present: Can't Be Tamed and focus on film career
3 Earnings
4 Image and personal life
4.1 Controversies
4.2 Relationships
5 Filmography
6 Discography
7 Tours
8 Awards and nominations
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
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Career
2001–05: Early work
In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada while her father filmed
the television series Doc.[21] Cyrus said watching her father film the show inspired her to pursue acting.
After Billy Ray took her to see a 2001 Mirvish production of Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra
Theatre, Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress."
[22] She began taking singing and acting classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto.[23] In her
first role, Cyrus played a girl named Kylie on Doc.[8] In 2003, Cyrus was credited under her birth name
for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish.[24]
At age 11, Cyrus learned about the casting for what became Hannah Montana, a Disney Channel
children's television series about a school girl with a secret double life as a teen pop star. Cyrus sent in a
tape auditioning for the show's best friend role, but received a call asking her to audition for the lead,
"Chloe Stewart".[1] After sending in a new tape and flying to Hollywood for further auditions,[25] Cyrus
was told that she was too young and too small for the part.[25][26] However, her persistence and ability
to sing in addition to act led the show's producers to invite her back for further auditions. Cyrus
eventually received the lead, renamed "Miley Stewart" after herself, at the age of twelve.[25] During this
time, she also auditioned with Taylor Lautner for the feature film The Adventures of Sharkboy and
Lavagirl in 3-D and it came down to her and another actress, but Cyrus started doing Hannah Montana
instead.[27]
As Cyrus's career took off, Tish Cyrus made several critical decisions regarding her daughter's
representation. She signed Cyrus with Mitchell Gossett, director of the youth division at Cunningham
Escott Slevin Doherty. Gossett, who specializes in creating child stars, had arranged for Cyrus's
auditions for Hannah Montana and is credited with "discovering" her.[28][29] For Cyrus's music career,
Tish followed the advice of Dolly Parton, Cyrus's godmother and a singer herself, and signed Cyrus with
Jason Morey of Morey Management Group. "Dolly said the Moreys are people you can trust around
your daughter," Tish Cyrus recalls, "and she said they have good morals, which is not always the case in
this business."[30] According to trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter, Parton's advice was "the best
advice [Tish] could [have gotten] on who should rep her daughter."[30] Tish also recruited Billy Ray's
business manager to manage her daughter's finances. Tish herself continues to co-manage or produce
many of Cyrus's career decisions.[30] For her education, Cyrus enrolled at Options for Youth Charter
Schools[31] and studied with a private tutor on the set of her television show.[32]
2006–07: Hannah Montana and Meet Miley Cyrus
Hannah Montana became an instant hit and propelled Cyrus to
teen idol status, according to The Daily Telegraph.[24] The series
premiered on March 26, 2006 to the largest audience ever for a Disney Channel show[33] and soon
became one of the highest-rated series on basic cable, elevating Cyrus's wealth and fame along with it.
[34] Time magazine reports that Cyrus's "phenom[enal]" success is due partially to her talent and
partially to "Disney learning to use its vast, multimedia holdings" and market Cyrus and Hannah
Montana appropriately.[35] Cyrus eventually became the first artist to have deals in television, film,
consumer products, and music within The Walt Disney Company.[28]
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Cyrus's first single was "The Best of Both Worlds", the theme
song to Hannah Montana, which was released on March 28,
2006.[36] "The Best of Both Worlds" is credited to "Hannah
Montana", the pop star Cyrus portrays on the series by the same
name. As with other songs credited to Montana, Cyrus typically
dressed as the character when performing the song live.[37]
Cyrus's first release under her own name was a cover of James
Baskett's "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", released on April 4, 2006 on
the fourth edition of DisneyMania.[38] Dressed as Hannah
Montana, Cyrus opened for The Cheetah Girls on twenty dates
of their The Party's Just Begun Tour, beginning on September
15, 2006.[39] On October 24 of same year, Walt Disney Records
released the first Hannah Montana soundtrack. Of the nine
tracks on the soundtrack performed by Cyrus, eight were
credited to "Hannah Montana" and one, a duet with her father
titled "I Learned from You", was credited to Cyrus as herself.
The album peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200
chart.[40]
The second season of Hannah Montana premiered on April 23, 2007, and ran until October 12, 2008.
[41] Cyrus signed a four-album deal with Disney-owned Hollywood Records and, on June 26, 2007,
released a double-disc album. The first disc was the soundtrack to the second season of Hannah
Montana, while the second, titled Meet Miley Cyrus, was Cyrus's debut album credited to her own name.
The double-disc album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200[42] and was later certified three times
platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[43] Meet Miley Cyrus generated
"See You Again", Cyrus's first single to be released under her own name and her first top ten hit on the
Billboard Hot 100.[44] In Fall 2007, Cyrus launched her first tour, the Best of Both Worlds Tour, to
promote Meet Miley Cyrus and the Hannah Montana soundtracks. With the Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ,
and Everlife as her opening acts, Cyrus toured from October 17, 2007 to January 31, 2008 with stops in
the U.S. and Canada.[45] Tickets sold out in minutes and were scalped for up to $2,500 and an average
of $214, well above their $26–$65 face value.[46] A Ticketmaster official commented, "Hell hath no
fury like the parent of a child throwing a tantrum. People who have been in this business for a long time
are watching what's happening, and they say there hasn't been a demand of this level or intensity since
The Beatles or Elvis."[47]
2008–09: Breakout, transitions and film career launch
After the end of the Best of Both Worlds Tour in January 2008, Walt
Disney Pictures released Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both
Worlds Concert, a 3D concert film of the tour, on February 1, 2008 for what was expected to be a oneweek
run. The film earned over $31 million [48] at the box-office and an average of $42,000 per theater,
twice the expected total, convincing Disney executives to extend the release for an indefinite run. "We
don't want to turn away kids from the theaters who couldn't get into the concerts," said Chuck Viane,
Disney's chief of distribution.[49] The film's soundtrack was released by Walt Disney
Records/Hollywood Records on March 11, 2008 and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.[50]
On July 22, 2008, Cyrus released her second studio album under her own name, entitled Breakout.
Cyrus performing in the Best of Both
Worlds Tour, January 4, 2008
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Cyrus said Breakout was inspired by "what's been going on in my life in
the past year."[51] Cyrus co-wrote eight out of twelve songs on the
album.[51] "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."[52] The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart[53]
and its lead single, "7 Things", peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot
100.[54][55] She hosted the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in
April[56] and the 2008 Teen Choice Awards by herself in August.[57]
Cyrus provided the voice of Penny in the 2008 computer-animated film
Bolt, which was released on November 21, 2008 to critical acclaim.[58]
Cyrus also co-wrote and recorded the song "I Thought I Lost You" as a
duet with John Travolta for the film, for which she received a Golden
Globe nomination.[59] In September 2009, she participated in the charity
single "Just Stand Up!" in support of the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up
to Cancer[60] and in the City of Hope Benefit Concert in support of
cancer research and training programs.[61] She also became involved in
Disney's Friends for Change, an environmentalist group, for which she
recorded the charity single "Send It On" along with several other Disney Channel stars.[62]
Cyrus had already begun transitioning to a more grown-up image in late
2008, when her representatives negotiated a deal for novelist Nicholas
Sparks to write the screenplay and novel basis for a film that would
serve as a star vehicle for Cyrus by introducing her to audiences older
than the young fans she had gained through Hannah Montana.[63]
Sparks and co-writer Jeff Van Wie developed The Last Song.[63] It was
important to Cyrus that she not be type cast as a singer: "I didn't want to
be a singer in another film. I don't want to do that anymore. You have no
idea how many musicals show up on my door. I want to do something a
little more serious."[64] In March 2009, Cyrus published Miles To Go, a
memoir co-written by Hilary Liftin chronicling her life through age
sixteen.[65] Cyrus starred as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah
Montana: The Movie, released April 10, 2009. Both the film and its
soundtrack, which contained twelve songs performed by Cyrus,[66]
achieved commercial success.[67][68] The soundtrack's lead single, "The
Climb", became a Top 40 hit in twelve countries[69] and introduced
Cyrus to listeners outside her typical teen pop audience.[70] Cyrus had
considered ending Hannah Montana after its third season, which
finished production on June 5, 2009,[71] but Disney retained and exercised its option for a fourth season.
[72]
Production on The Last Song lasted from June 15, 2009 to August 18, 2009.[73] In between, Cyrus
launched the third Hannah Montana soundtrack, recorded the extended play The Time of Our Lives, and
released the EP's lead single, "Party in the U.S.A."[74] Cyrus said The Time of Our Lives "is a
transitioning album. [...] really to introduce people to what I want my next record to sound like and with
time I will be able to do that a little more."[75] "Party in the U.S.A." debuted at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100 for her best-ever ranking on the chart.[76] The Time of Our Lives was released in
Cyrus at 2008 MTV Video
Music Awards.
Cyrus performing at Wonder
World Tour in 2009.
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conjunction with a clothing line co-designed by Cyrus and Max Azria for Walmart.[77]
From September 14, 2009 to December 29, 2010, Cyrus toured on her Wonder World Tour to promote
Breakout and The Time of Our Lives.[citation needed] On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen
Elizabeth II and numerous other members of the British Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance
in Blackpool, North West England.[78]
2010–present: Can't Be Tamed and focus on film career
Production on the fourth and final season of Hannah Montana
began on January 18, 2010.[79] In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti
earthquake, Cyrus appeared on the charity singles "We Are the
World: 25 for Haiti" and "Everybody Hurts".[80][81] Her third
studio album, Can't Be Tamed, was released on June 21, 2010. The
album's first single is the title track, "Can't Be Tamed". The single
was released for sale on May 18, 2010 and entered the Billboard
Hot 100 at number eight.[82] Cyrus's costumes and dances while
promoting Can't Be Tamed were also considerably more
provocative than previous performances, arousing media criticism.
[83] After releasing the album, Cyrus intends to take a break from
the music industry in order to focus on her film career.[84] She
commented, "I've not taken, like, acting lessons or anything, but it
doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do [...] I'm probably
going to go book an acting coach."[85] Cyrus has also decided to opt
out of college for the same reason, saying "I'm a firm believer that
you can go back at any age you want, because my Grandma went
back to college at 62 [...] For right now, I really want to focus on
my career. I've worked hard to get to where I am now, and I want to
enjoy it while it lasts."[86][87][88]
Cyrus starred in The Last Song, which was released on March 31, 2010, and received generally poor
reviews, as did Cyrus's performance.[89] Nonetheless, the film was commercially successful, grossing
more than $88 million at the worldwide box office.[90] According to box-office analyst Exhibitor
Relations, the film marked "a successful transition to adult roles for Miley Cyrus."[91]
The fourth and final season of Hannah Montana began airing on Disney Channel on July 11, 2010 and
was ended on January 16, 2011.[92]
As of December 2010, Cyrus is set to star in two more films, LOL: Laughing Out Loud and So
Undercover. In LOL, a remake of a 2008 French teen comedy, Cyrus plays "a daughter who is involved
with all the wrong kids, doing drugs, failing school, but [...whose] mother has her on this perfect
pedestal" and says "[She] just fell in love with the story."[93] Miley's character loses her virginity,
smokes cannabis, gets wasted and kisses two girlfriends on the lips.[94] She will also star in So
Undercover, an action comedy film. Cyrus will play the part of "a tough, street-smart private eye hired
by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority."[95] She will learn street fighting for the role.[95]
Cyrus hosted Saturday Night Live on March 5, 2011, where she performed in several sketches. She also
sang a brief song about her several controversies, such as the bong incident, the photo of her friend and
Cyrus at Kids Choice Awards
2011.
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she eating a Twizzler, and the "pole dance" on a hotel pole at the Teen Choice Awards, stating "I'm
sorry that I'm not perfect." [96][97]
In March 2011, father Billy Ray Cyrus confirmed on talk show, The View, that Miley had been in talks
with producer Dr. Luke on a new album, despite her earlier announcement that she'd be focusing more
on acting in the future.[98]
From April 29, 2011 to July 2, 2011, Cyrus is touring on her Gypsy Heart Tour to promote her album
Can't Be Tamed.
Earnings
In 2008, Cyrus earned $25 million, up from her earnings of $18 million in 2007, and was ranked number
35 on Forbes magazine's "Celebrity 100" list.[99] Parade magazine reported she was the richest teenage
celebrity and that her franchise would be worth approximately $1 billion by the end of the year.[100] In
2009, Forbes ranked her #29 on the Celebrity 100 and reported she had earned a total of $25 million.
[101] Then Cyrus got ranked number thirteen on Forbes ' 2010 Celebrity 100 ranking $48 million.[3]
From the $48 million she made between June 2009 to June 2010 made her the no. 4 highest earners
under 30 and the youngest on the list.[102]
From working on Hannah Montana, Cyrus got paid $15,000 per episode she did on the hit show,
making her the 6th highest paid child star on television behind fellow Disney stars Dylan and Cole
Sprouse and Keke Palmer with $20,000 for their shows. Also, she is behind friend and disney star
Selena Gomez that makes $25,000 per episode of her show, Nick star Miranda Cosgrove with $180,000
per episode of her show, and one time co-star Angus T. Jones that got paid $250,000 for each episode of
his show.[103] Though she had not got paid as much as other Disney stars, she is number 19 on the "Top
20 World's Richest Female Singers Of All Time" list with over $100 million in 5 years active
throughout her career.[104]
Image and personal life
With Cyrus's increased success came increased media attention. In a May 2008 interview with The Los
Angeles Times, Francois Navarre, the proprietor of the X17 photo agency, said Cyrus's market value had
picked up considerably after the Vanity Fair photo controversy: "She's started to sell more. [...] It used
to be $300, and now it's $2,000 for a picture."[105] Estimates for a picture of the then-15 year old's first
kiss ranged from $30,000 to $150,000.[105] Navarre noted that Cyrus rarely behaved against her
wholesome image or went out without a parent and stated, "She has people waiting for the moment she
starts to be less traditional. [...] It's natural. Any teenager. But it's going to come very fast. [...] As soon
as her mom lets her go out by herself. It's going to start to be interesting."[105] Time magazine included
her on the 2008 Time 100, the magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her writeup
was written by former child star Donny Osmond, who warned, "As an idol to tweens the world over,
singer-actress Miley Cyrus, 15, is riding a huge tidal wave at the pinnacle of her career; this is as it
should be. I hope she enjoys it. [...] Within three to five years, Miley will have to face adulthood. [...] As
she does, she'll want to change her image, and that change will be met with adversity."[106]
Cyrus celebrated her 16th birthday at Disneyland with a charity fundraiser for Youth Service America, a
youth volunteer service organization.[107][108][109]
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At the end of 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Cyrus the fourth best-selling female artist[110] and the
fifth best-selling singer overall.[111]
On October 26, 2010, less than a month before Cyrus's eighteenth birthday, her father Billy Ray Cyrus
filed for divorce from her mother in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences.[112] In a statement
made to People the next day announcing the split, the couple said, "As you can imagine, this is a very
difficult time for our family... We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your
thoughts and prayers."[113] However, on March 18, 2011, Cyrus's father announced on The View that he
had dropped the divorce.[114]
Controversies
In December 2007, a brief controversy emerged when photos Cyrus had posted on her private MySpace
account, depicting her and a female friend sharing a piece of licorice and "almost kissing", were spread
across the internet, prompting rumors of lesbianism. Cyrus comments, "For me, I was like, That's two
girls—it's not a big deal. But they got spread around. Like someone copied and pasted and said,
Omigod, look at this, and blah blah blah."[115]
In April 2008, several provocative images of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked onto the
web by a teenager who hacked Cyrus's Gmail account.[116][117][118][119] Cyrus described the images as
"silly, inappropriate shots" and stated, "I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect. I never
intended for any of this to happen and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed anyone."[120][121] On April
25, 2008, the televised entertainment program Entertainment Tonight reported that Cyrus, then 15, had
posed topless for a photoshoot taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair.[122] On April 29,
2008, The New York Times clarified that though the pictures left an impression that she was barebreasted,
Cyrus was wrapped in a bedsheet and was actually not topless.[123] Some parents expressed
outrage at the nature of the photograph, which a Disney spokesperson described as "a situation [that]
was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines." Gary Marsh, president
of entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, was quoted by Portfolio magazine to have said, “For
Miley Cyrus to be a 'good girl' is now a business decision for her. Parents have invested in her a
godliness. If she violates that trust, she won't get it back."[123] In response to the Internet circulation of
the photo and ensuing media attention, Cyrus released a statement of apology on April 27, 2008: "I took
part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the
story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I
care so deeply about."[123] Leibovitz also released a statement: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has
been misinterpreted. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I
think it is very beautiful."[123][124]
In May 2008, Gossett, Cyrus's longtime acting agent, left Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty for United
Talent Agency, partially with the hope of "giving Cyrus the major-agency backing that would support a
widening career", according to The Hollywood Reporter.[30][125] About a year later in June 2009, Cyrus
left both Gossett and UTA, which had recently negotiated her deals for The Last Song and the fourth
season of Hannah Montana, and joined the Creative Artists Agency, which had already represented her
for music.[126] Nikki Finke, who broke the news, reported, "Is this fair to UTA? Of course not. But I
hear the decision was made by Miley's mother Trish [sic] Cyrus".[127]
Cyrus's performance of "Party in the U.S.A." at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards incited a media uproar,
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with some viewers criticizing Cyrus's provocative outfit and inclusion of a brief pole dance as
inappropriate for her age, then sixteen, and for her young fans.[128][129] Conversely, Newsday reported
that her sexualization "has been coming for some time."[130] Ian Drew, senior editor of US Weekly, said,
"She already has this risque image, so it really wasn't much of a stretch. That's how Britney [Spears]
took off. She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley as well."[130] Cyrus was
also criticized that year for dating Gaston, five years her senior,[131] and for a photo displaying Cyrus
and friends making "slant-eyed" expressions, which the Organization of Chinese Americans claimed
was offensive to the Asian community.[132] Cyrus apologized for the photo on her website, defending
her actions and saying, "In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity! I was simply making a goofy
face."[133]
Later in 2010, TMZ released a video of Cyrus, then 16, giving Adam Shankman, producer of The Last
Song, a lap dance at the film's wrap party.[134][135][136] Cyrus's father defended her actions, saying
Miley was just "having fun" and that "it's what people her age do".[137] Later that year in December,
TMZ released a video of Cyrus, which took place five days after her 18th birthday at her Los Angeles
home, in which she is seen smoking from a bong. She claimed she was smoking the psychoactive plant
salvia divinorum, although this has not been confirmed by anybody but Cyrus herself.[138][139][140]
Salvia is legal in the state of California, and Cyrus was of legal age at the time the video was shot.[141]
Cyrus's father expressed his sadness regarding the matter on Twitter, saying, "Sorry guys. I had no idea.
Just saw this stuff for the first time myself. Im so sad. There is much beyond my control right now".[142]
[143]
Relationships
Cyrus told Seventeen magazine that she and Nick Jonas had dated for two years and "were in love", but
were "fighting a lot" by the end.[144] After the break-up, Cyrus says that she initially "rebell[ed] against
everything Nick wanted me to be. And then I was like, I've got to be by myself for now, and just figure
out who I really am."[144] In February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux opened a YouTube
account and began posting videos of what they called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described
as a "YouTube hit," is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with
Cyrus and Jiroux editing the footage together.[145]
In June 2009, Cyrus ended her nine-month relationship with model Justin Gaston shortly before flying
to Georgia to film The Last Song.[146] While filming later that month, Cyrus began dating her co-star in
The Last Song, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth.[147] She later called him her "first serious boyfriend".
[148] In August 2010, it was confirmed that her relationship with Hemsworth had ended.[149][150] Cyrus
and Hemsworth were seen together a month later, and were reportedly back together.[151] It was
announced in early November that the couple had split again.[152] As of March 2011, Cyrus and
Hemsworth are reportedly back together.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
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Discography
Main article: Miley Cyrus discography
Studio albums
Meet Miley Cyrus (2007)
Breakout (2008)
Can't Be Tamed (2010)
2003 Big Fish Young Ruthie Film debut
2007 High School Musical 2 Girl at pool Cameo
2008 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of
Both Worlds Concert Herself 3D Concert film
2008 Bolt Penny Voice-over Role
2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie Miley Stewart / Hannah
Montana
Based on TV
series
2010 The Last Song Veronica "Ronnie"
Miller
Film adaption of
book
2010 Sex and the City 2 Herself Cameo
2011 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Herself Cameo
2011 LOL: Laughing Out Loud Lola Remake of
French film
2011 So Undercover Molly Filming[153]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001–
2003 Doc Kylie Recurring role
2006–
2011 Hannah Montana Miley Stewart /
Hannah Montana Lead role
2006 The Suite Life of Zack
& Cody
Miley Stewart /
Hannah Montana
"That's So Suite Life of Hannah
Montana" (Season 2, Episode 20)
2006–
2008 Disney 365 Herself In 9 episodes, 2006-2008.
2007 The Replacements Celebrity Star (voice) "Frog Prince" (Season 2, Episode 5)
2007–
2008
The Emperor's New
School Yata (voice) Recurring role
2009 The Suite Life on Deck Miley Stewart /
Hannah Montana "Double-Crossed" (Season 1, Episode 21)
2011 Saturday Night Live Herself Host, March 5 episode.
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Extended plays
The Time of Our Lives (2009)
Tours
Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08)
Wonder World Tour (2009)
Gypsy Heart Tour (2011)
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Miley Cyrus
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
JUSTIN BIEBER MANIA INVASION MANILA, PHILIPPINES
MANILA, Philippines--Though only 17 years old, Canadian singer Justin Bieber insists his music not only caters to people his age but to anyone who can relate to love.
“Love is a universal thing and not just for young people,” he pointed out during his press conference in Manila held May 10 inside a tent just behind the stage at SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds. “I’m not an adult yet…but my music will grow with me.”
If people really can’t---shouldn’t--- argue with success then Bieber need just brush aside the doubters. As the MCA Music release puts it, his music has proven to be an anthology of constant breakthrough hits, garnering a record-high 7x platinum award for combined sales of his albums “My World,” “My World 2.0,” “My Worlds,” “My Worlds-The Collection” and “Never Say Never: The Remixes.”
He’s had several charttoppers, too, either solo or in collaboration with such acts as Kanye West, Sean Kingston and, just recently, Rascal Flatts. Among these were “Never Say Never,” “That Should Be Me,” “One Less Lonely Girl,” “Pray” and his biggest smash so far, “Baby.”
Still, Bieber finds it “amazing” that his presence in a city can actually cause traffic jams or have people camp outside wherever just to see him whenever. To him, his success will always be “a rollercoaster ride…crazy” but one that he enjoys so much.
“Because if you’re not having fun, it’s not worth it,” he quipped.
He doesn’t take any country he visits for granted.
“I perform every night or every other night…and each one is very special to me. It’s like I love the Philippines but I also love Japan. I need to focus on giving my fans the best every time I’m out there because that might be their only time to watch me perform.”
Bieber admits that the demands of his success get to him sometimes. These past days, the teenager revealed he’s been having “throat congestion” despite his schedule easing up “just a bit.” Prior to Manila, Bieber was in Singapore where he had time to visit the Night Safari and swim with friends.
“I’m kinda keeping things with people I’m constantly with like a family relationship,” he said, pertaining especially to R&B artists Usher and Drake. “Usher is amazing. He has contributed a lot to my music and career, guiding me in the right direction. Drake…I look up to him. I like the way he handles himself and he’s like a big brother to me.”
Any chance of him collaborating with Charice or Manny Pacquiao?
“I met Charice briefly on ‘Oprah.’ She’s sweet. Manny? I’d love to go inside the ring with him!” he answered indirectly. Then prompted for a straight answer, he said, “Maybe.”
To aspiring singers like he once was, Bieber gave three suggestions.
“If you’ve already found what works, don’t change it. Second, be relatable to fans. And like I said, have fun in whatever you do because if you don’t, then it’s not worth it.”
Some Bieber trivia: His all-time favorite songs are Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror” and “Dirty Diana,” as well as Boyz II Men’s “On Bended Knees.” One of his most embarrassing moments was breaking his foot onstage while performing as front act for Taylor Swift a couple of years ago. His favorite video game these days is NBA 2K11. He once visited a girl stricken with cancer who told him that his music helps her get through tough days.
To the delight of his Pinoy fans, Bieber confirmed that his back-up singers, Legaci, are all kababayans. The members taught him some Filipino words though he refused to say them aloud during the press conference because these were “bad” words.
“What’s a good word to say? Mahal kita? What does it mean? Oh, okay: Mahal kita,” he said.
And the fans started swooning, melting.
MANILA, Philippines – While the Justin Bieber concert was going on, #justinbieber entered the top trending topics on Twitter in the Philippines, only to drop out within the hour. By the time the concert ended, roughly just over an hour after it started at around 9 p.m., the other topics trending locally were One Less Lonely Girl (title of Bieber’s song), OLLG (its abbreviation), and Kathleen Kaye Pesante, apparently the name of the girl to whom Bieber sang the aforementioned song during the concert, according to Twitter users.
Here are some of the Twitter updates at the concert's end until midnight of the same night:
From Bieber himself, he posted this message: “the streets of Manila are filled...this is crazy. great energy. sick or not that show went hard!! #myworldtour” and half an hour later, followed with: “that show was great but tough. real sick. time to rest. #muchlove #wegohard”
Poreotics, meanwhile, tweeted Bieber: “Just freestyled with @justinbieber at his concert on Manila! Crowd was amazing!!! Thank you PHILIPPINES...MABUHAY!!!!!”
At show’s end, the first few celebrity tweets came from Tim Yap, Agot Isidro and Karen Davila.
Yap posted: “When Justin Bieber sang ‘Baby,’ I looked at the front row, and there they were, babies. #BieberinManila.” He soon followed this with a shout-out: “So proud of all Pinoy vocal group Legaci &dance group Poreotics,half of them Pinoy, part of #justinbieber's crew.Reprezent! #BieberinManila”
Isidro, on the other hand, seemed more concerned. “8k peso-tickets for an hour's worth of shrieking mayhem? Kalokohan. Feeling bad for shortchanged Bieber fans,” she tweeted, which was re-tweeted by Karen Davila. She also followed it with, as posted on pinoyentertainmentnews.com: “Oh wait! May php 13k tickets pala! Aawww... Pang-tuition nyo din yan, mga ining!”
Davila, who admitted she didn’t watch the concert but got her updates from fellow Twitter users, then asked via her account, “To those who watched Bieber concert: Was it worth your money?”
Soon enough, fans also exchanged messages on Twitter asking if the reason for the apparent short concert was Bieber not feeling well. Although Bieber himself had noted this in his tweet, no official statement has been given regarding this matter.
Nevertheless, Filipino fans of the young pop superstar were just elated, proven by some of the Twitter messages they posted just after the show.
By midnight, actress Camille Prats posted: “Craziest concert ever!!! I am now a certified belieber!!!:) worth every scent! Performance to the highest level! WOW!!!” She followed it shortly with, “I didnt notice @justinbieber's concert was cut short. He gave an all out performance eventhough they said he wasn't feeling well. One of the best performances i've seen in Manila by a foreign artist!:) so many costume changes, videos and other surprises!:) it was really worth it.”
Bigbadbawang also followed suit: “The deafening sound of thousands of TWEENS! Unforgettable at the @justinbieber concert! Manila loves U!”
An early reply to Isidro’s tweet, meanwhile, was posted by 11RamilKenneth: “@agot_isidro but you cant take the truth miss agot that @justinbieber is #JUSTINBIEBER... hehe”
User ayoitsred said, “Any price was worth the 1hr concert. The show went on though you were sick. #justinbieber was awesome. @justinbieber hope you come back.”
Another read: “finally i saw #JUSTINBIEBER in person OMG i had so much fun:)”
User genzsephperez tweeted: “so awesome the concert of #justinbieber tonight ...there so many people...”
One user, on the other hand, had a kick not just out of the show but her luck that night. “Highlight of my night was being able to sit next to the Younghusbands of the Azkals at the #JustinBieber concert!!”
A different user also noted that Elmo Magalona, son of late master rapper Francis M, was also in the same area at the concert.
User nikkaharo tweeted, “Naiimagine ko na ang traffic sa MOA. #justinbieber LIVE in Manila has officially ended. Estimated crowd is around 40,000-50,000.”
Actress Jennica Garcia also tweeted: “Nakatuwa si Bieber meron siyang isang dancer na Pinoy. Binigyan niya ng spot. Nagsayaw siya ng solo at in all fairness magaling siya! :)” and also added, “Hindi mawala ngiti ko... :D hanggang tenga pa rin hanggang ngayon. I'm so high.... So high on Bieber!!!! ;)”
But amid the good vibes, there are those who expressed disappointment, clearly clueless about the reason for the seemingly shorter-than-expected show.
User @imsofialicios said: “#JUSTINBIEBER what have you done.....a waste of money for the kids cuz you CUT the concert after an hour....i understand that you're tired but....STILL you should've warned the beliebs!”
Another one posted, “affected much ako sa 1 hour concert ni #JUSTINBIEBER,, kawawang parents at fans..tsk tsk.”
“#justinbieber should have inform the fans that his show will only run for 1 hr no matter what will happen, pra di madissapoint ang mga bata,” wrote another.
Another one who tweeted didn’t complain about the length of the show but said, “Grabe....kaantok ang #JustinBieber mas okay pa ang Gary V. Concert!”
User ronnievinn tweeted to raise another concern: “#justinbieber too crowded ... organizers kawawa mga kids :( shorter than 3ft older tweenies standing... the performance were cute though.”
Biebier flies out of Manila today, May 11, via PAL flight at 10 a.m.
MANILA, Philippines – Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber never fails to amaze his fans---including Pinoys, who are likely more enamored with him after he tweeted in Filipino recently.
On May 7, Bieber tweeted, “Next stop.. Manila, Philippines.. #MyWorldTour?! Mahal Kita.”
This was followed by a retweet of his Pinoy fans. Itsjasaransay posted this message, which was then retweeted by justinbieber: @justinbieber can't wait 'till you come here in Manila :) I love you.”
Another retweet from the singer was this post from Im_saaam: “I can't believe that @justinbieber is coming to Manila in less than a day! And on may 10 I'll be in the same room as him! So excited!”
Bieber is definitely a crowd pleaser but along the way, he has also committed minor booboos. During his concert in Malaysia, for example, an unnamed blogger, who claimed his friend was able to view the singer’s error when it allegedly happened, was quoted in a report.
“Justin Bieber staged a very successful jampacked concert in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last night April 21… But one funny ‘boo-boo’ happened when he showed up on stage and greeted his Malaysian fans ‘Hello Manila!’”
The incident had Twitterworld in unimaginable frenzy as fans and detractors had a day voicing out their comments. While some messages are pro-Bieber, there are those who criticized the young Canadian singer.
The Bieber craze continues as the singer reportedly did not arrive as scheduled for his Justin Bieber My World Tour in Manila set on May 10 at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
A report by DZMM said that Bieber is expected to come on May 8. “Hindi natuloy ang nakatakda sanang pagdating ng sikat na singer na si Justin Bieber alas onse trenta y singko kagabi. Ayon kay Cathy Liven ng NAIA Media Affairs department, hindi natuloy ang pagdating ni Bieber sakay ng Philippine Airlines dahil sa sama ng panahon. Hindi pa matiyak kung kailan pa ito darating para sa kanyang concert. Bukas bago ang concert (ay) may naka-schedule na presson si Bieber sa Philippine media,” the radio anchor of DZMM reported on May 9.
On the same day, lifestyle columnist of Manila Standard Today Harold Geronimo made an erratum on his earlier posted messages on Twitter insinuating that Bieber is already in the country.
“Got a call from the major sponsor: Justin Bieber isn't in Manila yet. He's arriving tomorrow morning. Postponed flight due to bad weather,” Geronimo tweeted at around 11:45 p.m.
Geronimo also tweeted at almost the same minute, “Justin Bieber and team went on a Night Safari in Singapore tonight. Nice!”
Six hours earlier, Geronimo tweeted these messages suggesting the Canadian singer has already arrived in Manila.
“Source: EDSA Shangrila received hundreds of calls from people asking about Justin Bieber.”
“Wear purple in @justinbieber's concert tomorrow. It's his favorite color!”
“Justin Bieber is now relaxing at the poolside with his production team trying some wakeboarding - Filipino-style!”
He even posted a photo of Bieber’s supposed arrival at the airport. “Justin Bieber's arrival at NAIA yesterday. Quiet, no media frenzy. http://twitpic.com/4vfwmu.”
But later, he tweeted this, “I deleted the photo of Justin Bieber at the airport because I also questioned its authenticity from a source.”
Before retiring to bed, Geronimo seemingly took a swipe at his detractors for criticizing his false report about Bieber.
“Good night friends! Always remember: Kung ang hayop nga nagkakamali, tao pa kaya?” he said.
To probably end all speculations about Bieber, TV5 posted on May 9 an official announcement on its Facebook account that said: “The Justin Bieber concert will push through tomorrow. There is no truth to the rumors going around social networking sites that it's cancelled.”
“Love is a universal thing and not just for young people,” he pointed out during his press conference in Manila held May 10 inside a tent just behind the stage at SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds. “I’m not an adult yet…but my music will grow with me.”
If people really can’t---shouldn’t--- argue with success then Bieber need just brush aside the doubters. As the MCA Music release puts it, his music has proven to be an anthology of constant breakthrough hits, garnering a record-high 7x platinum award for combined sales of his albums “My World,” “My World 2.0,” “My Worlds,” “My Worlds-The Collection” and “Never Say Never: The Remixes.”
He’s had several charttoppers, too, either solo or in collaboration with such acts as Kanye West, Sean Kingston and, just recently, Rascal Flatts. Among these were “Never Say Never,” “That Should Be Me,” “One Less Lonely Girl,” “Pray” and his biggest smash so far, “Baby.”
Still, Bieber finds it “amazing” that his presence in a city can actually cause traffic jams or have people camp outside wherever just to see him whenever. To him, his success will always be “a rollercoaster ride…crazy” but one that he enjoys so much.
“Because if you’re not having fun, it’s not worth it,” he quipped.
He doesn’t take any country he visits for granted.
“I perform every night or every other night…and each one is very special to me. It’s like I love the Philippines but I also love Japan. I need to focus on giving my fans the best every time I’m out there because that might be their only time to watch me perform.”
Bieber admits that the demands of his success get to him sometimes. These past days, the teenager revealed he’s been having “throat congestion” despite his schedule easing up “just a bit.” Prior to Manila, Bieber was in Singapore where he had time to visit the Night Safari and swim with friends.
“I’m kinda keeping things with people I’m constantly with like a family relationship,” he said, pertaining especially to R&B artists Usher and Drake. “Usher is amazing. He has contributed a lot to my music and career, guiding me in the right direction. Drake…I look up to him. I like the way he handles himself and he’s like a big brother to me.”
Any chance of him collaborating with Charice or Manny Pacquiao?
“I met Charice briefly on ‘Oprah.’ She’s sweet. Manny? I’d love to go inside the ring with him!” he answered indirectly. Then prompted for a straight answer, he said, “Maybe.”
To aspiring singers like he once was, Bieber gave three suggestions.
“If you’ve already found what works, don’t change it. Second, be relatable to fans. And like I said, have fun in whatever you do because if you don’t, then it’s not worth it.”
Some Bieber trivia: His all-time favorite songs are Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror” and “Dirty Diana,” as well as Boyz II Men’s “On Bended Knees.” One of his most embarrassing moments was breaking his foot onstage while performing as front act for Taylor Swift a couple of years ago. His favorite video game these days is NBA 2K11. He once visited a girl stricken with cancer who told him that his music helps her get through tough days.
To the delight of his Pinoy fans, Bieber confirmed that his back-up singers, Legaci, are all kababayans. The members taught him some Filipino words though he refused to say them aloud during the press conference because these were “bad” words.
“What’s a good word to say? Mahal kita? What does it mean? Oh, okay: Mahal kita,” he said.
And the fans started swooning, melting.
MANILA, Philippines – While the Justin Bieber concert was going on, #justinbieber entered the top trending topics on Twitter in the Philippines, only to drop out within the hour. By the time the concert ended, roughly just over an hour after it started at around 9 p.m., the other topics trending locally were One Less Lonely Girl (title of Bieber’s song), OLLG (its abbreviation), and Kathleen Kaye Pesante, apparently the name of the girl to whom Bieber sang the aforementioned song during the concert, according to Twitter users.
Here are some of the Twitter updates at the concert's end until midnight of the same night:
From Bieber himself, he posted this message: “the streets of Manila are filled...this is crazy. great energy. sick or not that show went hard!! #myworldtour” and half an hour later, followed with: “that show was great but tough. real sick. time to rest. #muchlove #wegohard”
Poreotics, meanwhile, tweeted Bieber: “Just freestyled with @justinbieber at his concert on Manila! Crowd was amazing!!! Thank you PHILIPPINES...MABUHAY!!!!!”
At show’s end, the first few celebrity tweets came from Tim Yap, Agot Isidro and Karen Davila.
Yap posted: “When Justin Bieber sang ‘Baby,’ I looked at the front row, and there they were, babies. #BieberinManila.” He soon followed this with a shout-out: “So proud of all Pinoy vocal group Legaci &dance group Poreotics,half of them Pinoy, part of #justinbieber's crew.Reprezent! #BieberinManila”
Isidro, on the other hand, seemed more concerned. “8k peso-tickets for an hour's worth of shrieking mayhem? Kalokohan. Feeling bad for shortchanged Bieber fans,” she tweeted, which was re-tweeted by Karen Davila. She also followed it with, as posted on pinoyentertainmentnews.com: “Oh wait! May php 13k tickets pala! Aawww... Pang-tuition nyo din yan, mga ining!”
Davila, who admitted she didn’t watch the concert but got her updates from fellow Twitter users, then asked via her account, “To those who watched Bieber concert: Was it worth your money?”
Soon enough, fans also exchanged messages on Twitter asking if the reason for the apparent short concert was Bieber not feeling well. Although Bieber himself had noted this in his tweet, no official statement has been given regarding this matter.
Nevertheless, Filipino fans of the young pop superstar were just elated, proven by some of the Twitter messages they posted just after the show.
By midnight, actress Camille Prats posted: “Craziest concert ever!!! I am now a certified belieber!!!:) worth every scent! Performance to the highest level! WOW!!!” She followed it shortly with, “I didnt notice @justinbieber's concert was cut short. He gave an all out performance eventhough they said he wasn't feeling well. One of the best performances i've seen in Manila by a foreign artist!:) so many costume changes, videos and other surprises!:) it was really worth it.”
Bigbadbawang also followed suit: “The deafening sound of thousands of TWEENS! Unforgettable at the @justinbieber concert! Manila loves U!”
An early reply to Isidro’s tweet, meanwhile, was posted by 11RamilKenneth: “@agot_isidro but you cant take the truth miss agot that @justinbieber is #JUSTINBIEBER... hehe”
User ayoitsred said, “Any price was worth the 1hr concert. The show went on though you were sick. #justinbieber was awesome. @justinbieber hope you come back.”
Another read: “finally i saw #JUSTINBIEBER in person OMG i had so much fun:)”
User genzsephperez tweeted: “so awesome the concert of #justinbieber tonight ...there so many people...”
One user, on the other hand, had a kick not just out of the show but her luck that night. “Highlight of my night was being able to sit next to the Younghusbands of the Azkals at the #JustinBieber concert!!”
A different user also noted that Elmo Magalona, son of late master rapper Francis M, was also in the same area at the concert.
User nikkaharo tweeted, “Naiimagine ko na ang traffic sa MOA. #justinbieber LIVE in Manila has officially ended. Estimated crowd is around 40,000-50,000.”
Actress Jennica Garcia also tweeted: “Nakatuwa si Bieber meron siyang isang dancer na Pinoy. Binigyan niya ng spot. Nagsayaw siya ng solo at in all fairness magaling siya! :)” and also added, “Hindi mawala ngiti ko... :D hanggang tenga pa rin hanggang ngayon. I'm so high.... So high on Bieber!!!! ;)”
But amid the good vibes, there are those who expressed disappointment, clearly clueless about the reason for the seemingly shorter-than-expected show.
User @imsofialicios said: “#JUSTINBIEBER what have you done.....a waste of money for the kids cuz you CUT the concert after an hour....i understand that you're tired but....STILL you should've warned the beliebs!”
Another one posted, “affected much ako sa 1 hour concert ni #JUSTINBIEBER,, kawawang parents at fans..tsk tsk.”
“#justinbieber should have inform the fans that his show will only run for 1 hr no matter what will happen, pra di madissapoint ang mga bata,” wrote another.
Another one who tweeted didn’t complain about the length of the show but said, “Grabe....kaantok ang #JustinBieber mas okay pa ang Gary V. Concert!”
User ronnievinn tweeted to raise another concern: “#justinbieber too crowded ... organizers kawawa mga kids :( shorter than 3ft older tweenies standing... the performance were cute though.”
Biebier flies out of Manila today, May 11, via PAL flight at 10 a.m.
MANILA, Philippines – Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber never fails to amaze his fans---including Pinoys, who are likely more enamored with him after he tweeted in Filipino recently.
On May 7, Bieber tweeted, “Next stop.. Manila, Philippines.. #MyWorldTour?! Mahal Kita.”
This was followed by a retweet of his Pinoy fans. Itsjasaransay posted this message, which was then retweeted by justinbieber: @justinbieber can't wait 'till you come here in Manila :) I love you.”
Another retweet from the singer was this post from Im_saaam: “I can't believe that @justinbieber is coming to Manila in less than a day! And on may 10 I'll be in the same room as him! So excited!”
Bieber is definitely a crowd pleaser but along the way, he has also committed minor booboos. During his concert in Malaysia, for example, an unnamed blogger, who claimed his friend was able to view the singer’s error when it allegedly happened, was quoted in a report.
“Justin Bieber staged a very successful jampacked concert in Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last night April 21… But one funny ‘boo-boo’ happened when he showed up on stage and greeted his Malaysian fans ‘Hello Manila!’”
The incident had Twitterworld in unimaginable frenzy as fans and detractors had a day voicing out their comments. While some messages are pro-Bieber, there are those who criticized the young Canadian singer.
The Bieber craze continues as the singer reportedly did not arrive as scheduled for his Justin Bieber My World Tour in Manila set on May 10 at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
A report by DZMM said that Bieber is expected to come on May 8. “Hindi natuloy ang nakatakda sanang pagdating ng sikat na singer na si Justin Bieber alas onse trenta y singko kagabi. Ayon kay Cathy Liven ng NAIA Media Affairs department, hindi natuloy ang pagdating ni Bieber sakay ng Philippine Airlines dahil sa sama ng panahon. Hindi pa matiyak kung kailan pa ito darating para sa kanyang concert. Bukas bago ang concert (ay) may naka-schedule na presson si Bieber sa Philippine media,” the radio anchor of DZMM reported on May 9.
On the same day, lifestyle columnist of Manila Standard Today Harold Geronimo made an erratum on his earlier posted messages on Twitter insinuating that Bieber is already in the country.
“Got a call from the major sponsor: Justin Bieber isn't in Manila yet. He's arriving tomorrow morning. Postponed flight due to bad weather,” Geronimo tweeted at around 11:45 p.m.
Geronimo also tweeted at almost the same minute, “Justin Bieber and team went on a Night Safari in Singapore tonight. Nice!”
Six hours earlier, Geronimo tweeted these messages suggesting the Canadian singer has already arrived in Manila.
“Source: EDSA Shangrila received hundreds of calls from people asking about Justin Bieber.”
“Wear purple in @justinbieber's concert tomorrow. It's his favorite color!”
“Justin Bieber is now relaxing at the poolside with his production team trying some wakeboarding - Filipino-style!”
He even posted a photo of Bieber’s supposed arrival at the airport. “Justin Bieber's arrival at NAIA yesterday. Quiet, no media frenzy. http://twitpic.com/4vfwmu.”
But later, he tweeted this, “I deleted the photo of Justin Bieber at the airport because I also questioned its authenticity from a source.”
Before retiring to bed, Geronimo seemingly took a swipe at his detractors for criticizing his false report about Bieber.
“Good night friends! Always remember: Kung ang hayop nga nagkakamali, tao pa kaya?” he said.
To probably end all speculations about Bieber, TV5 posted on May 9 an official announcement on its Facebook account that said: “The Justin Bieber concert will push through tomorrow. There is no truth to the rumors going around social networking sites that it's cancelled.”
Thursday, April 28, 2011
YES OR NO!!! burrying former Pres. Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani???
Pres Noynoy has asked VP Binay to help resolve the issue of burrying former Pres. Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani. As part of his Consultation with all Filipinos, VP Binay would Like to get yoor opinion on whether you are in favor or not to have former Pres. Marcos burried at Libingan ng mga Bayani
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VP BINAY ASKS PUBLIC TO EMAIL, TEXT VIEWS ON MARCOS BURIAL ISSUE
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
Aiming to involve the public on the issue that the late President Ferdinand Marcos be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay encouraged the Filipino people to participate in the discussion and send him their views.
The public may send in their reactions and comments via email through blog@ovp.gov.ph or text through 0926-7468212 (for Globe subscribers) and 0949-6295575 (for Smart subscribers).
Earlier, the Vice President sent out letters to political parties accredited by the Commission on Elections and non-government organizations also to seek their opinion on the matter.
President Benigno S. Aquino III assigned Binay to study the issue, saying the latter would be able to give the proposal “a fair hearing.”
“In line with the instructions of President Benigno C. Aquino III for me to study and recommend to him at the soonest possible time, the best option that this administration should take with regard to the question on “whether the time has come for the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani”, I have decided to undertake wide multi-sectoral consultations with our people on the matter,” Binay wrote in his letter.
In an interview today, the Vice President confirmed his approval of the suggestion of PDP-Laban president Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III to conduct a debate on the issue.
“Let there be a debate. We will not preclude anyone or anybody. At the end of the day, we will have to make a decision,” Binay said.
The Vice President is expected to submit his recommendation to President Aquino after the consultations on the matter have been completed.
“We will act based on the result of the public opinion,” he said.
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VP BINAY ASKS PUBLIC TO EMAIL, TEXT VIEWS ON MARCOS BURIAL ISSUE
Posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
Aiming to involve the public on the issue that the late President Ferdinand Marcos be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay encouraged the Filipino people to participate in the discussion and send him their views.
The public may send in their reactions and comments via email through blog@ovp.gov.ph or text through 0926-7468212 (for Globe subscribers) and 0949-6295575 (for Smart subscribers).
Earlier, the Vice President sent out letters to political parties accredited by the Commission on Elections and non-government organizations also to seek their opinion on the matter.
President Benigno S. Aquino III assigned Binay to study the issue, saying the latter would be able to give the proposal “a fair hearing.”
“In line with the instructions of President Benigno C. Aquino III for me to study and recommend to him at the soonest possible time, the best option that this administration should take with regard to the question on “whether the time has come for the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani”, I have decided to undertake wide multi-sectoral consultations with our people on the matter,” Binay wrote in his letter.
In an interview today, the Vice President confirmed his approval of the suggestion of PDP-Laban president Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III to conduct a debate on the issue.
“Let there be a debate. We will not preclude anyone or anybody. At the end of the day, we will have to make a decision,” Binay said.
The Vice President is expected to submit his recommendation to President Aquino after the consultations on the matter have been completed.
“We will act based on the result of the public opinion,” he said.
Monday, April 25, 2011
WEDDING OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES AND KATE MIDDLETON
WEDDING OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES AND KATE MIDDLETON
The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton is scheduled to take place at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011.Prince William, who is second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II, first met Middleton in 2001, while he and Middleton were studying at the University of St Andrews. Their engagement, on 20 October 2010, was announced on 16 November 2010. After the wedding, the couple intends to continue residing on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, where Prince William is based as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Clarence House announced on 16 November 2010 that Prince William, elder son of the Prince of Wales, is to marry Kate Middleton, William's long-time girlfriend, "in the Spring or Summer of 2011, in London". They were engaged in October 2010 while on a private holiday in Kenya; William gave Middleton the same engagement ring that his father had given to William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales—an 18-carat white gold ring with a 12-carat oval sapphire and 14 round diamonds. It was announced at approximately the same time that, after their marriage, the couple will live on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, where Prince William is based with the Royal Air Force.
The Prince of Wales said he was "thrilled ... they have been practising long enough", and Queen Elizabeth II said she was "absolutely delighted" for the couple, giving her formal consent to the marriage, as required by the Royal Marriages Act 1772, in her British privy council on the morning of the engagement. Congratulations also came in from the Queen's prime ministers, including Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard, who has moderate republican leanings. Further, Pete Broadbent, suffrage Bishop of Willesden, who has known republican views, published his reaction to the wedding announcement on Facebook. He later acknowledged that his words were "offensive" and subsequently apologized, but his superior, Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, instructed him to withdraw from public ministry "until further notice". Following the announcement the couple gave an exclusive interview to ITV News political editor Tom Bradby and hosted a photocall at St. James's Palace. On 12 December 2010, Buckingham Palace issued the official engagement photographs; these were taken on 25 November, in the state apartments at St. James's Palace, by photographer Mario Testino. The original engagement announcement stated simply that the wedding will be "in the spring or summer of 2011". On 23 November 2010 the date of Friday 29 April 2011 was confirmed. It was later announced that the day will be declared a public holiday throughout the United Kingdom, formal confirmation being made by the Queen in Council on 15 December 2010. As 29 April falls six days before elections for the Scottish Parliament, this has attracted political comment in Scotland. John Curtice, a professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, stated that the date was "unfortunate" and was "likely to see the Royal Family getting caught up in political debate".
COUPLE
Prince William is the elder son of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As such, he is second, behind his father, in the line of succession to the throne in 16 independent states known as the Commonwealth realms. William was educated at Ludgrove School, Eton College, and the University of St Andrews, after which he was commissioned from Sandhurst in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry. He later transferred to the Air Force and went on to become a full time pilot with the Search and Rescue Force. Catherine "Kate" Middleton is the first of three children born to Carole and Michael Middleton. She was educated at St Andrew's School in Pangbourne, Marlborough College, and the University of St Andrews. After graduating, she worked in retail and then as an accessories buyer/catalogue photographer at her parents' business. She is primarily of English descent, but with a few distant Scottish and French Huguenot ancestors. Her paternal families came from Leeds, West Yorkshire, whiles her mother’s maternal family, the Harrisons, were working-class laborers and miners from County Durham. The couple met while undergraduates at the University of St Andrews, where they both lived at St Salvator's Hall during their first year, after which they shared accommodation in the town for two years. They are fifteenth cousins—having Sir Thomas Fairfax and his wife, Agnes, as common ancestors—and are possibly twelfth cousins once removed, circumstantial evidence suggesting that they are both descended from Sir Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Knollys.
PLANNING
On 23 November 2010, Clarence House announced the date for the wedding as 29 April 2011 and the venue as Westminster Abbey, a royal peculiar founded in AD 960. Although the abbey
has been the traditional location for coronations since 1066, it has only recently been the church of choice for royal weddings; prior to 1918, most royal weddings took place in the royal chapels such as the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The abbey, which has a usual seating capacity of 2000, has been the venue for recent royal weddings, including those of Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth) to Prince Philip (1947), Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong-Jones (1960), Princess Anne to Mark Phillips (1973), and Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson (1986). It was also announced that the costs of the wedding itself will be met by the Royal Family and the Middletons themselves, while the costs of security and transport will be covered by the British treasury. The couple have also asked that donations be made to charities in place of traditional wedding gifts; to that end, they established The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund, which focuses on assisting charities such as the New Zealand Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and the Zoological Society of London.
TIMINGS
From 8.15 am, the main congregation, Governors-General, Prime Ministers of realm countries and the Diplomatic Corp will all arrive at the Abbey. Prince William and Harry are then due to arrive by 10.15 am. Further arrivals in turn will then consist of foreign royals, followed by the Middleton family, and lastly the Prince's family (the Princess Royal, The Duke of York, Princess Eugenie of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. As is tradition, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be the last members of the royal family to leave Buckingham Palace, arriving at the Abbey for 10.45 am. The bridal party will then leave the Goring Hotel in time for the service to begin at
11 am. The service is to finish at 12.15 pm, after which the newly married couple will travel to Buckingham Palace in a procession consisting of other royal family members, the parents of both the groom and bride, the best man, and the bridesmaids. At 1.25 pm, the couple will appear at the Buckingham Palace Balcony to watch the fly past consisting of Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight followed by two Typhoons and two Tornado GR4s.
THE ROUTE OF THE COUPLE
The route of the bride and groom goes between Buckingham Palace and the Westminster Abbey, by The Mall, passing Clarence House, by Horse Guards Road, Horse Guards Parade, through Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, the south side of Parliament Square, and Broad Sanctuary.
WEDDING SERVICE
St James's Palace announced on 5 January that the ceremony is to start at 11:00 and that Middleton will arrive at the abbey by car rather than by carriage, which is the traditional transport for royal brides. The planned route is along The Mall, through the Horse Guards Parade and down Whitehall to the abbey. After the ceremony, the bridal couple will return along the same route by carriage to a reception hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales is to host a private dinner that evening. In a break with royal tradition, the groom is to have a best man—his brother, Prince Harry—rather than a supporter, while the bride has chosen her sister, Pippa, as maid of honour. The couple will have four bridesmaids—Lady Louise Windsor, the seven-year old daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex; Margarita
Armstrong-Jones, the eight-year old daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley; Grace van Cutsem, the three-year old daughter of the couple's friend Hugh van Cutsem; and Eliza Lopes, the three-year old granddaughter of the Duchess of Cornwall. Two page boys are also to participate: William Lowther-Pinkerton, the ten-year old son of William's private secretary, and Tom Pettifer, the eight-year old son of William and Harry's former nanny, 'Tiggy' Pettifer. The Dean of Westminster will officiate for most of the service, with Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, conducting the marriage ceremony itself and Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, giving the sermon. It has long been traditional for the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England's most senior bishop, to officiate at the weddings of England's monarchs and future monarchs, but as Chartres is a
close friend of the Prince of Wales, he was invited to take part in the ceremony. Clarence House announced that two choirs, one orchestra and a fanfare team will perform the music at the
wedding service of Prince William and Middleton at Westminster Abbey. These are the Westminster Abbey Choir, Chapel Royal Choir and London Chamber Orchestra, and a fanfare team of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. The choirs will directed by James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey’s Sub Organist, Robert Quinney, will play the organ. The Organist, Choir Master and Composer at Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal is Andrew Gant. The London Chamber Orchestra will be conducted by Christopher Warren-Green, who is its Music Director and Principal conductor. The fanfare team will perform under the direction of Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs.
RECEPTION
Buckingham Palace with the palace balcony at the east front. The Queen will host a lunchtime reception at Buckingham Palace. The reception will start after the arrival carriage with the married couple. It will be a private gathering for guests drawn from the congregation who will represent the couple’s official and private lives. During the Reception, the couple will give an appearance on the Buckingham Palace Balcony. The East front of the palace contains this well-known balcony on which the Royal Family traditionally congregate to greet crowds outside. Guests will be served with canapés at the Reception. The Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales, the well-known Claire Jones, will perform at the reception. The Reception is expected to finish in the mid-afternoon.
PRIVATE DINNER
In the evening, The Prince of Wales will give a private dinner, followed by dancing, at Buckingham Palace for the couple and their close friends and family.
GUEST LIST
On 16 and 17 February, three sets of guest lists were sent out in the name of the Queen. As William is not the heir apparent, protocol has dictated that many guests (or their successors in office) who were invited to the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 need not be invited to William's wedding. More than half of the guests will be family and friends of the couple, though there will be a significant number of Commonwealth leaders (including the governors-general who represent the Queen in Commonwealth realms other than the UK, prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms, and heads of government of other Commonwealth countries), members of religious organisations, the diplomatic corps, several military officials, members of the British Royal Household, members of foreign royal families, and representatives of William's charities and others with whom William has worked on official business. Although St James's Palace declined to publish the names of those invited, a breakdown of guests was published by category−the list made no mention of foreign heads of state, though it was announced that about 40 members of foreign royal families had been invited.
The first list, consisting of about 1,900 people, is of attendees to the ceremony in the abbey. The second list of approximately 600 people is of those invited to the luncheon reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the Queen. The final list, containing about 300 names, is for the evening dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.
THE WEDDING CAKE
The wedding cake will have a strong British floral theme, using elements of the Joseph Lambeth technique. It will be a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake decorated with cream and white icing. The Lambeth technique is based on a style of decorating that was popular in England where chefs and decorators would use a lot of intricate piping to create 3-D scrollwork, leaves, flowers, and other decoration. The method is still popular today and is frequently used by wedding cake designers and decorators to create ornate wedding cakes. The cake designer Fiona Cairns was chosen in February 2011 to create the wedding cake. Furthermore, McVitie's will
create a special cake from chocolate biscuit for the reception at Buckingham Palace. The chocolate biscuit cake will be made from a Royal Family recipe and was specially requested by Prince William.
BROADCASTING
It has been estimated that the wedding will be watched on television and Internet streaming by some two billion people. ITV have picked Julie Etchingham and Philip Schofield for their coverage. On the day of the wedding Daybreak will be broascast from outside Buckingham Palace. BBC coverage will be hosted by Huw Edwards. CNN is to dispatch a crew of 125, including cameramen and reporters, to cover the ceremony. In the United States, which in the Eastern Time Zone is five hours behind British Summer Time, the wedding will occur within the time usually taken up by network breakfast television programmes. NBC will fold in coverage of the wedding into a special seven-hour edition of Today hosted by that programme's presenters, which will start at 4 am Eastern Time on the 29th and will be carried live across all time zones, and will use footage from ITV, which partners with NBC for UK news coverage. ABC will fold in wedding coverage into a six-hour extended edition of Good Morning America using video from partner BBC with evening anchor Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters, while CBS's coverage will be hosted by evening anchor Katie Couric as part of an
extended Early Show. Fox's plans are unknown as of yet (that network has no traditional national breakfast show and leaves the time to their affiliates for their own morning news), but it can be assumed that affiliates will be receiving Fox News coverage augmented by Fox's UK partner channel Sky News. In addition, the three major cable news networks, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC will also feature extended coverage, while the cable network BBC America will air uninterrupted coverage direct from BBC One. In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will also carry BBC coverage hosted by National anchor Peter Mansbridge, while CTV will cover the ceremony with Lloyd Robertson and Lisa LaFlamme joined by comedienne Tracy Ullman; coverage on that network will also be simulcast on CTV News Channel and CP24.
WEDDING RING
Middleton will have a wedding ring, which will be made from Welsh gold. Since 1923, it is a tradition in the royal family to use Welsh gold for the wedding ring of the bride. This ring will be made from a small amount of gold that has been kept in the royal vaults since it was originally presented to Queen Elizabeth II. It was once mined from the Clogau Gold Mine in the Welsh mountains, not far away from Anglesey, where the couple live. The Clogau Gold Mine has been closed since the previous century. Other royals such as Queen Elizabeth II wear wedding rings made from that gold. The Queen has "given a piece of the gold that has been in the family for
many years to Prince William as a gift," a palace source says. An expert craftsman, unnamed by the palace but likely to be the Crown Jeweller Harry Collins, has been tasked with fashioning the nugget into a piece for Middleton.
Unlike Middleton, Prince William will not wear a wedding ring. He will not receive a ring from Middleton when the pair exchange vows during the wedding. The prince expressed his wish that only the bride's ring be presented on the day. Married males who stay ringless are not uncommon in royal families. For example, Prince Philip does not wear a wedding ring. Prince Charles wore his wedding ring on the 4th finger of his left hand under his signet ring when he was married to Diana, Princess of Wales, and with his current marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, his wedding ring is under the signet ring on his 4th finger of his left hand as well.
TITLE UPON MARRIAGE
There is only one case of the oldest surviving son of the Prince of Wales marrying before his father succeeded to the throne: the future George V who married Mary of Teck in 1893. He had already been created Duke of York a year earlier, shortly after the death of his older brother brought him directly in line of succession to the throne. In recent years, several royal princes who did not already have a title were given one upon marriage, including Prince Andrew, who was created Duke of York when he married in 1986. In a break with precedent Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex; at the same time it was announced that he will be given the title Duke of Edinburgh when that title, currently held by his father, reverts to the Crown. According to The Daily Telegraph, it is expected that William will be offered a dukedom on his marriage, allowing his wife to be styled as a duchess. In an interview with This is Sussex, Charles Kidd, editor of Debrett's, said that the title most likely to be bestowed on Prince William on the eve of his wedding was Duke of Sussex, although he added that other available dukedoms are Windsor, Clarence, Cambridge, Kendal, Avondale, and Strathearn.
In Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996 (shortly after the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales) it was acknowledged that "by convention the wife of the son of a sovereign of these Realms the wife of a son of a son of a Sovereign and the wife of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the style title or attribute of Royal Highness". If William were not given a title then, after the wedding, Middleton would, by convention, be known as Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales taking her husband's first name on marriage (as with Princess Michael of Kent). If however William is given a title, she would be known as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess [or other rank if appropriate] of N". In December 2010, it was reported in The Daily Telegraph that William did not wish to receive a dukedom, preferring to remain simply "Prince William" while also wanting Middleton to become "Princess Catherine". It was suggested that this caused a dilemma for the Queen because princesses traditionally receive titles like that through birth instead of marriage. If the Queen does break tradition, royal biographer Kenneth Rose believes Princess Michael of Kent would then also ask for a non-traditional title like "Princess Marie-Christine" too.
OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE AND CURRENCY
Prince William and Kate Middleton have personally approved an official range of china (including handmade plates, cups and pill boxes) to be made for the Royal Collection and sold as souvenirs from December 2010. The items are decorated with the intertwined initials of the couple, under the prince's coronet, and include the wording "To celebrate the marriage of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton 29 April 2011." The Lord Chamberlain's office approved a longer list of memorabilia, including official mugs, plates, biscuit tins and porcelain pill pots. The document also clarified the use of William's coat of arms and pictures of the couple on such memorabilia. Initially, the Palace refused to sanction official tea-towels, which, along with aprons, T-shirts and cushions, were deemed, 'in poor taste'. However, the restriction on tea towels, though not the other items, was later reversed. Sales of merchandising are expected to reach £44 million. To mark the engagement of William and Catherine, the Royal Mint produced an official £5 coin, showing the couple in profile, while the Royal Australian Mint issued a series of circulation and collectable coins designed by Stuart Devlin. The Royal Canadian Mint will release a series of coins and Canada Post will be issuing a stamp, approved by Clarence House, in commemoration of the wedding.
THREATS
The royal wedding has been subject to threats of violence and disruption. In February, security agencies, including MI5, identified dissident Irish republican terror groups, such as the The Soldiers of Ireland (Óglaigh na hÉireann), as possible threats. The London police announced in March that they were considering tough measures to prevent disorder amid fear that anarchists will target the event following the protests against government budget cuts earier in the year. In April, Anjem Choudary, formerly leader of the banned group Islam4UK, warned that a terror attack at the wedding was "highly likely" and the group Muslims Against Crusades also announced plans for a "forceful demonstration" at the wedding, calling the Royal Family "enemies to Allah and his messenger".
The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton is scheduled to take place at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011.Prince William, who is second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II, first met Middleton in 2001, while he and Middleton were studying at the University of St Andrews. Their engagement, on 20 October 2010, was announced on 16 November 2010. After the wedding, the couple intends to continue residing on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, where Prince William is based as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Clarence House announced on 16 November 2010 that Prince William, elder son of the Prince of Wales, is to marry Kate Middleton, William's long-time girlfriend, "in the Spring or Summer of 2011, in London". They were engaged in October 2010 while on a private holiday in Kenya; William gave Middleton the same engagement ring that his father had given to William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales—an 18-carat white gold ring with a 12-carat oval sapphire and 14 round diamonds. It was announced at approximately the same time that, after their marriage, the couple will live on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, where Prince William is based with the Royal Air Force.
The Prince of Wales said he was "thrilled ... they have been practising long enough", and Queen Elizabeth II said she was "absolutely delighted" for the couple, giving her formal consent to the marriage, as required by the Royal Marriages Act 1772, in her British privy council on the morning of the engagement. Congratulations also came in from the Queen's prime ministers, including Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard, who has moderate republican leanings. Further, Pete Broadbent, suffrage Bishop of Willesden, who has known republican views, published his reaction to the wedding announcement on Facebook. He later acknowledged that his words were "offensive" and subsequently apologized, but his superior, Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, instructed him to withdraw from public ministry "until further notice". Following the announcement the couple gave an exclusive interview to ITV News political editor Tom Bradby and hosted a photocall at St. James's Palace. On 12 December 2010, Buckingham Palace issued the official engagement photographs; these were taken on 25 November, in the state apartments at St. James's Palace, by photographer Mario Testino. The original engagement announcement stated simply that the wedding will be "in the spring or summer of 2011". On 23 November 2010 the date of Friday 29 April 2011 was confirmed. It was later announced that the day will be declared a public holiday throughout the United Kingdom, formal confirmation being made by the Queen in Council on 15 December 2010. As 29 April falls six days before elections for the Scottish Parliament, this has attracted political comment in Scotland. John Curtice, a professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, stated that the date was "unfortunate" and was "likely to see the Royal Family getting caught up in political debate".
COUPLE
Prince William is the elder son of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As such, he is second, behind his father, in the line of succession to the throne in 16 independent states known as the Commonwealth realms. William was educated at Ludgrove School, Eton College, and the University of St Andrews, after which he was commissioned from Sandhurst in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry. He later transferred to the Air Force and went on to become a full time pilot with the Search and Rescue Force. Catherine "Kate" Middleton is the first of three children born to Carole and Michael Middleton. She was educated at St Andrew's School in Pangbourne, Marlborough College, and the University of St Andrews. After graduating, she worked in retail and then as an accessories buyer/catalogue photographer at her parents' business. She is primarily of English descent, but with a few distant Scottish and French Huguenot ancestors. Her paternal families came from Leeds, West Yorkshire, whiles her mother’s maternal family, the Harrisons, were working-class laborers and miners from County Durham. The couple met while undergraduates at the University of St Andrews, where they both lived at St Salvator's Hall during their first year, after which they shared accommodation in the town for two years. They are fifteenth cousins—having Sir Thomas Fairfax and his wife, Agnes, as common ancestors—and are possibly twelfth cousins once removed, circumstantial evidence suggesting that they are both descended from Sir Thomas Leighton and Elizabeth Knollys.
PLANNING
On 23 November 2010, Clarence House announced the date for the wedding as 29 April 2011 and the venue as Westminster Abbey, a royal peculiar founded in AD 960. Although the abbey
has been the traditional location for coronations since 1066, it has only recently been the church of choice for royal weddings; prior to 1918, most royal weddings took place in the royal chapels such as the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The abbey, which has a usual seating capacity of 2000, has been the venue for recent royal weddings, including those of Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth) to Prince Philip (1947), Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong-Jones (1960), Princess Anne to Mark Phillips (1973), and Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson (1986). It was also announced that the costs of the wedding itself will be met by the Royal Family and the Middletons themselves, while the costs of security and transport will be covered by the British treasury. The couple have also asked that donations be made to charities in place of traditional wedding gifts; to that end, they established The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund, which focuses on assisting charities such as the New Zealand Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and the Zoological Society of London.
TIMINGS
From 8.15 am, the main congregation, Governors-General, Prime Ministers of realm countries and the Diplomatic Corp will all arrive at the Abbey. Prince William and Harry are then due to arrive by 10.15 am. Further arrivals in turn will then consist of foreign royals, followed by the Middleton family, and lastly the Prince's family (the Princess Royal, The Duke of York, Princess Eugenie of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. As is tradition, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be the last members of the royal family to leave Buckingham Palace, arriving at the Abbey for 10.45 am. The bridal party will then leave the Goring Hotel in time for the service to begin at
11 am. The service is to finish at 12.15 pm, after which the newly married couple will travel to Buckingham Palace in a procession consisting of other royal family members, the parents of both the groom and bride, the best man, and the bridesmaids. At 1.25 pm, the couple will appear at the Buckingham Palace Balcony to watch the fly past consisting of Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight followed by two Typhoons and two Tornado GR4s.
THE ROUTE OF THE COUPLE
The route of the bride and groom goes between Buckingham Palace and the Westminster Abbey, by The Mall, passing Clarence House, by Horse Guards Road, Horse Guards Parade, through Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall, the south side of Parliament Square, and Broad Sanctuary.
WEDDING SERVICE
St James's Palace announced on 5 January that the ceremony is to start at 11:00 and that Middleton will arrive at the abbey by car rather than by carriage, which is the traditional transport for royal brides. The planned route is along The Mall, through the Horse Guards Parade and down Whitehall to the abbey. After the ceremony, the bridal couple will return along the same route by carriage to a reception hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales is to host a private dinner that evening. In a break with royal tradition, the groom is to have a best man—his brother, Prince Harry—rather than a supporter, while the bride has chosen her sister, Pippa, as maid of honour. The couple will have four bridesmaids—Lady Louise Windsor, the seven-year old daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex; Margarita
Armstrong-Jones, the eight-year old daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley; Grace van Cutsem, the three-year old daughter of the couple's friend Hugh van Cutsem; and Eliza Lopes, the three-year old granddaughter of the Duchess of Cornwall. Two page boys are also to participate: William Lowther-Pinkerton, the ten-year old son of William's private secretary, and Tom Pettifer, the eight-year old son of William and Harry's former nanny, 'Tiggy' Pettifer. The Dean of Westminster will officiate for most of the service, with Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, conducting the marriage ceremony itself and Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, giving the sermon. It has long been traditional for the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England's most senior bishop, to officiate at the weddings of England's monarchs and future monarchs, but as Chartres is a
close friend of the Prince of Wales, he was invited to take part in the ceremony. Clarence House announced that two choirs, one orchestra and a fanfare team will perform the music at the
wedding service of Prince William and Middleton at Westminster Abbey. These are the Westminster Abbey Choir, Chapel Royal Choir and London Chamber Orchestra, and a fanfare team of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. The choirs will directed by James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey. The Abbey’s Sub Organist, Robert Quinney, will play the organ. The Organist, Choir Master and Composer at Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal is Andrew Gant. The London Chamber Orchestra will be conducted by Christopher Warren-Green, who is its Music Director and Principal conductor. The fanfare team will perform under the direction of Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs.
RECEPTION
Buckingham Palace with the palace balcony at the east front. The Queen will host a lunchtime reception at Buckingham Palace. The reception will start after the arrival carriage with the married couple. It will be a private gathering for guests drawn from the congregation who will represent the couple’s official and private lives. During the Reception, the couple will give an appearance on the Buckingham Palace Balcony. The East front of the palace contains this well-known balcony on which the Royal Family traditionally congregate to greet crowds outside. Guests will be served with canapés at the Reception. The Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales, the well-known Claire Jones, will perform at the reception. The Reception is expected to finish in the mid-afternoon.
PRIVATE DINNER
In the evening, The Prince of Wales will give a private dinner, followed by dancing, at Buckingham Palace for the couple and their close friends and family.
GUEST LIST
On 16 and 17 February, three sets of guest lists were sent out in the name of the Queen. As William is not the heir apparent, protocol has dictated that many guests (or their successors in office) who were invited to the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 need not be invited to William's wedding. More than half of the guests will be family and friends of the couple, though there will be a significant number of Commonwealth leaders (including the governors-general who represent the Queen in Commonwealth realms other than the UK, prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms, and heads of government of other Commonwealth countries), members of religious organisations, the diplomatic corps, several military officials, members of the British Royal Household, members of foreign royal families, and representatives of William's charities and others with whom William has worked on official business. Although St James's Palace declined to publish the names of those invited, a breakdown of guests was published by category−the list made no mention of foreign heads of state, though it was announced that about 40 members of foreign royal families had been invited.
The first list, consisting of about 1,900 people, is of attendees to the ceremony in the abbey. The second list of approximately 600 people is of those invited to the luncheon reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the Queen. The final list, containing about 300 names, is for the evening dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.
THE WEDDING CAKE
The wedding cake will have a strong British floral theme, using elements of the Joseph Lambeth technique. It will be a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake decorated with cream and white icing. The Lambeth technique is based on a style of decorating that was popular in England where chefs and decorators would use a lot of intricate piping to create 3-D scrollwork, leaves, flowers, and other decoration. The method is still popular today and is frequently used by wedding cake designers and decorators to create ornate wedding cakes. The cake designer Fiona Cairns was chosen in February 2011 to create the wedding cake. Furthermore, McVitie's will
create a special cake from chocolate biscuit for the reception at Buckingham Palace. The chocolate biscuit cake will be made from a Royal Family recipe and was specially requested by Prince William.
BROADCASTING
It has been estimated that the wedding will be watched on television and Internet streaming by some two billion people. ITV have picked Julie Etchingham and Philip Schofield for their coverage. On the day of the wedding Daybreak will be broascast from outside Buckingham Palace. BBC coverage will be hosted by Huw Edwards. CNN is to dispatch a crew of 125, including cameramen and reporters, to cover the ceremony. In the United States, which in the Eastern Time Zone is five hours behind British Summer Time, the wedding will occur within the time usually taken up by network breakfast television programmes. NBC will fold in coverage of the wedding into a special seven-hour edition of Today hosted by that programme's presenters, which will start at 4 am Eastern Time on the 29th and will be carried live across all time zones, and will use footage from ITV, which partners with NBC for UK news coverage. ABC will fold in wedding coverage into a six-hour extended edition of Good Morning America using video from partner BBC with evening anchor Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters, while CBS's coverage will be hosted by evening anchor Katie Couric as part of an
extended Early Show. Fox's plans are unknown as of yet (that network has no traditional national breakfast show and leaves the time to their affiliates for their own morning news), but it can be assumed that affiliates will be receiving Fox News coverage augmented by Fox's UK partner channel Sky News. In addition, the three major cable news networks, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC will also feature extended coverage, while the cable network BBC America will air uninterrupted coverage direct from BBC One. In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will also carry BBC coverage hosted by National anchor Peter Mansbridge, while CTV will cover the ceremony with Lloyd Robertson and Lisa LaFlamme joined by comedienne Tracy Ullman; coverage on that network will also be simulcast on CTV News Channel and CP24.
WEDDING RING
Middleton will have a wedding ring, which will be made from Welsh gold. Since 1923, it is a tradition in the royal family to use Welsh gold for the wedding ring of the bride. This ring will be made from a small amount of gold that has been kept in the royal vaults since it was originally presented to Queen Elizabeth II. It was once mined from the Clogau Gold Mine in the Welsh mountains, not far away from Anglesey, where the couple live. The Clogau Gold Mine has been closed since the previous century. Other royals such as Queen Elizabeth II wear wedding rings made from that gold. The Queen has "given a piece of the gold that has been in the family for
many years to Prince William as a gift," a palace source says. An expert craftsman, unnamed by the palace but likely to be the Crown Jeweller Harry Collins, has been tasked with fashioning the nugget into a piece for Middleton.
Unlike Middleton, Prince William will not wear a wedding ring. He will not receive a ring from Middleton when the pair exchange vows during the wedding. The prince expressed his wish that only the bride's ring be presented on the day. Married males who stay ringless are not uncommon in royal families. For example, Prince Philip does not wear a wedding ring. Prince Charles wore his wedding ring on the 4th finger of his left hand under his signet ring when he was married to Diana, Princess of Wales, and with his current marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, his wedding ring is under the signet ring on his 4th finger of his left hand as well.
TITLE UPON MARRIAGE
There is only one case of the oldest surviving son of the Prince of Wales marrying before his father succeeded to the throne: the future George V who married Mary of Teck in 1893. He had already been created Duke of York a year earlier, shortly after the death of his older brother brought him directly in line of succession to the throne. In recent years, several royal princes who did not already have a title were given one upon marriage, including Prince Andrew, who was created Duke of York when he married in 1986. In a break with precedent Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex; at the same time it was announced that he will be given the title Duke of Edinburgh when that title, currently held by his father, reverts to the Crown. According to The Daily Telegraph, it is expected that William will be offered a dukedom on his marriage, allowing his wife to be styled as a duchess. In an interview with This is Sussex, Charles Kidd, editor of Debrett's, said that the title most likely to be bestowed on Prince William on the eve of his wedding was Duke of Sussex, although he added that other available dukedoms are Windsor, Clarence, Cambridge, Kendal, Avondale, and Strathearn.
In Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996 (shortly after the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales) it was acknowledged that "by convention the wife of the son of a sovereign of these Realms the wife of a son of a son of a Sovereign and the wife of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the style title or attribute of Royal Highness". If William were not given a title then, after the wedding, Middleton would, by convention, be known as Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales taking her husband's first name on marriage (as with Princess Michael of Kent). If however William is given a title, she would be known as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess [or other rank if appropriate] of N". In December 2010, it was reported in The Daily Telegraph that William did not wish to receive a dukedom, preferring to remain simply "Prince William" while also wanting Middleton to become "Princess Catherine". It was suggested that this caused a dilemma for the Queen because princesses traditionally receive titles like that through birth instead of marriage. If the Queen does break tradition, royal biographer Kenneth Rose believes Princess Michael of Kent would then also ask for a non-traditional title like "Princess Marie-Christine" too.
OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE AND CURRENCY
Prince William and Kate Middleton have personally approved an official range of china (including handmade plates, cups and pill boxes) to be made for the Royal Collection and sold as souvenirs from December 2010. The items are decorated with the intertwined initials of the couple, under the prince's coronet, and include the wording "To celebrate the marriage of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton 29 April 2011." The Lord Chamberlain's office approved a longer list of memorabilia, including official mugs, plates, biscuit tins and porcelain pill pots. The document also clarified the use of William's coat of arms and pictures of the couple on such memorabilia. Initially, the Palace refused to sanction official tea-towels, which, along with aprons, T-shirts and cushions, were deemed, 'in poor taste'. However, the restriction on tea towels, though not the other items, was later reversed. Sales of merchandising are expected to reach £44 million. To mark the engagement of William and Catherine, the Royal Mint produced an official £5 coin, showing the couple in profile, while the Royal Australian Mint issued a series of circulation and collectable coins designed by Stuart Devlin. The Royal Canadian Mint will release a series of coins and Canada Post will be issuing a stamp, approved by Clarence House, in commemoration of the wedding.
THREATS
The royal wedding has been subject to threats of violence and disruption. In February, security agencies, including MI5, identified dissident Irish republican terror groups, such as the The Soldiers of Ireland (Óglaigh na hÉireann), as possible threats. The London police announced in March that they were considering tough measures to prevent disorder amid fear that anarchists will target the event following the protests against government budget cuts earier in the year. In April, Anjem Choudary, formerly leader of the banned group Islam4UK, warned that a terror attack at the wedding was "highly likely" and the group Muslims Against Crusades also announced plans for a "forceful demonstration" at the wedding, calling the Royal Family "enemies to Allah and his messenger".
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