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Miley Cyrus is playing coy about whether she wants to take on the biggest stage in the world.
The singer, 33, is currently the betting favorite to perform at the 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show, which would follow Bad Bunny’s history-making performance this year.
However, Cyrus said that the massive undertaking “feels like too much pressure.”
“I would have to do the mental work of making it not about the Super Bowl, because then you can’t help but go, ‘It’s millions of people, and it’s the most-watched thing in the world,’” the superstar told Variety in an interview published Wednesday.
As she prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her breakout Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana, with an hourlong special on Disney+, Cyrus said that the Super Bowl performance would have to be focused on the fans like the forthcoming show will be.
Miley Cyrus has responded to theories that she will be picked to perform at the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show
Miley Cyrus has responded to theories that she will be picked to perform at the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show (AFP/Getty)
“But if I could find a way to make it exactly what the Hannahversary was — taking a journey through the discography and appreciating each song, each era for what it is — I think I could find it in myself,” she told the outlet.
More to follow...