Miley Cyrus Drops Tracks With Lindsey Buckingham and David Byrne

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00:00Miley Cyrus Drops Tracks with Lindsey Buckingham and David Byrne

00:04Cross-generational collaborations in pop usually feel like marketing stunts,

00:09but Miley Cyrus just delivered the rare exception.

00:12Her deluxe edition of Something Beautiful, released September 19th,

00:16pairs her with Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood on Secrets,

00:20plus a 13-minute epic called Lockdown featuring Talking Heads' David Byrne.

00:25These partnerships represent genuine artistic statements

00:28that showcase why Cyrus remains one of pop's most unpredictable forces.

00:33Cyrus describes the track as a peace offering for someone I had lost for a time but always loved,

00:38dedicating it to her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.

00:42Buckingham's guitar work and Fleetwood's rhythmic foundation

00:44create something that sounds both timeless and urgently contemporary.

00:49The accompanying music video, shot at Los Angeles' historic Million Dollar Theater,

00:53amplifies the song's themes of forgiveness

00:55with visual storytelling that feels like classic Hollywood-meaning modern vulnerability.

01:01The 13-minute Lockdown proves pop can still take genuine creative risks.

01:06While most artists chase radio-friendly runtimes,

01:08Cyrus and Byrne crafted Lockdown as a sprawling 13-minute journey

01:12that recalls experimental songwriting at its finest.

01:16This isn't self-indulgent jamming.

01:18It's purposeful exploration of how pop structures can expand

01:22when freed from streaming platform algorithms.

01:25Byrne's history of meaningful collaborations with younger artists like Florence Welch and Olivia Rodrigo

01:30positioned him perfectly for this partnership,

01:33bringing his art-rock sensibilities to Cyrus' evolving progressive pop sound.

01:37These collaborations signal a mature approach to cross-generational musical dialogue.

01:41The deluxe edition also features Brittany Howard and Naomi Campbell,

01:46plus songwriting contributions from indie darlings like Always and The War on Drugs,

01:51positioning Cyrus at the center of an artistic network that spans genres and generations.

01:57Coming fresh off her Grammy win with Beyoncé for two most wanted,

02:01these collaborations cement Cyrus as an artist

02:03who understands that the best partnerships happen

02:05when everyone brings their full creative selves to the table.