Miley Cyrus | The Diva Series

Miley Cyrus, Diva Hall of Fame

dsMiley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and television judge. Her music spans a range of styles, from pop and country pop to hip-hop. Cyrus’ personal life, public image, and performances have often sparked controversy and received widespread media coverage.

Most folks know through her highly successful turn on Disney’s “Hannah Montana” series and subsequent movies. Not unlike previous Disney prodigies (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Demi Lovato) — Miley grew up in front of the public view and slowly began to move away from the good-girl image that was created for her and it showed in controversial live performances and her music.

Controversy and pearl-clutching moms

Truth be told, her audience was growing up with her, and the subsequent lashing out by “moms” was more about them than their children who related to her antics. Often these antics came across as awkward and frankly — not as overly sexualized as the pearl-clutching mothers would have you believe. That mantle still belongs to Christina Aguilera who by her second album shed all pretenses when she dropped the video for her first single off her second album entitled “Dirrty.”

While Cyrus came out swinging with several hit singles from her first two albums — after reprising her role as Hannah Montana for the movie, later that year she dropped “The Time of Our Lives” featuring the smash hit “Party In the U.S.A.” By the time “Can’t Be Tamed” she was breaking free from her ties to the wholesome character she portrayed for so long.

Grown-ass woman makes good on her promise as an artist

After taking several years off — she returned in 2013 with the massively successful “Bangerz” featuring some of her best work to date including the hit singles the Trap influenced “We Can’t Stop” and beautiful “Wrecking Ball.” Miley had finally arrived on her terms.

With a diverse catalog of musical styles and her embrace of dance music and being a powerful ally to the LGBTQ+ community — Miley was an obvious choice for inclusion into our Diva Series.

Frankly, I wasn’t certain how this set would work but it just fell together with ease and is something I’ve had on repeat for over a week. It is my greatest pleasure and fawning admiration that Party Favorz officially inducts Miley Cyrus into the Diva Hall of Fame. ENJOY!

Album : Miley Cyrus | The Diva Series
Genre : Dance-Club, House
Year : 2020
Total Time : 01:32:32

1. We Can’t Stop (DJ Laszlo Downtempo Mix)

2. 7 Things (Eric Kupper Remix)

3. Party In The U.S.A. (Cahill Club Mix)

4. Malibu (Amice Remix)

5. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (Division 4 & Matt Consola Remix) {with Mark Ronson]

6. Adore You (Miley Cyrus vs. Cedric Gervais Club Mix)

7. Wrecking Ball (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix)

8. Mother’s Daughter (Liam Keegan Clean Remix)

9. Who Owns My Heart (The Alias Club Mix)

10. Fly On The Wall (Digital Dog Extended Mix)

11. See You Again (Division 4 Remix)

12. Younger Now (Niko The Kid Remix)

13. The Climb (Teddy Cream Bootleg)

14. When I Look At You (toMOOSE Remix)

15. Can’t Be Tamed (Wideboys Stadium Extended Mix)

16. We Can’t Stop (Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Club Mix)

17. 7 Things (Bimbo Jones Full Club Mix)

18. On A Roll (Junior Vasquez Extended Remix) [aka Ashley O]

19. The Climb (Smash Mode Custom Taylor’d Radio Edit)

20. Slide Away (Rizki Remix)

Ellie Goulding | The Diva Series

Ellie Goulding, Diva Hall of Fame

Elena Jane Goulding better known as Ellie Goulding (born 30 December 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2009, she met a couple of record producers picked up a manager, and was signed to Polydor records. She released an “extended play” that same year (I’m guessing an EP) and the full-length debut album “Lights” the following year and the rest is history.

Goulding had a fairly normal upbringing and frankly, there is nothing remarkable about her early beginnings other than she started writing her songs in high school at age 15 and likely led a normal life. She does suffer from anxiety and panic attacks but let’s face it — who doesn’t these days?

With so little written about her to the point that most of her story feels like filler — she has had remarkable success as an artist and quickly made that leap from Indie darling to commercial success on a massive scale in virtually a nanosecond.

Nothing but praise

Don’t think I’m dissing Ellie because I adore this woman and her music. It’s just that it’s rare these days to just kinda fall into a career everyone would dream of without any type of struggle or at least going on some reality singing competition, which seems to be the norm these days. That is unless it’s “The Voice” because nobody ever becomes famous off that long-running show.

Goulding first came to America’s attention with the single “Lights” which reached #2 on the Billboard Top 100. What’s odd is that so many of her hits like “Burn,” “Love Me Like You Do,” “On My Mind,” “First Time,” and “Close To Me” is so memorable on the dancefloor — it’s a wonder they weren’t even bigger hits at radio because these songs are permanently etched into my musical memory.

New album and the road ahead

Other favorites like “Army” is just so perfect that it appears she’s already being pushed into the “old singers” category like so many other millennials. “Slow Grenade” (with Lauv) is her latest single from the forthcoming album “Brightest Blue” and a current personal favorite.

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I could see her just doing her own thing by keeping everything on the Indie level and forget chasing after the “youth” market. Many artists of her caliber are still releasing great music but everything is ranked by Spotify, YouTube, and single sales — the latter of which are rapidly going out of favor. That leaves the first two to easily manipulate the charts with armies of young fans no matter what Billboard says. She’s a talented woman and I’ll let her sort it out.

For now — Party Favorz is honoring Ms. Goulding with her induction into the Diva Hall of Fame for her massive contributions to the dance floor. She embraced EDM and House Music early in her career, which likely gave a massive boost to the success of her releases. If you haven’t dug into her catalog — this is a good place to start and then follow her on Spotify. ENJOY!

Album : Ellie Goulding | The Diva Series
Genre : Dance-Club, House, EDM
Year : 2020
Total Time : 01:52:54

1. Army (Danny Dove Remix)

2. Still Falling For You (Jonas Blue Remix)

3. Ellie Goulding – Flashlight (Cahill Club Mix) [with DJ Fresh]

4. Lights (Geisha Twins Remix)

5. Mama (Tiesto Remix) [with Clean Bandit]

6. Goodness Gracious (Chainsmokers Extended)

7. Flux (Country Club Martini Crew Remix)

8. Something In The Way You Move (The Scene Kings Club Mix)

9. Beating Heart (Cahill Club Mix)

10. Explosions (Staypos Extended Mix)

11. Figure 8 (The Alias Club Mix)

12. Anything Could Happen (Almighty Club Mix)

13. I Need Your Love (Nicky Romero Remix) [with Calvin Harris]

14. On My Mind (Jax Jones Remix)

15. Outside (Barry Harris House Remix) [with Calvin Harris]

16. Sixteen (Colin Jay Remix)

17. Hate Me (R3hab Remix) [and Juice WRLD]

18. Love Me Like You Do (Cosmic Dawn Club Remix)

19. Close To Me (Charlie Lane Remix) [with Diplo and Swae Lee]

20. Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix)

21. Burn (Tiesto Remix)

22. First Time (Callum Knight Club Mix) [with Kygo]

23. Worry About Me (MK Extended Mix) [and Blackbear]

24. Slow Grenade (M+ike Remix) [and Lauv]

25. Your Song (Blackmill Remix)

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