For the past four years, Miley Cyrus has played Hannah Montana, a teenager balancing her down-home persona with global superstardom. So it’s easy to see her as an untouchable Hollywood starlet, a singer who bounces around Los Angeles with BFF Demi Lovato and gets paparazzied doing everything from walking her new puppy to kissing her costar in the middle of Paris while she’s in town for our shoot.

But 2010 is different. The seventeen-year-old has decided to leave Hannah behind, put her music career on pause, and shed her goofy notoriety for a more grown-up vibe. Take, for example, her role in this month’s weeper The Last Song, written by Nicholas Sparks of The Notebook and Dear John fame. Starring alongside gorgeous Australian newcomer Liam Hemsworth, Miley plays Ronnie Miller, a girl “who starts going down the wrong path,” she says. “It’s the story of how she finds her way to being happier and a better person through faith, love, and friendship.” She and Liam may be a mismatched couple on-screen, but as they cozy up on the couch in Miley’s hotel suite to talk to Teen Vogue about their new film, the duo looks perfectly in sync.

TEEN VOGUE: Miley, before you went to Georgia to film The Last Song, you had just gotten out of a relationship. How did you change over the next few months?

MILEY CYRUS: In L.A., I had so many security blankets, people helping me with everything. I tried to book my friend a flight, and I didn’t know how because I was used to someone doing it for me. I didn’t want a babysitter anymore. I came to Tybee Island crying harder than I had ever cried in my life—and I left with the biggest smile on my face.

Read the full interview here.

Riding Bike in Toluca Lake (March 7th, 2010)

Miley attended the 82nd Academy Awards on March 7th. She looks absolutely stunning, right? Enjoy the pictures!

Riding Bike in Toluca Lake (March 5th, 2010)

Out in Los Angeles (March 3rd, 2010)

International pop legend Miley Cyrus is ‘really happy’ now that she is finally in a great relationship with Liam Hemsworth. Miley, who is enjoying her romantic rendezvous with Liam Hesmworth, spilled to BOP! “I’ve never gotten along with someone so well.

It’s really nice to have someone who understands me! First and foremost we are best friends. All you want is for one person to say, ‘You did a really good job today,’ or ‘You look really beautiful.’ You just want one person to make you feel good about something you’re doing. Liam has been a big part of that.”

Miley said that making the decision to date a BFF might be scary at first because you don’t want to ruin the friendship, but if it feels right then you should go for it! Miley smiled, “I’m really happy!”

She also told M Magazine that her boyfriends have to be approved by Billy Ray: “Any boy I date has to be a nice guy and my dad has to approve.” Liam has been welcomed into the Cyrus family with open arms. Miley blogged recently: “I’m at dinner with my dad, Braison, Noah and Liam. This day has been the best one in a while!”

Source: OceanUp.com

Out in Toluca Lake (February 28th, 2010)

I’ve added some stills from “Miley Says Goodbye?: Part 1” an upcoming Hannah Montana episode which will air on Sunday, March 7th. You can read the description below:

Miley Stewart faces the biggest decision of her life – whether to say goodbye to her life in Malibu or to listen to her heart and return to her Crowley Corners ranch and beloved horse Blue Jeans in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Jackson moves into his own apartment, Lilly is contemplating what to do after her mom accepts a job in Atlanta and Oliver must decide whether to stay with his two best friends or go on the road to pursue his fledgling music career.

Though “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” does not score any nomination at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart are going to show up on stage of the event. The Academy has announced on Monday, February 22 that the two “Twilight” stars are set to present kudo for winner at the upcoming show.

Other young actors who are also tapped to be presenters at the 2010 Oscars are Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron. While the job will mark Lautner and Stewart’s first appearance on the broadcast, this will be the second time for the “Hannah Montana” cutie and the “High School Musical” hunk attending the prestigious show after their appearance in 2008.

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held on March 7 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and is set to be aired live by ABC Television Network. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are tapped to host the show, though it was recently revealed that Sacha Baron Cohen was the first choice for host.

Source: AceShowBiz

Heading to a Recording Studio in Santa Monica (February 20th, 2010)

At A Touch Of Gold Tanning Salon in Studio City (February 15th, 2010)

Miley Cyrus thinks the media “bullies” her.

The 17-year-old singer-and-actress claims she is often the focus of “nasty” news reports, and has compared it to schoolyard bullying. Miley is now used to dealing with the “cruel” comments, but admits it is still upsetting to read “horrible” gossip about herself.

“The nasty things people write about me is a different form of bullying, but sometimes it feels like I’m right back at school,” Miley explained. “It’s horrible when you see nasty things written about you, especially when so much of it is made up.

“People see me differently because I’m in the public eye. They see me on TV and think that nothing like bullying has happened in my life, but it has.”

Miley says focusing on her successful career helps her cope with the unfounded gossip. Every time she reads something negative about herself, she just thinks about all the good things that have happened to her which makes her feel immediately better.

“I get through bullying by focusing on my dreams. When I see nasty things written about me, I just think about all the positive things in my life,” she told Top of the Pops magazine. “I focus on my work and I think to myself, next week, I’m going to London, Paris or Italy. Just think about whatever makes you happy.” ”

Source: The Dominon Post

Arriving at a Recording Studio in Burbank (February 13th, 2010)

You can hear Miley’s voice at 2:49 – 2:55.