Miley Cyrus fans are convinced that she released a now-deleted secret album under the pseudonym Clara Pierce
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- Miley Cyrus fans are convinced that she released a secret album under a pseudonym.
- Cyrus released her album "Endless Summer Vacation" on the same day a similar-sounding artist also dropped an album.
- One TikTok user pointed out that Clara Pierce's album contains subtle references to Cyrus' personal life.
Miley Cyrus fans are convinced that she released a now-deleted secret album under a pseudonym.
Cyrus released her ninth studio album "Endless Summer Vacation," on March 10, with its lead single, "Flowers," topping the Billboard Global 200 singles chart for 12 consecutive weeks.
On the same day, a verified artist under the name of Clara Pierce, who has just 244 monthly listeners on Spotify, also released a 12-track album called "Down With Me," which features vocals that sound strikingly similar to Cyrus' distinctive voice.
Though the album has since been removed from various streaming platforms, it hasn't stopped eagle-eyed (or in this case, eared) Cyrus fans from theorizing that Cyrus and Pierce are the same person.
TikTok user Ashley Kritz pointed out that several songs featured on "Down With Me," including "Sagittarius" and "See You Again," make subtle references to Cyrus' personal life.
"Sagittarius," for example, is Cyrus' star sign and the song contains the lyrics, "Miley, what's good now?" — which is a phrase reminiscent of Nicki Minaj's infamous address to the "Wrecking Ball" singer while she was hosting the 2015 VMAs.
Kritz also noted that the name Clara Pierce sounds very similar to Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé's famous alter ego.
Another TikTok user pointed out that when listening to "Down With Me" on Apple Music, Cyrus appeared in the "similar artists" suggestions below.
Not everyone believes that Cyrus and Pierce are the same person, however.
"Someone made an account with a random name and photo that had access to her unreleased demos and illegally uploaded them," wrote one TikTok user in the comments section of Kritz's video.
Representatives for Cyrus did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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In other Cyrus news, country legend Dolly Parton, who is Cyrus' godmother, recently told to Insider that she'd love Cyrus to one day play her in a biopic.
"I think Miley would be great," Parton said. "She's tall, but you can't really tell that in a movie."
"And she'd have to put on some weight, and get some bigger boobs," she added.
Parton also recalled what it was like to sing "Wrecking Ball" with her goddaughter while hosting "Miley's New Year's Eve Party." The pair turned the song into a medley with Parton's "I Will Always Love You."
"Even when we were rehearsing, Miley was crying," Parton recalled.
"The fact that we were singing so well together stirred up our emotions very much," she said. "She would just have these tears coming down and it was so emotional."