The big worry about Miley Cyrus' proper debut - her first album minus the Hannah Montana alias, that is — was that she would affect a too-grown-up persona, especially given her recent photographic controversies. Billy Ray's 15-year-old daughter wisely avoids the musical equivalent of a fake ID on "Breakout," yet it's the too-conservative tunes that let her down.
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actually just a mash-up of moves tried and discarded by Lohan/Duff/fill-in-the-Disney-diva-of-your choice.

BY GLENN GAMBOA | glenn.gamboa@newsday.com The push to turn 15-year-old Miley Cyrus into an adult verges on ridiculous these days. She's at that awkward age

While the album is a signal she's growing up, the Hannah Montana star is also hoping her millions of young fans will come along for the ride, Reuters online reports.
And she says she hopes the album will seal her credentials as a serious artist and songwriter.
releasing a new album called Breakout.

By Mikael Wood, Special to the Times On the second studio album she's released under her own name (as opposed to that of Hannah Montana, her Disney Channel

Miley Cyrus, one of the world’s most famous teenage stars, has admitted to yearning for a “normal” life.
By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor
ike, 'Oh, I want to go to the mall,’ thinking I’m totally going to be able to shop around. But then I’m like, 'Ok, so I’m not a normal teenager.’”

NEW YORK - Hannah Montana may be the most potent phenomenon in Hollywood right now - bigger than Batman, bigger than Brangelina. Yet these days, the girl who truly fascinates is not Hannah, but Miley Cyrus.
The 15-year-old face of the billion-dollar Disney franchise is no longer a star for just the tween set: She's intriguing people who turn the pages of Seventeen magazine, as well as Us Weekly and Vanity Fair. While "Hannah" is still very much a part of Miley, it does not solely define the singer/actress.
lready finding an older audience. The CD's first single, the rocker "7 Things," is now No. 9 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and marks her biggest success in translating her music beyond the Radio Disney audience.

Miley Cyrus has released a new album titled Breakout. This is the first album the 15-year-old star has made without her Hannah Montana alter-ego.
Cyrus admits that she was a bit “surprised” at the interest in her new album at recent promo event.

Though there's a lot of talk of up-and-coming Disney stars Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato as the heir apparents to the Hannah Montana star, but Miley doesn't

Every week, we round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. Today's entry is Miley Cyrus' Breakout, which hits stores tomorrow.
• "Much of the music comes with clattering, tempo-pushing Dave Grohl-ish rock drums (some of it played by Josh Freese, of a Perfect Circle) and distorted and shiny electric guitars. For variety there's a watery slow-jam, 'Bottom of the Ocean,' and a ditzy cry for the environment, 'Wake Up America,' complete with cheerleader chorus. Then there are the simple-message tracks for the younger set: an overblown, synthetic-orchestra-and-rock-band version of Cyndi Lauper's hit 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun,'

Miley Cyrus could be facing her most damaging scandal yet if alleged near-naked photos of the Hannah Montana star go public.
The Disney star's wholesome image took another battering last week when snaps of the 15-year-old posing in a wet T-shirt in the shower appeared on an internet forum.
e 15-year-old Disney star is the picture of innocence on the L.A set of 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'...

By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter Miley Cyrus has admitted that she is surprised by the interest surrounding her new album Breakout.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES Miley Cyrus can do many things, but she can’t stop aging. Fifteen now, she’s gradually taking leave of her 8- to 10-year-old fans