How Miley Cyrus Found 'Balance' in Her Career After It Was a 'Machine' and 'Running Her Life' for Years: Source (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Miley Cyrus in 2024.Photo:Neilson Barnard/Getty

Neilson Barnard/Getty

Miley Cyrusis finding balance in her career.

A source tells PEOPLE that the"Flowers" singeris “doing really, really well and is in a really good place.”

“She’s figured out how to balance her career so that it’s not running her life. It was a machine for so long, and that’s the last thing she wants,” the insider said, adding that Cyrus is “passionate about what she puts out and everything is super personal to her.”

Cyrus, 32,grew up as a child staronHannah Montana. The wholesome television show kept her focused on being Hannah which Cyrus called an “identity crisis"while on Spotify’sRock This with Allison Hagendorfpodcast in March 2021.

Miley Cyrus in New York City in October 2006.Peter Kramer/Getty

Peter Kramer/Getty

“You’ve got, like, millions of fans, you’re the biggest star in the world, and then the concept was that when I looked like myself, when I didn’t have the wig on anymore, no one cared about me, I wasn’t a star anymore,” she said elsewhere in the podcast.

Cyrus said she “really had to break” that mentality. “I think that’s maybe why I almost created a characterized version of myself at times,” she added. “I never created a character where it wasn’t me, but I was aware of how people saw me and I maybe played into it a little bit.”

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Now, she’s working on new music — and has a special collaborator this time around:boyfriend Maxx Morando. “Miley has a great life with Maxx,” a second insiderpreviously told PEOPLE. “They’re very in sync. He calms her down. She thrives with him.”

The source added that Cyrus has been working on new music and thatMorando, 26, “has been involved too.” “Miley enjoys working with him. She finds him talented and inspiring. They have a lot of fun together.”

Miley Cyrus in 2024.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

The pair began dating in December 2021 after they were spotted getting cozy during her television specialMiley’s New Year’s Eve Party.

Cyrus and Morando previously collaborated on two tracks from her 2023 albumEndless Summer Vacation. She notably thanked Morando in her acceptance speech after “Flowers” wonrecord of the year at the 2024 Grammys, calling him “my love.”

source: people.com