by Anne Goodroad

Miley Cyrus’s new album, Bangerz, arrived in stores and online Oct 8 and Allie Ries, sophomore, couldn’t wait to hear it.

Ries watched every episode of Hannah Montana during her childhood and she still admires Miley. From blonde wigs covering brunette hair to a chopped flow and not even covering her skin, Miley Cyrus’s new attitude is grabbing people’s attention.

“She is wonderful but she’s lost. It’s obviously for publicity,” Ries said. “She want to seem like she is moving on, it’s a movement not a transition.”

At the Video Music Awards, Miley popped out of a giant purple teddy bear and proceeded to twerk on stage. Some believe this behavior was inappropriate for a former childhood star.

“I don’t know why she is getting a ton of crap for it when everyone else does it. She just does it in front of billions of people and we do it in the basement at sleepovers,” Ries said.

Bangerz was expected to sell over 250,000 copies in the first 5 days of its release, according to Billboard. While a single from the album, Wrecking Ball, hit 90 million views on Youtube in the first 5 days.

“I feel like every song on my record could be a single and could make their way to radio–they’re all Bangerz,” Miley said in a television interview with Alan Carr.

Miley will be here in Minneapolis for the radio station, KDWB’s, concert, Jingle Ball on Dec 10.

Whether it is her swinging on a big cement ball or licking a sledge hammer, Alex Agar, senior, who has also taken notice to Miley’s progression, said “She used to be kind of a babe, I guess, but over the years she has just kind of gone down hill.”

In addition to global attention, some of the HHS community have taken note of Miley’s new personality, as well, and even teachers in the school are taking notice, as well.

“Every ounce of anything in my being hopes she has no influence on my students, whatsoever, but I suppose she does. Some kids are attracted to the craziness” said Mr. Champ Nelson, Math. “She’s looney, a nutbag, a little crazy in the head, psycho, yeah I’ll go with that.”

No matter Miley’s new attitude, Bangerz is a hit for many. “She’s trying to have a good time and just live. Whatever makes her happy,” Agar said.