Miley Cyrus Pressured to Sing at ‘Something Beautiful’ Premiere By Disgruntled Fans Who ‘Thought This Was a Concert’: ‘We Paid $800’

Miley Cyrus had a less than welcoming fan response at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her visual album, “Something Beautiful.”

Cyrus was joined on Friday by co-directors Brendan Walter and Jacob Bixenman, as well as producer Panos Cosmatos, to discuss “Something Beautiful” at the historic New York-based festival (via Entertainment Weekly). Partway through the discussion, several disgruntled fans, who apparently thought the “$800” ticket they purchased was for a concert, began heckling the former child star and pressuring her to perform.

In a video shared to X, one attendee is heard interrupting the Q&A, yelling at Cyrus, “We thought this was a concert. We paid $800.”

Another fan yelled, “Are you actually going to sing?” This prompted a roar from other members of the crowd, who seemingly had the same question on their minds. Cryus was visibly flustered by the ordeal.

Later in the event, an audience member demanded Cyrus “sing ‘The Climb.'” The “Hannah Montana” star responded, “You have to start it,” before launching into the song a cappella. Her impromptu performance inspired overwhelming cheers from the crowd.

Cyrus’ “Something Beautiful,” which hits theaters June 12, is a 55-minute visual album that coincides with her musical project of the same name. Elsewhere in the Q&A, Cyrus said that this project was deeply personal and explained why she “was very protective of not having very many references.”

“I wanted to be the reference,” Cyrus said. “You can’t do something that no one’s ever done before with a bunch of other women on your wall.”