thread of miley and ariana’s friendship

miley and ariana first interacted in 2012, when ariana publicly supported miley after she got her iconic pixie cut.
at the 2013 ema’s, miley talked to an interviewer about the tweet and the song she wrote for ariana.
the song that miley wrote for ariana was called “lighter.” ariana never recorded it, so miley included it on her 2015 album “miley cyrus & her dead petz.” miley conformed at one of her shows in 2015 that it was the song she wrote for ariana.
after miley’s interview at the 2013 ema’s, miley and ariana took photos together for the first time later that night.
in a 2013 interview, ariana praised miley saying she’s a huge fan of her, and that she doesn’t deserve all the hate that she was getting.
in another 2013 interview, ariana defended miley saying that she is an adult and can do what she wants.
ariana wished miley a happy birthday in 2013 in a video for mtv, and asked her for twerking lessons

ariana praising miley and her body in her music video for wrecking ball.
ariana won best pop video at the 2014 vma’s, and while she was heading to the stage to accept her moonman, she stopped to give miley a hug

after the vma’s, ariana supported miley’s campaign for my friend’s place, and miley sent her a bouquet of flowers

in 2015, miley officially launched the happy hippie foundation, and to publicize the launch, miley did a new set of backyard sessions. miley asked ariana to be apart of the backyard sessions, and they sang a cover of “don’t dream it’s over” together.
miley and ariana’s full cover of “don’t dream it’s over” by crowded house

ariana wore a happy hippie hoodie during one of her tour meet and greets in late 2015, and miley posted about it on her instagram.
ariana talking about miley while promoting her viva glam lipstick in 2015
in a 2016 interview with britain's heat magazine, ariana talked about how she admires miley’s confidence.
ariana performed during the voice finale in 2016, and miley stood up & danced during the entire performance.
miley posted this heartfelt message to ariana on instagram after the horrific attack in manchester in 2017.
right before miley performed “malibu” at the finale of the voice, she dedicated her performance to ariana and everyone who was affected by the horrific attacks in manchester

miley talking about how she couldn’t wait to give ariana a big hug

the day before the one love manchester benefit concert, miley performed at a festival in new york and immediately got on a plane after to make it to the benefit concert the next day. ariana helped miley with happy hippie in a heartbeat, so miley wanted to do the same for her.

miley joined ariana and many other stars at the one love manchester benefit concert to help raise money for the victms and families affected by the attack. miley and ariana performed “don’t dream it’s over” together

miley and ariana’s performance of don’t dream it’s over

miley talking about uniting with ariana for important moments like the one love benefit concert.
miley performing “inspired” at the one love benefit concert 


ariana continued to show her support for the happy hippie foundation by sharing their posts on her instagram stories in 2018 and 2019!
ariana and miley both released new songs (imagine and war is over) while kanye west and drake were feuding, and ariana asked everyone to not pay attention to the drama so that her and miley could shine.

miley talking about wanting to have a real friendship with ariana
while doing an interview with howard stern, miley talked about how ariana is one of her favorite artists, and she revealed that she reached out to ariana after her split from pete davidson to let her know she was thinking about her

miley covered ariana’s “no tears left to cry” in december 2018 for her bbc live lounge performance


miley praising ariana’s voice and talking about their unique friendship

miley supporting ariana’s decision to not perform at the 2019 grammys
ariana spoke to vanity fair for miley’s cover story saying “her tone is so identifiable. with your eyes closed, you know it’s miley.”