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Miley Cyrus' new song, "End of the World," is out now. After releasing "Prelude" -- a spoken word piece -- and "Something Beautiful," which combined jazz-pop and metal, Cyrus has now given us a straight-ahead pop tune as the first official single from her upcoming album.

The three songs that Miley Cyrus has released this week, culminating in sparkling new single “End of the World,” have included members of indie darlings like Alvvays, The War