Miley Cyrus was honored over the weekend as the youngest recipient of the Disney Legends Award during this year’s D23 event. Chappell Roan delivered Cyrus’ introduction at the ceremony, and the full video of her speech has surfaced. Roan praised Cyrus for her continual artistic evolution. “The things that I admire about Miley Cyrus is that she constantly reinvents herself and it always works,” Roan said. “For a lot of artists it can seem inauthentic or out of the blue, but she’s very open about her transformations artistically and personally. She’s so true to herself and puts out music that is so authentic.”
The 26-year-old Roan revealed that her first concert was Miley’s Best of Both Worlds tour in 2007-2008. “She came down in a box from the ceiling. I was like, ‘How do I do that one day?’ I still think about the show. I’m like, ‘I want to be like Hannah Montana,’ to this day,” said Roan. “I’m such a fan, too. She’s got the whole world that supports her. She could do whatever she wants, which is something I want to do. Miley does anything and it works. Miley feels like freedom to me.” (Billboard)