Miley Cyrus says she’s always considered Australia ‘a second home’ and reveals Cody Simpson will be ‘a support system’ when she headlines bushfire relief concert in March
Miley Cyrus will headline a bushfire relief concert at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium on March 13, ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
And the 27-year-old singer told the Sunday Herald Sun that she’s always considered Australia ‘a second home’.
The American pop star said she can relate to those who have lost their homes, as her Malibu, California mansion she once shared with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth was destroyed two years ago.
Attachment: Miley Cyrus, 27, (pictured) told the Sunday Herald Sun that she’s always considered Australia ‘a second home’. She will headline a bushfire relief concert in Melbourne on March 13. Pictured in September
‘We lost our place in Malibu to fires, so I have a personal connection to that sense of loss and displacement,’ Miley explained.
‘I’ve spent the last 10 or 12 years really considering Australia a second home for me,’ the Wrecking Ball artist continued.
‘I’ve always felt really attached to it, it felt like Nashville but with beautiful beaches.’
‘I have a personal connection to that sense of loss’: The American pop star said she can relate to those who have lost their homes, as her Malibu, California mansion she once shared with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth (both pictured in 2012) was destroyed two years ago
During her marriage to Liam, 30, Miley would often stay with his family in Byron Bay, NSW, and also spent time in Victoria.
And while her boyfriend Cody Simpson won’t be performing at the bushfire relief concert, Miley said that the 23-year-old will ‘be coming as a support system’.
Cody, who hails from Queensland’s Gold Coast and now lives in the U.S., revealed in January that he felt ‘helpless’ watching the bushfire crisis worsen back home.
‘Watching my home burn from across the sea… I feel helpless. But there are ways we can all help,’ the singer-songwriter wrote on Instagram during a trip to Colorado.
Lineup: Miley’s bushfire relief concert will see her joined by an all-star lineup, including rapper Lil Nas X (pictured), British DJ Seb Fontaine and pop duo The Veronicas
By her side: And while Australian boyfriend Cody Simpson (pictured) won’t be performing at the bushfire relief concert, Miley said that the 23-year-old will ‘be coming as a support system’
‘Watching my home burn across the sea’: Cody, who hails from Queensland’s Gold Coast and now lives in the U.S., revealed in January that he felt ‘helpless’ watching the bushfire crisis worsen back home. Pictured in New York in February
Miley’s bushfire relief concert will see her joined by an all-star lineup, including rapper Lil Nas X, British DJ Seb Fontaine and pop duo The Veronicas.
Tickets for the World Tour Bushfire Relief fundraiser went on sale on Tuesday via Ticketek, with prices starting at $116.
Miley said via her Instagram Stories earlier this month that ‘proceeds from ticket sales will go to Australian charities working to restore forests, wildlife and communities affected by the devastating fires’.
Worthy cause: Proceeds from ticket sales at Miley’s relief concert will go to Australian charities working to restore forests, wildlife and communities affected by the devastating fires