Last year, Miley Cyrus brought the word "twerk" into the mainstream, but this year she's announced her retirement from the dance move. She has officially passed the torch to Nicki Minaj, who recently surpassed Cyrus' record for most views in 24 hours with her "Anaconda" video.
"With that ass ... I ain't got that ass," the Video of the Year winner told MTV's Sway Calloway when he asked her about having her record broken. "I can bring that body, I can bring that wrecking ball, but I can't bring that ass. Not that Anaconda."
Looking markedly different from last year -- with a simple black leather outfit, minimal makeup, and casual cropped hair -- Cyrus announced to Calloway and pre-show host Lucy Hale, "I've retired [from twerking], yeah. I'm making some music right now with The Flaming Lips. It's different. It's a little psychedelic."
A year removed, it seems like the shock she brought in 2013 was just a way to reinvent herself from her Disney persona. Now she's turning down the dial and dedicating herself to the music.
"It's not about twerking -- it's about music," she declared.
Replay the interview below.
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