Miley Cyrus says collaborating with Beyoncé was a "dream come true"

Speaking about how their collaboration, which featured on Beyoncé's latest album, Cowboy Carter came about, she revealed: "I wrote that song, like, two and a half years ago. My mom would always go, 'I love that song so much.' So when Beyoncé reached out to me about music, I thought of it right away because it really encompasses our relationship".

"I told her, 'We don’t have to get ­country; we are country. We’ve been country. You know, between you being from Texas and me being from Tennessee, so much of us is going to be in this song'," Cyrus added. "Getting to write a song, not just sing, for Beyoncé was a dream come true."

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“I wrote that song 2 and a half years ago. […] I told her, “We don’t have to get ­country; we are country. We’ve been country.“ […] Getting to write a song, not just sing, for Beyoncé was a dream come true.” pic.twitter.com/PB8YygckEB

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Opening up further about their friendship, she added: "Sometimes I forget to talk about things that are a ­normal part of my day-to-day, like texting with Beyoncé. I think it’s a really cute part of our relationship, because over the past couple of years I’ve really locked down on my privacy and on what I share with the public. She’s the same way. Part of our relationship is the safety between us." She added: "The songwriting or the work is just a small part of my relationship with her — or with Dolly, or with anyone. Our personas have a relationship, but then we have a relationship. And I love that."

During a Stand Up to Cancer event in 2008, Cyrus interacted with Beyoncé for the first time as they sang together alongside Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow and more. Reflecting on that day, Cyrus notes that she immediately felt a connection between them. "I was ­sandwiched between Beyoncé and Rihanna, who were, you know, five feet ten inches and in heels. Their hips were, like, up to my shoulders. They were these powerful, fully realised, grown women, and I’m pretty sure I had braces on the back of my teeth. They were protective of me."