Cyrus mentioned that the possibility of a free album in an August 2015 '' Marie Claire '' interview , with her manager adding that the singer was " prepared to buy herself out of the label " if RCA Records did not cooperate with her plan . That month , Cyrus was reportedly working on two albums simultaneously and considered releasing her project with the Flaming Lips for free . On the red carpet for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30 ( which she hosted ) , she said : " It 's been kind of the most magical week of my life ... It feels like Christmas " . Cyrus closed the show with a previously-unannounced performance of " Dooo It ! " with Coyne , before telling the audience that '' Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz '' was available for free online streaming . Vinyl pressings of the record were announced in October 2015 , but have yet to be released . In April 2017 , the album was officially uploaded to iTunes and paid music subscription services like Apple Music and Spotify , after only being available for free on SoundCloud for almost 2 years
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
2015 MTV Video Music Awards
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz