Cyrus first performed " We Ca n't Stop " at '' Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' on June 26 , 2013 and at '' Good Morning America '' the following day . In September 2013 , Cyrus sang " We Ca n't Stop " on '' Schlag den Raab '' in Germany , '' Le Grand Journal '' in France , and '' Alan Carr : Chatty Man '' in England . On September 21 , she sang twice at iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas , in the afternoon at festival village and in the evening at MGM Grand Garden Arena . Despite generating media attention for a provocative wardrobe , the performance was considered to be " fairly tame considering the VMAs . " On October 5 , Cyrus served as the host and musical guest during an episode of '' Saturday Night Live '' , and performed an acoustic version of " We Ca n't Stop " . The following Monday , Cyrus performed " We Ca n't Stop " on '' Today '' as part of their Toyota Concert Series . She appeared on '' Late Night with Jimmy Fallon '' and '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' later that month , and sang the track during both programs . In November , Cyrus traveled to Europe again to sing " We Ca n't Stop " at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards in Amsterdam on November 10 ; she garnered media attention for smoking a joint of marijuana on-stage . In December , she performed at Jingle Ball concerts in Los Angeles ( KIIS-FM Jingle Ball ) , Saint Paul , Atlanta , New York City , Washington , D.C. , Tampa and Sunrise . An episode of '' MTV Unplugged '' starring Cyrus premiered through MTV on January 29 , 2014 ; Madonna appeared as a surprise guest that evening to sing an acoustic medley of " We Ca n't Stop " and her own " Do n't Tell Me " . Later that year , Cyrus performed " We Ca n't Stop " during her headlining Bangerz Tour . A critic from the '' Nashville Scene '' praised Cyrus ' performance , writing , " We Ca n’t Stop was sung by Miley and hilariously lip-synced by a kitten on screen . " Blake Hannon provided a positive review , writing , " The crowd erupted for the opening notes of We Ca n't Stop . " Cyrus returned to perform the song during the musical festival on June 21 , 2014 , Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium of London , in front of 80,000 people
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
We Can't Stop