Miley Cyrus recalled how her performance of 'Party in the U.S.A.' at the Teen Choice Awards in 2009 when she wan 16 — which saw her dance onstage with a pole attached to an ice cream cart — came to be with help from her mom,

Miley Cyrus’ mom was the brains behind the pop star’s controversial pole-dance routine when she was just 16 at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. The Grammy-winning “Flowers” singer, now 32, shared the questionable piece of trivia during Spotify’s “Billions Club” series this month.

Miley Cyrus recently addressed her controversial 2009 Teen Choice Awards, in which she danced around a pole, calling out her mom Tish Cyrus for having the idea.

Miley Cyrus is calling out her mom, Tish Cyrus. While speaking with her sister Brandi for Spotify’s “Billions Club” series, the pop star explained that it was their mother who had the idea for her to dance with a pole attached to an ice cream cart during her 2009 Teen Choice Awards performance of “Party in the U.

The routine sparked backlash from critics who felt it was a poor choice for the then-16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star.

Pop singer Miley Cyrus spilled the tea on the now-iconic, and slightly controversial, performance in a recent chat for Spotify's Billions Club Series.