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 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.

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.

The Grammy winner sang "Party in the U.S.A." during the 2009 performance Miley Cyrus says a key figure in her life inspired one of her more controversial onstage moments. While in conversation with her sister Brandi Cyrus for Spotify’s Billions Club series,

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.