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It appears that a Jay-Z song wasn't on!
Miley Cyrus -- whose hit song, "Party in the U.S.A." includes a line about her nodding her head to one of the rapper's tracks -- says she doesn't know which of his songs inspired the lyrics.
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"I've never heard a Jay-Z song," the singer, 16, said in an interview before her Halloween concert -- in which she was dressed as Pocahontas -- in Louisville, Kentucky this past Saturday. "I don't listen to pop music."
Then how did it get in her song -- which was recently No. 1 on the Top 40 charts?
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"I don't know, I didn't write the song, so I have no idea," she said of the tune, which was written by a songwriting team of Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and Jessica Cornish. "Honestly, I picked that song because I needed something to go with my clothing line. I didn't write it and ... I didn't expect it to be popular, originally. It was just something that I wanted to do, and I needed some songs and it turned out for the best."
Although she said "Party in the U.S.A." is "not even my style of music," she is thankful for its success.
"I'm really blessed for it to have done as well as it has. Totally blessed," she said. "God has definitely put me in an amazing position with amazing people."
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Later, when asked about an artist she has heard before -- her father, Billy Ray Cyrus -- the Hannah Montana star says she has no plans to shout out any of his songs, like the 1992 hit, "Achy Breaky Heart."
"No, no thank you," she said. "That's like covering a Jay-Z song. That's not going to happen."
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LyndiShe really should say that if she wants to keep her fans...report abuseposted November 18, 2009 9:13 PM PST
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soniadose she really NOT think before she speaks???? serious....be thankfull people like youreport abuseposted November 18, 2009 11:48 AM PST
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bloomOMG!!! She is such an idiot! Can't she have anything nice to say to anyone? C'mon.... show some respect to your songwriters!!! Geezzz....report abuseposted November 17, 2009 9:03 PM PST
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pattyFu**king hilarious.report abuseposted November 17, 2009 6:24 PM PST
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Missy!now you irratate when you do not know the living icon of hip hop you ought to be ashamed of yourself and one thing you will never find jay-z in pop chart! Never.......report abuseposted November 15, 2009 12:39 PM PST
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gregYou dont go around saying that you never heard a jay-z song.....girl...where have you been anyways...he's been on the dam radio forever...and i would have thought if you were to sing about another artist...you would at least do a little research and find out who you are singing about....dam...i knew there was a reason why I didn't like her songs...hell she doesn't even writreport abuseposted November 15, 2009 12:03 PM PST
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gregYou dont go around saying that you never heard a jay-z song.....girl...where have you been anyways...he's been on the dam radio forever...and i would have thought if you were to sing about another artist...you would at least do a little research and find out who you are singing about....dam...i knew there was a reason why I didn't like her songs...hell she doesn't even writreport abuseposted November 15, 2009 12:03 PM PST
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DesireeThen you could have put your artist, Party in the USA to me is one of your best songs, at least you are honest, love you Miley! Pop music is what makes her sell so she is making her money what are you doing to make yours? I know who Jay Z is but I don't like him that much, and he is rap, you sing pop, I been knowing of his music since I was like 3, not really my taste in music I am more Mireport abuseposted November 10, 2009 10:57 AM PST
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LoriI thought you never heard any Jay-Z songs?report abuseposted November 9, 2009 8:39 AM PST
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ScoobyMiley Jay-Z is one of the best hip-hop singers in da world. u probably won't listen to his songs because you're not fully grown as yet, it's for the mature state, rather less ppl wit brains. We're so sry if u dnt understand da meaning for da words, bcaz he doesn't sings for ppl wit minor brain cells but large ones. N since wen u dnt listen 2 pop,hun, u singreport abuseposted November 8, 2009 5:46 PM PST
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