During a recent appearance on Spotify’s Billions Club series, the “ Flowers ” singer talked about one of her early onstage controversies. With her sister by her side, Brandi Cyrus, Miley reflected on her 2009 Teen Choice Awards performance, which featured an ice cream cart, a pole, and dancing.

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,

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