Miley Cyrus' Disastrous Hair At The 2024 Grammys Will Haunt Our Dreams

Miley Cyrus — one of the few pop stars who can effortlessly switch between blonde and brunette — totally missed the mark with her Grammys 'do on Sunday. While the "Flowers" singer proved to be a head-turner in her gold mesh dress by John Galliano in collaboration with Maison Margiela — which left very little to the imagination, per E! News — her overly teased hair was a huge eyesore of a distraction. As the outlet noted, Cyrus' red carpet debut marked the first time she stepped foot on a red carpet in nearly a year. Unfortunately, all we can think about is the fact that her disheveled, product-heavy hair took away from what could've been an absolutely iconic look.

Since photos of Cyrus' look have circulated online, outlets such as Allure have compared her hair to her godmother, Dolly Parton's signature look. To that, we have to say: we're so sorry, Ms. Parton, for you've never attempted a style that you didn't absolutely own. Despite the lackluster outcome, much preparation went into Cyrus' look. According to Cyrus' stylist, Bob Recine, Cyrus was going for a '70s vibe. "I've been working with Miley for a long time and tonight we wanted to create something different than last year, with a style that felt like it had a '70s, Barbarella feel while still having a modern, punk edge," Recine shared with People on Sunday. "By creating a big hair look, while still leaving some of the teasing visible, it allows the look to maintain a fresh, sexy feeling," he continued.

Fortunately, Cyrus still has a big night ahead of her.

Miley Cyrus probably won't find herself on any best hair roundups for the 2024 Grammy Awards. Still, she's already taken home a much bigger honor: a Grammy for best pop solo performance — the first Grammy of her career. Even more exciting? Mariah Carey — or another "M.C." as Cyrus referred to her — presented Cyrus with her award. "This M.C. is going to stand by this M.C. because this is just too iconic," Cyrus said during her speech (via Variety). "Oh my god, I just got stuck in the rain and traffic and thought I was going to miss this moment. And I could have missed the award — that's fine — but not Mariah Carey! I just saw you at the Hollywood Bowl. It was everything." This was one of six awards Cyrus was up for.

Miley also took the stage to sing her smash hit, "Flowers." This time, Cyrus traded in her gold frock for a silver mini-dress with a cutout around her midriff and long, silver tassels. Near the end of the performance, Cyrus swapped out her somber lyrics, mourning the end of a relationship, to acknowledge her exciting career milestone. "Started to cry then remembered I ... just won my first Grammy," Cyrus sang much to the crowd's delight. Of course, cameras also captured Taylor Swift raising her glass and cheering for her fellow Grammy winner from the crowd. With a night like this, what's a bad hair day?

Miley Cyrus was a winner at the 2024 Grammys, but her hair was not. While the "Flowers" singer wowed viewers with a skimpy Maison Margiela gold safety pin dress for her red-carpet look, many fans were left scratching their heads over her huge bouffant hairdo. "I think the dress is amazing but the hair is confusing and is distracting. She's living her best life no matter what tho and as long as she is happy and thriving," an X (formerly Twitter) user wrote. Another fan posted, "miley cyrus look like she been riding in a convertible sweatin all day as she pulled up to the grammy's now her hair is just stuck like that." 

In a Reddit thread devoted entirely to Cyrus' Grammy look, a fan wrote, "It doesn't look like a good version of what it is? Like the curls up the top and then the back kinda just looks a bit flat and it makes her hair look very fine and also like you can see the product in it?"

Perhaps her hairstylist Bob Recine overdid it with the hairspray. As reported by New York Post, he used the Nexxus haircare line. "This last year l featured Miley's wet look for hair," Recine explained. "For the Grammys, we decided we wanted something dry and bigger, more fuller hair, but sexy and tousled and touchable." Well, Cyrus' hair was definitely bigger, but better may be another matter.