Acting in 2009. At the age of 2, Cyrus began her acting career, playing Gracie Hebert on the sixth episode of her father's TV show
Doc. She was a background dancer in the 2009 film
Hannah Montana: The Movie (with her real-life older sister Miley), and played small roles in six episodes of the
Disney Channel original series
Hannah Montana. She appeared in the straight-to-DVD film
Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? (2008), where she was spotted as a Trick or Treater. In 2009, her first film role was in the English version of the Japanese anime feature film
Ponyo, in which she voiced the titular character. She sang the English version of the theme song to that film, performing alongside her co-star
Frankie Jonas. Between 2009 and 2010, Cyrus ran a webshow with her childhood best friend
Emily Grace Reaves, which was titled
The Noie and Ems Show. In 2021, she guest-starred in the seventh episode of the horror anthology series
American Horror Stories, playing a character named Connie.
Music 2016–2018: Music beginnings and Good Cry 's
Witness: The Tour. On November 15, 2016, it was announced that Cyrus had signed a record deal with
Barry Weiss' record label named Records, and later signed a management deal with
Maverick under
Adam Leber. She released her debut single "
Make Me (Cry)" featuring English singer
Labrinth that same day. In December 2016, she released an acoustic performance of "Almost Famous". She also provided vocals on the song "
Chasing Colors" performed by
Marshmello and
Ookay, which was released in February 2017. On April 14, 2017, she released another single, called "
Stay Together", followed by the single "I'm Stuck", released on May 25, 2017. On September 21, 2017, she released another single "
Again" featuring
XXXTentacion. From September 19, 2017, to November 1, 2017, she opened for
Katy Perry on the
Witness: The Tour. In November 2017, Cyrus made an appearance at Emo Nite in Los Angeles for a surprise DJ set which included some of her and her half-brother Trace Cyrus' music. "My Way", a collaboration with electronic group One Bit, was released on November 24, 2017. Cyrus was named one of
Time's 30 Most Influential Teens in 2017. Her first single of 2018, "We Are..." featuring Danish artist
MØ, was released on February 7. Cyrus released "Team", a collaboration with
MAX, on May 11, 2018. A follow-up collaboration "Lately", was released on June 15, 2018, with Tanner Alexander. On July 9, 2018, Cyrus announced her first headlining tour, The Good Cry Tour. "Live or Die", a collaboration with her now ex-boyfriend
Lil Xan, was released on August 20, 2018. Norwegian DJ
Matoma featured Cyrus on "
Slow" in 2017, which was featured on his second album
One in a Million, released on August 24, 2018. Cyrus released her new EP,
Good Cry, on September 21, 2018, featuring new songs including "Mad at You" a collaboration with
Gallant and "Punches" a collaboration with
LP. DJ
Alan Walker featured Cyrus' vocals on "
All Falls Down" for his first album,
Different World, which was released on December 14, 2018.
2019–2021: The End of Everything and ''People Don't Change'' On July 31, 2019, Cyrus released a song called "
July", as the first single of her second EP,
The End of Everything. On July 24, 2020, Cyrus released a cover of
Mac Miller's "Dunno." On May 15, 2020, Cyrus released her second EP,
The End of Everything, which
AllMusic reviewer, Neil Z. Yeung described as "a vulnerable peek into the singer/songwriter's mental and emotional struggles through heartfelt and simple offerings." After the good reception of
The End of Everything, she was prepared to release her first full-length album in early 2021. Cyrus released "All Three" on December 11, 2020, with its music video the following week. She did not comment on the subject again until February 8, 2021, when she announced on her Instagram that she was about to release a joint EP with recently songwriting collaborator
PJ Harding ("July", "I Got So High That I Saw Jesus", "The End Of Everything") and its first single "Dear August" was going to be out three days later. The EP was called ''People Don't Change'' and was released on April 23, 2021.
2022–present: The Hardest Part and tour On April 5, 2022, Noah announced her new single "I Burned LA Down", released on April 8. On that same day, she announced her debut album,
The Hardest Part, for July 15. The album was preceded by three more singles: "Mr. Percocet" released on May 13, "Ready To Go" on June 23 and "Every Beginning Ends" with Benjamin Gibbard on August 26. However, in June 2022, Cyrus announced that the album was pushed back to September 16 due to manufacturing delay. Following the album's release, Noah released "I Just Want A Lover", from the album on the same day of its release. Later, on September 23, Noah launched the remix of "Noah (Stand Still)" featuring her father, country music singer
Billy Ray Cyrus. On October 14, she released an acoustic version for the song "Unfinished". After being announced in May and cancelling the European leg, Cyrus began
The Hardest Part Tour on October 4. After 24 shows, the tour ended on November 4, just a month after it began. On November 18, Cyrus and long-time producer PJ Harding released a new song, "Snow In LA". In May 2024, Cyrus released the duet "How Far Will We Take It?" with country musician
Orville Peck. She was also featured on and helped write the single "My Fault" with country singer
Shaboozey. On July 11, 2025, Cyrus released a new album called
I Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me, featuring guest appearances from
Fleet Foxes,
Ella Langley,
Bill Callahan, and
Blake Shelton. Reviews were very positive with the LA Times describing the album as "stunning". On October 3, 2025, Noah Cyrus releases “If There’s a Heaven” featuring
Stephen Wilson Jr. ==Personal life==