Jojo Siwa Wants Her Rebrand to Have The Impact of Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bangerz’ Era

Jojo Siwa just admitted that she wants to have her Miley Cyrus ‘Bangerz’ moment.

The former Dance Moms star admitted in a conversation with Access Hollywood, “She is my number one idol. I want to do what she did with ‘Bangerz.’ I want to have that moment. I’m flattered that the world even can compare that.”

JoJo Siwa says she wants to have a Miley Cyrus ‘Bangerz’ moment with her rebrand:

“I want to do what she did with Bangerz. I want to have that moment. I’m flattered that the world even can compare that.” pic.twitter.com/HUHPlVotyT

— Pop Base (@PopBase) April 2, 2024

She also went on to tell E! News at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, “People are afraid of things they don’t know.” She also added, “Things can be scary for people. New things can be very, very scary.”

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 14: JoJo Siwa attends the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

And though she has received some pushback over her forthcoming musical project, JoJo still counts herself blessed.

“Creating art is such a special, special thing,” the 20-year-old continued, “and I’m very lucky that I get to be one of the people in the world that gets to create art.”

JoJo Siwa attends the 23rd Women's Images Awards Presented By The Women's Image Network at Saban Theatre on October 14, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. — BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: JoJo Siwa attends the 23rd Women’s Images Awards Presented By The Women’s Image Network at Saban Theatre on October 14, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

After all, the So You Think You Can Dance judge said she’s received validation on her new chapter from other musicians she admires, including Lil Nas X and Meghan Trainor.

Ryan Romulus, North West, JoJo Siwa, Penelope Disick and guest attend JoJo Siwa's Sweet 16 Birthday celebration at W Hollywood on April 09, 2019 in Hollywood, California — HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 09: (L-R) Ryan Romulus, North West, JoJo Siwa, Penelope Disick and guest attend JoJo Siwa’s Sweet 16 Birthday celebration at W Hollywood on April 09, 2019 in Hollywood, California (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

“The way that I’m able to keep going and keep being like, ‘Wait, actually what I’m doing is right,'” JoJo explained, “is because some of the most respected people in the world have come up to me and been like, ‘What you’re doing right now is so right. It is what the world needs, and I’m learning from what you are doing right now.'”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 12: JoJo Siwa and Everleigh Rose Smith Soutas attend the 2022 Industry Dance Awards at Avalon Hollywood & Bardot on October 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images)

She added, “Support from people like that means the world to me.”

Fans weren’t accepting of the new look. “Someone tell jojo siwa she will never have a bangerz moment,” one commented, referring to Miley Cyrus’ transition from child star to adult musician.

“Remember when everyone was like, someday Jojo Siwa is gonna get tired of having her brand be a grown adult toddler and she’s gonna do her version of post-Disney overcorrection rebellion… well…” a critic wrote.

JoJo gave the world a taste with her iHeartRadio red carpet look, which included a daring cut-out mesh bodysuit, combat boots and dramatic, black eye makeup. In fact, she also revealed that she wore the same outfit in the music video for her single, “KARMA,” which drops April 5.

“This is my ‘KARMA,’ black beast look,” JoJo shared. “It’s got some rips in it, but you’d never know.”