Miley Cyrus excited to perform in Utah

OREM — To Miley Cyrus, there's nothing quite like rocking out on stage with her father, country music star Billy Ray Cyrus.

"'Ready, Set, Don't Go' is a blast for me and my dad to get to perform together," Miley Cyrus said. "We always have a great time.

"I think just my favorite thing about being able to work with my dad — it's been a blast — but it really keeps our family together," Cyrus said. "Because if he was in L.A. or I was in L.A., or we were mixed up, it just wouldn't be the same. So, I think it's awesome that we can keep our family together."

Speaking to reporters during a telephone conference call, the 15-year-old Cyrus chatted about coming to Utah in the past and how excited she is to return this Friday for America's Freedom Festival's Stadium of Fire concert.

"I have been to Utah a couple of times," Cyrus said. "I went on my tour, and my friends are shooting some movies up there. And so I've been up there a couple of times. I'm totally excited. Anytime I can do a show and I have places I have been before, they are always wonderful memories."

Saying that she couldn't think of a better way to spend the Fourth of July, Cyrus said performing at Stadium of Fire is like having her own personal fireworks show. And while she's really excited to perform in front of so many excited fans, she may have to overcome a fear or two.

"I actually am really, really scared of fireworks so I would always sit in the car," Cyrus said about Independence Day celebrations when she was younger. "Fireworks scare me so badly — like on my concert tour. Anytime pyro goes off, I'm like crossing my fingers. I really don't like it. But I actually loved going to the fireworks show in downtown Franklin (Tenn.). I would always sit in the car and watch so I wouldn't have to hear the loud sounds."

The show will give fans a chance to hear songs from her next album, "Breakout," due to be released in a few weeks.

"This will be my first show with all of my new songs and just my Miley stuff," she said. "Hopefully, they just enjoy how it's super personal — so I hope they like that because my last record was more of just me being me."

When asked about the transition from a child star to a career performer, Cyrus mostly reflected on her evolution as an artist.