In a sneak peek of the issue's interview, Miley opens up about her fiance, actor Liam Hemsworth, explaining that he's most important to her.
"Number one is my relationship with Liam," she says. "That's what I feel the most confident in because you never know; there's so much hype behind my new record, but it could come out and, worst-case scenario, everyone f------ hates it."
Speaking of her upcoming album, Miley tells the mag how free she feels this time around.
"I've never gotten to make a record like this because Disney's always been on my back saying, 'You've got to promote the TV show in two months, so make sure your record's done ... and when you promote your record, can you promote the show, the movie, and the 'Hannah Montana' record?'" she recalls. "I was basically carrying two people's careers and trying to make mine the priority. Now, it's almost like being a new artist and trying to make a first impression. I think the best thing I could have done was take those two years off to really live, because now people don't think of me as who I was on the TV show."
Despite what she's been through -- even when some unfortunate personal life photos would leak to the press, Miley insists to Cosmo that she has no regrets.
"Some of the worst things that have happened in my career, like things getting leaked, have actually been what's best for me, because people knew when I was on that show that I was really growing up," she shares. "I never faked anything. I never played the Disney game of smiling and being a princess and then suddenly having a hard time, saying, 'That isn't who I really am.'"
Miley also reveals that she worked with Mary J. Blige and Tyler, the Creator on her new album, and is looking for a new sound.
"I really didn't want to make a hip-hop record, and I'm not trying at all to be a Rihanna or a Nicki [Minaj]," she says. "That's not my vibe. When I was growing up, my older brother would sneak me Nelly CDs, my dad had me listening to Dolly [Parton] and Johnny [Cash], and my mom is a complete metal head. So this record is a weird mixture of all that."
Miley's Cosmo cover hits newsstands Feb. 5.
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