Sixteen-year-old Noah Cyrus, youngest of Tish and Billy Ray’s kids, just landed her first record deal for $350,000. It feels like that sentence needs a “finally” because we have been reading about her hustle for years, having started acting at age three. When she was nine, Noah seemed to be making a real grab for the spotlight, beginning with an impromptu – and wildly inappropriate – rendition of “Smack That” backstage one of Miley’s concerts. On the heels of that, it was reported that Noah and best friend Emma Grace were launching a lingerie line – for children. Having paid her dues, I guess, Noah was rewarded with two contracts – one for writing and one for recording, her first album. There is no word on whether it will be pop or country. My guess is a mix because although she has always idolized Miley, she told Paper Magazine that it was her father that motivated her signing career, asking her to accompany him while he plays guitar.

Miley Cyrus’ baby sister, Noah, is joining the family biz … and it’s already paying off with six figure deals before she’s recorded a hit.

16-year-old Noah signed 2 contracts — one that will pay her $250k for recording her first album and another, for writing that album, will get her $100k … this according to docs obtained by TMZ.

And there are a million more reasons for her to follow in Billy Ray, Miley and Trace’s footsteps. If the first album’s a hit she can get up to a $1.5 million advance for the second!

[From TMZ]

Let’s see, when I was sixteen, I was earning $3.35 working part-time at Clothestime after school – but I got a 10% discount on their clothes so suck it Noah!

Is Noah worth six figures? Listen to this or this and tell me what you think. Remember as you listen, she stands to make a $1.5 million advance on her second album if her first sells well. She sounds like a teenager to me. I’m not saying she can’t sing but I don’t hear anything extraordinary. I have an ugly theory that they are paying for the Cyrus name and hoping that Noah gets publicity for her antics, just like Miley. For the most part, Noah has relaxed a bit on her fame-grabbing ways. Other than a few questionable outfits, she hasn’t been in the news for outrageous behavior for a while. With one very serious exception, however – Noah is currently being sued for rear-ending and injuring a man because she was texting while driving. I wish Noah luck in her endeavors but wonder if she fully grasps that she will be compared to big sister Miley throughout her entire career.

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