Miley Cyrus treated teens from My Friend’s Place — a Los Angeles-area center that assists homeless youth — to a special day on The Voice set.

The excited group sported Happy Hippie T-shirts as they toured the backstage, took turns sitting in the famous red judge’s seats and watched a taping of the show. They also got a chance to sit down with the Season 11 coach to discuss the importance of music in their lives and the issues that they face as homeless teens.

“On The Voice I’ve heard so many people’s stories now,” says Cyrus in a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE. “To be able to have the spotlight on people that don’t usually have the spotlight on them is why I’m here and why it’s really important for y’all to be here and to just see who’s on that stage.” (more…)

Miley Cyrus canvassed for Hillary Clinton in VA and celebrated Bill Murray at the Mark Twain Prize in D.C.

Cyrus shares her personal photos, exclusively with TIME

WHEN: AFTERNOON OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016

WHERE: GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, FAIRFAX, VA.

WHAT: GOING DORM TO DORM, CAMPAIGNING FOR HILLARY CLINTON

WHY: TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8 AND TO DISCUSS HOW THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION WILL AFFECT OUR FUTURE

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On the latest season of NBC’s “The Voice,” Miley Cyrus has reinvented herself from a twerking pop star to a mama-hen mentor. “I cry all the time,” Cyrus says about having to axe members of her team during the show’s elimination rounds. Behind the scenes, she dispenses copies of the self-help book “The Untethered Soul” to her contestants, trying to calm them down before live performances. On camera, she showcases an eclectic style — like an outfit covered in paper flowers — meant to counteract any last-minute jitters.

“I think it makes the contestants feel safer,” says Cyrus of her colorful wardrobe. “When I turn around, people laugh and feel lighthearted. I think they get to see that side of me.”

For many years, Cyrus had a different public persona. “People saw me as being wild, and literally all I do is I’m obsessed with yoga, I love hiking, and I’m reading constantly. My life is so positive. From the outside, people think I’m partying with rappers. That was back in my prime.”

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