“Plastic Hearts,” released Friday, represents a return to form for Miley Cyrus. For the past decade, she had cycled genres between albums — from the hip-hop stylings on 2013’s “Bangerz”...

What does it mean to be an American? This soil is sown deep with blood, sweat, tears, hopes and dreams. This nation houses “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This country is affected by...