Miley Cyrus has insisted performing live is "worth" contracting COVID-19.

Miley Cyrus has COVID-19

Miley Cyrus has COVID-19

The 'Midnight Sky' hitmaker told fans she has contracted the virus but knew there was always a "pretty high" chance of her doing so as she's been flying "around the world" and playing to large audiences in South America.

She tweeted: "Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 people a night meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high," she wrote. "I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it.(sic)"

As a result of her diagnosis, Miley has had to pull out of her performance at Steven Tyler's Grammy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday (03.04.22), which raises money for Janie's Fund, a non-profit organisation which helps girls who are victims of trauma, abuse, and neglect.

She wrote in another tweet: "Unfortunately because of this I'm missing out on Janie's Fund, which sucks because it's a charity that's super important to me my friend Steven Tyler… Sorry Steven! We'll have to ‘Walk This Way' another time."

Miley reassured fans she was "feeling fine" and told them: "Don't worry about me!"

Late last month, the 'Wrecking Ball' singer was caught up in a drama when her plane had to make an emergency landing after being struck by lightning while on a flight to Asunción, Paraguay.

Alongside a video of the terrifying storm on Instagram, she wrote: "To my fans and everyone worried after hearing about my flight to Asunción.

"Our plane was caught in a major unexpected storm and struck by lighting.

"My crew, band, friends and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing. We were unfortunately unable to fly into Paraguay."