Billy Ray Cyrus

Biography

William Ray Cyrus ( SY-rəs; born August 25, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart×Achy Breaky Heart25 July 1992 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Achy Breaky Heart3:242I'm So Miserable3:593Wher'm I Gonna Live?3:29", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity.
A multi-platinum selling artist, Cyrus has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is his debut Some Gave All×Some Gave All19 May 1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Could’ve Been Me3:472Achy Breaky Heart3:253She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore3:274Wher’m I Gonna Live?3:315These Boots Are Made for Walkin’2:496Someday, Somewhere, Somehow3:507Never Thought I’d Fall in Love With You3:438Ain’t No Good Goodbye3:249I’m So Miserable4:0210Some Gave All4:06, which has been certified 9× multi-platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist and by a country artist at number one on the Billboard 200 (17 consecutive weeks) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era.
Some Gave All was also the first debut album to enter at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies. During his career he has released 36 charted singles, of which 17 charted in the top 40.
In 2019, Cyrus earned his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on a remix of Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road", which spent a record-breaking nineteen consecutive weeks at the top spot (eighteen of them credited to Cyrus). It also spent a record-breaking twenty consecutive weeks (nineteen of them credited to Cyrus) at the top spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Billboard Hot Rap Songs. The R&B/Hip-Hop record has been broken in May 2023 by SZA's "Kill Bill".
Thanks to "Old Town Road", Cyrus won his first two Grammy Awards, in the categories Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video.
From 2001 to 2004, Cyrus starred on the television series Doc. The series focused on a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City. From 2006 to 2011, he starred as Robby Ray Stewart on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus playing the title character. From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Vernon Brownmule on the CMT sitcom Still the King.

Early life

Billy Ray Cyrus was born on August 25, 1961, in Flatwoods, Kentucky, to Ron Cyrus, a steelworker who became a politician, and his wife Ruth Ann (née Casto). Cyrus started singing at the age of four. His parents divorced in 1966. His grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher. Growing up he was surrounded by bluegrass and gospel music as his family are musicians. His right-handed father played guitar, however left-handed Cyrus tried to play his father's guitar, but could not. He attended Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship before changing to music. He dropped out of Georgetown during his junior year, realized he wanted to become a musician after attending a Neil Diamond concert, and set a 10-month goal to start a career. In the 1980s, he played in a band called Sly Dog, before signing a record contract with Mercury Nashville Records. Sly Dog was named after a one-eyed dog that Cyrus owned.

1990–2000: The Mercury Records years

While trying to get a recording contract in Los Angeles, Cyrus suffered many hardships including living in his neighbor's car. However, in 1990, he was signed to PolyGram/Mercury. In the same year he opened for Reba McEntire. Cyrus began to record and write music for his debut album, released in 1992.
Some Gave All was released in 1992. The album became an instant chart and sales success. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums, Billboard 200, Canadian Country Albums chart, Canadian Albums Chart, and on the charts of several other countries. The album featured four consecutive top 40 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart from 1992 to 1993, including an album cut, the title track. The most successful single released was "Achy Breaky Heart×Achy Breaky Heart25 July 1992 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Achy Breaky Heart3:242I'm So Miserable3:593Wher'm I Gonna Live?3:29". It reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and was also a hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. 4. Uniquely for a country music song it also became an international success, reaching number 1 in Australia and number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Thanks to the video of this hit, there was the explosion of the line dance into the mainstream, becoming a global craze. Additionally, the singles "Could've Been Me" reached No. 2, "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" reached No. 23, and "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" reached No. 6. Some Gave All was certified 9× multi-platinum in the United States in 1996, and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

In 1993, Cyrus and Mercury Records quickly released Cyrus' second studio album, It Won't Be the Last×It Won't Be the Last1993 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1In the Heart of a Woman4:002Talk Some4:153Somebody New3:454Only Time Will Tell3:205Ain't Your Dog No More2:316Words by Heart3:067It Won't Be the Last3:498Throwin' Stones3:409Right Face Wrong Time3:2710Dreamin' in Color, Livin' in Black and White4:1511When I'm Gone3:01. The album featured four singles, three of which made the top 40. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Country charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard 200. By the end of the year, It Won't Be the Last was certified platinum by the RIAA. The highest-charting single, the lead-off single, "In the Heart of a Woman", charted to No. 3, with "Somebody New" charting to No. 9, "Words By Heart" at No. 12, and "Talk Some" at No. 63. Also in 1993, Cyrus appeared on Dolly Parton's single "Romeo"; though the single only reached 27 on the country singles charts, the accompanying video was popular on CMT.
Cyrus' third studio album, Storm in the Heartland×Storm in the Heartland8 November 1994 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Storm in the Heartland3:542Deja Blue3:373Redneck Heaven4:034Casualty of Love4:295One Last Thrill3:386I Ain't Even Left3:527How Much5:308Patsy Come Home3:539A Heart With Your Name on It2:4310Only God Could Stop Me Loving You5:1011Roll Me Over2:3312Enough Is Enough3:4313The Past4:0614Geronimo3:51, was released in 1994. It was the final album he recorded for PolyGram, which closed its doors in 1995. The album was not as successful as its predecessors. It only reached No. 11 on the Country albums chart, and only the title track made the top 40 of the Country singles chart. "Deja Blue" was the second single released; however, it only managed to chart to No. 66, and the third and final single, "One Last Thrill", failed to chart at all.
The album managed to be certified gold in the U.S. Before Cyrus started on his next album, he was transferred to Mercury Nashville.
Also in 1994, Cyrus contributed the song "Pictures Don't Lie" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Cyrus' most critically acclaimed album was 1996's Trail of Tears×Trail of Tears20 August 1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Trail of Tears3:432Truth Is I Lied3:203Tenntucky2:244Call Me Daddy5:105Send Me Back Home3:396Three Little Words4:167Harper Valley P.T.A.4:118I Am Here Now3:299Need a Little Help5:1110Should I Stay4:3811Crazy Mama3:02 for Mercury Records. The album debuted at No. 20 on the Country chart. Only two songs made the cut to radio, neither of which hit the top 40. The title track and "Three Little Words" reached No. 69 and No. 65 respectively. The album failed to reach any certification, and was off the charts after only four weeks.
In 1998, Cyrus released his last album for Mercury Records Shot Full of Love×Shot Full of Love3 November 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1How's My World Treatin' You4:172Under the Hood2:503Give My Heart to You3:494Busy Man3:175Shot Full of Love4:246Rock This Planet2:327Missing You3:228Touchy Subject4:089His Shoes4:0010Time for Letting Go4:1411The American Dream4:33. The album became his lowest-peaking album, debuting at No. 32. The first single, "Under the Hood", failed to chart, "Time for Letting Go" hit No. 70, "Busy Man" charted No. 3, and "I Give My Heart to You" reached No. 41. After the single fell from the charts, Cyrus left Mercury and signed with Monument Records in 1999.
His debut album for Monument, Southern Rain×Southern Rain2000 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1You Won't Be Lonely Now3:532Southern Rain5:053All I'm Thinking About is You3:424We the People4:115I Will3:596Love You Back3:567Burn Down the Trailer Park3:188Everywhere I Wanna Be3:289Crazy 'Bout You Baby3:2010Without You4:0611Hey Elvis3:29, was released in 2000. It debuted at No. 13 on the Country albums chart and No. 102 on the Billboard 200. Five singles were released and all five charted. The lead-off single, "You Won't Be Lonely Now×You Won't Be Lonely Now2000 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1You Won't Be Lonely Now3:432Southern Rain4:51", was the highest-peaking single from the album, charting to No. 17. Other singles include "We the People" (No. 60), "Burn Down the Trailer Park" (No. 43), "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" (No. 58), and the title track (No. 45).

2003: Shift to Christian music

After the singles from Southern Rain finished their chart runs, Cyrus recorded two Christian albums. Both albums, Time Flies×Time Flies2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1What Else Is There3:472Bread Alone3:423The Way It Is3:554She Don't Love Me (She Don't Hate Me)2:545Time Flies3:596I Luv Ya2:387I Still Believe3:378Without You3:089Hard to Leave4:4910Nobody3:0111Tell Me4:4012Close to Gone3:1613Stand Still4:3614Back to Memphis4:0215Some Gave All (acoustic version)4:18 and The Other Side×The Other Side2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Face of God3:482Wouldn't You Do This for Me?3:353Always Sixteen3:324I Need You Now4:065Love Has No Walls3:426Tip of My Heart4:227Did I Forget to Pray3:108Holding on to a Dream3:239I Love You This Much3:2710The Other Side4:0011Amazing Grace5:48, were released in 2003. The first album debuted and peaked at a low No. 56 on the Country album charts. Three singles were released; however, only the final single reached the charts. "Bread Alone", "What Else Is There", and "Back to Memphis" were released, and "Back to Memphis" charted to No. 60.
The second Christian album, The Other Side, was recorded while Cyrus filmed his PAX series, Doc. It debuted at No. 5 on the Top Christian Albums chart, No. 18 Top Country Albums, and No. 131 on Billboard 200. Two of three singles charted – "Face of God" (No. 54) and "The Other Side" (No. 45) – while "Always Sixteen" did not chart.

2006: Disney Entertainment

The album Wanna Be Your Joe×Wanna Be Your Joe18 July 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Wanna Be Your Joe3:142I Want My Mullet Back3:203The Man3:284I Wouldn’t Be Me4:135What About Us3:046Country Music Has the Blues2:577The Freebird Fell5:018I Wonder3:489Lonely Wins3:3110How’ve Ya Been3:2111Ole What’s Her Name4:2712Hey Daddy3:4813Stand4:2214A Pain in the Gas3:50 was Billy Ray's first country album since 2000's Southern Rain×Southern Rain2000 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1You Won't Be Lonely Now3:532Southern Rain5:053All I'm Thinking About is You3:424We the People4:115I Will3:596Love You Back3:567Burn Down the Trailer Park3:188Everywhere I Wanna Be3:289Crazy 'Bout You Baby3:2010Without You4:0611Hey Elvis3:29. It was again recorded on a new record label: New Door/UMe Records. It was released while Cyrus was filming the show Hannah Montana. Wanna Be Your Joe made it to No. 24 on the Country charts and No. 113 on the all-genre charts. The album initially sold well, but no hit-single was released. The title track was released as the first single, and was followed by "I Want My Mullet Back", both of which were ignored by country radio. Although not released as a single, a music video was made for the track "Stand", a duet with daughter Miley Cyrus.
Also in 2006, Billy Ray appeared with metal-rock group Metal Skool (now Steel Panther), and performed several songs including "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, and the song "I Want My Mullet Back", which appears on Wanna Be Your Joe.
He also sang "The Star Spangled Banner" at Game 5 of the 2006 World Series in St. Louis, Missouri.

2007–08: Career re-launch

In mid-2007, Cyrus was a celebrity contestant on the 4th season of the show Dancing with the Stars. Cyrus was partnered with Karina Smirnoff. He quickly became a fan favorite. Cyrus and Smirnoff made it to the semi-finals, where they finished in 5th place.
From Cyrus's exposure on Dancing with the Stars and Hannah Montana, his record label pushed up the release date by a month for his new album. Home at Last was released in July 2007 on Walt Disney Records. It debuted at No. 3 on the country charts, making it Cyrus' first top 5 entry since 1993. Beginning sales for the album were very strong; however, the album failed to be certified. The single "Ready, Set, Don't Go", was initially released as a solo single. The solo version made it to No. 33 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
In October 2007, Cyrus and his daughter Miley performed a duet of the song on Dancing with the Stars. The duet debuted at No. 27 on the Country charts and eventually peaked at No. 4 in 2008, giving Billy Ray his first top 5 single since 1999, as well as Miley's first top 5 on any Billboard chart.
Cyrus was a part of the Disney collection Country Sings Disney in 2008. Two of his songs, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and the Sheryl Crow-penned song "Real Gone", appeared on the album. Billy Ray's version of "Real Gone" was also made into a music video that is in rotation on both CMT and GAC; the song also appears on Back to Tennessee.

2008–10: New label and newfound chart success

In late 2008, his website announced that a new studio album would be released by the end of the year from Lyric Street Records, entitled Back to Tennessee. The album was originally planned to be released on October 21, 2008, but was pushed back to November 18. When the album was not released, it was announced for a January 13, 2009, release. The first single, "Somebody Said a Prayer", debuted at No. 53 in August 2008 and reached No. 33 in November of that year. On March 14, 2009, the album's title track debuted at No. 59 on the country singles chart and a month later on April 7, Back to Tennessee was released. The song only charted to No. 47 after 11 weeks. A third single, "A Good Day", debuted at No. 60 on the country charts for the chart week of September 5, 2009.
It was less successful in its first week out as Home at Last. It only reached No. 13 on the charts and only sold approximately 14,000 copies in its opening week. The album's release date coincided with the release of Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song "Back to Tennessee×Back to Tennessee7 April 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Back to Tennessee4:172Thrillbilly3:223He’s Mine3:444Somebody Said a Prayer4:065A Good Day4:086I Could Be the One3:037Like Nothing Else4:258Country as Country Can Be3:259Love Is the Lesson3:4610Give It to Somebody3:4111Real Gone3:4012Butterfly Fly Away4:44" was included on the movie's soundtrack, as well as a duet with Miley Cyrus, entitled "Butterfly Fly Away". The latter song would peak at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 50 and Canadian Hot 100.
On November 12, 2008, Billy Ray and Miley presented the "Song of the Year" award at the 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. Prior to the award show, both Billy Ray and Miley performed on Good Morning America. In December 2008, Cyrus made a cameo in Metro Station's video, "Seventeen Forever".
Shortly after the chart debut of Back to Tennessee's third single, "A Good Day", Cyrus and Lyric Street Records parted ways after only one album.
Cyrus, Phil Vassar, Jeffrey Steele, and John Waite formed a supergroup together in early 2009 called Brother Clyde. On Twitter Cyrus confirmed he was in a supergroup and said they had just cut the first single for their new album, Lately.
On June 30, 2010, Cyrus said about the new alternative rock group Brother Clyde that the old members would be substituted by Samantha Maloney, Jamie Miller, Dan Knight, and Dave Henning. Also, he said that their single, "Lately", was available on iTunes and that their debut album would be out on August 10, 2010.

2010–19: Post-Brother Clyde, "Old Town Road" remix and popular resurgence

In late 2010, Cyrus suspended his activities in the band Brother Clyde, and announced the release of his new solo patriotic album, entitled I'm American×I'm American28 June 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Runway Lights3:442We Fought Hard4:363Keep The Light On4:044Stripes And stars4:015I'm American4:316Old Army Hat4:047Nineteen3:198Some Gave All4:11. Initially scheduled to be released in November 2010, it was pushed back to a May 24, 2011, release with a re-recording of "Some Gave All×Some Gave All19 May 1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Could’ve Been Me3:472Achy Breaky Heart3:253She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore3:274Wher’m I Gonna Live?3:315These Boots Are Made for Walkin’2:496Someday, Somewhere, Somehow3:507Never Thought I’d Fall in Love With You3:438Ain’t No Good Goodbye3:249I’m So Miserable4:0210Some Gave All4:06" that featured guest vocals from Darryl Worley, Jamey Johnson and Craig Morgan being released as the lead-off single. However, in April 2011, the single was changed to "Runway Lights". I'm American was released on June 28, 2011. A second single, "Nineteen", was released in August 2011. The song entered the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 8, 2011, where it debuted at number 58, becoming Cyrus' first charted single since "A Good Day" in 2009.
Cyrus released the album Change My Mind×Change My Mind23 October 2012 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Change My Mind4:422Once Again5:163Hillbilly Heart3:424Tomorrow Became Yesterday5:235Good as Gone3:256Forgot to Forget3:577That’s What Daddys Do4:108Hope Is Just Ahead4:439I’m So Miserable3:1710Stomp3:54 on October 23, 2012. Its first single, the title track, was released on September 6.
In April 2017, Cyrus told Rolling Stone Country that on his birthday, August 25, he would be known as Cyrus, or "the artist formerly known as Billy Ray", after legally changing his name. Fans did not like this, but on Live with Kelly and Ryan Cyrus said "I'm here to set the record straight. That's the name of the album–'Cyrus'. Then, subtitled, 'Set the Record Straight×Set the Record Straight10 November 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1I Wanna Be Your Joe3:152Tulsa Time (ROKMAN remix)2:593You Good4:274Folsom Prison Blues5:155Country Music Has the Blues2:576I Want My Mullet Back3:197Achy Breaky Heart 25th (Muscle Shoals mix)4:148I Wouldn’t Be Me4:119Stand4:2010Hey Daddy3:4511The Freebird Fell4:5912Trail of Tears3:2913Achy Breaky Heart 25 (Spanglish)3:1414Meant to Be5:0415Achy Breaky Heart (remix)3:2816Worry4:27.'" He assured fans his name would still be Billy Ray.
After Billboard removed American rapper Lil Nas X's country-rap song "Old Town Road" from their Country chart, Cyrus was featured in the remix. The remix rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, unseating the original mix of the song and giving Cyrus his first number one song on the Hot 100. "Old Town Road" spent 19 consecutive weeks (18 of those credited to Cyrus) on the Hot 100, breaking the record as the longest running number one song in history, surpassing the record that was previously set by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men song "One Sweet Day". The song was nominated for various Grammy Awards, winning Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video. In October 2019, the song received a diamond certification by the RIAA, selling over ten million total units in the United States. It became the fastest song to be awarded diamond certification.
In 2026, Cyrus competed in season fourteen of The Masked Singer as "Owl". He was eliminated on "Twilight Night".

Acting career

Cyrus starred in the 1999 independent film Radical Jack. He also had a small part in David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive as Gene, a pool cleaner who had been having an affair with the wife of Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux). In 2001, Cyrus played the lead role on the PAX (now ION Television) comedy-drama Doc, which became the network's highest-rated show. In 2005, Cyrus expanded his acting career in a stage production of Annie Get Your Gun in Toronto, appearing in the role of Frank Butler.
Cyrus' television credits include The Nanny, Diagnosis Murder, Love Boat, The Next Wave, and TNN's 18 Wheels Of Justice. In 2004, he guest-starred as a limo driver in the episode "The Power of Love" of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. Cyrus has also been the subject of many television specials that detail his rise to fame and his career. These include two ABC documentaries, Billy Ray Cyrus: Dreams Come True and Billy Ray Cyrus: A Year on the Road, a VH1 exclusive, as well as the TNN specials I Give My Heart To You, and The Life and Times of Billy Ray Cyrus. In late 2005, Cyrus and his daughter Miley Cyrus began co-starring in the Disney Channel original television series, Hannah Montana, which premiered on March 24, 2006.
In March 2007, Cyrus joined several other celebrities to take part in the fourth season of the US version of Dancing with the Stars. He and his partner Karina Smirnoff, were eliminated in the eighth week (May 8, 2007) after having also placed in the "bottom two" the week before.
Cyrus also starred in Jackie Chan's film The Spy Next Door. It was shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico and released in January 2010.
Cyrus sits on the advisory board of a conservative group called the Parents Television Council.
In 2010, it was announced that Cyrus and his son Trace Cyrus would take part in a new Syfy reality series called UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious.
Cyrus made his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in Chicago. He was in the show for a temporary engagement from November 5 to December 23, 2012.

Relationships and family

Cyrus was married to Cindy Smith from 1986 until they divorced in 1991. Cyrus and Smith co-wrote the songs "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" and "Some Gave All×Some Gave All19 May 1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Could’ve Been Me3:472Achy Breaky Heart3:253She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore3:274Wher’m I Gonna Live?3:315These Boots Are Made for Walkin’2:496Someday, Somewhere, Somehow3:507Never Thought I’d Fall in Love With You3:438Ain’t No Good Goodbye3:249I’m So Miserable4:0210Some Gave All4:06", both of which were featured on Cyrus' 1992 debut album Some Gave All.
In 1992, Cyrus became the father of two children with different women: a son, Christopher Cody Cyrus, born to waitress Kristin Luckey, and a daughter, Miley Ray Cyrus, born to Leticia "Tish" Finley. Cyrus pledged to Luckey to support her and their child; she raised their son in South Carolina.
On December 28, 1993, while Finley was pregnant with their second child, the couple were secretly married against the advice of Cyrus' record company. They have three children together, two daughters: Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; in 1992) and Noah Lindsey Cyrus (born 2000); and a son, Braison Chance Cyrus (born 1994). He also adopted the two children Finley brought from her previous relationship: daughter Brandi Glenn Cyrus (born 1987), and son Trace Dempsey Cyrus (born Neil Timothy Helson; in 1989). In June 2021, Cyrus became a grandfather for the first time when his son Braison and daughter-in-law Stella (née McBride) Cyrus welcomed their first child.
The family lived on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm in Thompson's Station, Tennessee, near Nashville. They moved to Los Angeles for the filming of the Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana in which daughter Miley starred. Brandi also had cameos in the series, in the episodes "Yet Another Side of Me" and "Been Here All Along".
On October 26, 2010, Cyrus filed for divorce in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences but in March 2011, Cyrus said he had dropped the divorce proceedings.
On June 13, 2013, Tish filed for divorce after 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences with Cyrus. In July 2013, the couple was reported to be in therapy and dropped the divorce. In 2017, the second divorce case was officially dismissed by the court since the couple failed to appear. In April 2022, Tish filed for divorce a second time, with the divorce papers revealing that they had been separated for more than two years.
In August 2022, Cyrus became engaged to Australian singer Firerose. The two met over a decade prior on the set of Hannah Montana and in 2021 released "New Day×New Day2 July 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1New Day4:19", a collaboration featuring Firerose's vocals and Cyrus on guitar. They were married on October 10, 2023.
On May 22, 2024, Cyrus filed for divorce from Firerose. The couple cited irreconcilable differences as well as inappropriate marital conduct as the reason for the divorce. Cyrus also asked the court to grant him an outright annulment, claiming the marriage was obtained by fraud. On August 5, 2024, the divorce was finalized.
In April 2025, actress and model Elizabeth Hurley revealed on social media that she and Cyrus were now dating.

Political views

Although Cyrus's song "We the People" was used as a campaign song by Republican George W. Bush in his 2000 presidential campaign, Cyrus was reported as saying that he had been a lifelong Democrat. He attended a fundraiser for Al Gore that year.
In August 2024, Cyrus shared a photo on Instagram showing him next to Republican then-former president Donald Trump, offering his endorsement to him in the 2024 presidential election. On January 20, 2025, he performed at the presidential inaugural ball, which celebrated the commencement of Trump's second term.