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Billy Ray Cyrus Signs With Amazon.com On Book Deal

Country Girl — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:49 +0000

According to an article from the Associated Press, Billy Ray Cyrus has inked a deal with Amazon Publishing and will put out “Hillbilly Heart” in the spring of 2013.

Cyrus is getting ready to tell all — or most, anyway — in the memoir. The book will be published by Amazon.com and the company says Cyrus will discuss with “great candor” his career, both as a musician and as father of his daughter Miley.

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Has Billy Ray Cyrus Been Abducted by Aliens?

Country Girl — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:15:55 +0000

Billy Ray Cyrus may not have not have been picked up by an alien spaceship just yet but he seems to be one step closer to E.T. Billy Ray took to his Twitter to share this picture of what he claims to be his first UFO sighting;

“O.K. My first UFO sighting. Looks like 5 or 6 disk-like shapes hovering. Special moment 4 Dad.”

We learned in September 2010 that aliens have been a long time passion for Billy Ray. He was supposed to start production on a show with his son Trace called UFO: Unbelievably Freakin’ Obvious. I haven’t been able to find out any other information about the show or if it is getting an air date.

DVR Reminder: MDA Telethon with Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride and Darius Rucker

Country Girl — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:00:39 +0000

Several country acts will help raise money to fight muscular distrophy at the telethon on Sunday. Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum and Martina McBride all recorded their appearances at the Grand Ole Opry back on June 7. They’ll be inserted into the six-hour telethon.

Rucker appears in hour two. He sings a solo and also does a duet with MDA Goodwill Ambassador Abbey Umali. Lady Antebellum are in hour three. Jimmy Webb is in hour four. Hour five includes Martina McBride plus winners of the iHeart radio talent contest, Brokedown Cadillac.

The final hour of the telethon includes a performance from Billy Ray Cyrus. Of course, the one person who is missing from the telethon is Jerry Lewis.

Billy Ray Cyrus Admits GQ Interview was a “Big Mistake”

Country Girl — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:30:11 +0000

Last night Piers Morgan sat down with Billy Ray Cyrus to talk about his new music, his family and more. Earlier this year Cyrus gave a controversial interview to GQ about the trials and tribulations of fame. By speaking his true feelings on how fame negatively affected his family, in particular Miley, he received subsequent backlash in both his personal and professional life.

Cyrus expressed his regret in giving the statements saying,

“I made a big mistake even giving that interview. It was the darkest time of my life. Dark. It was dark. Turbulent, and that would have been a real good time for me to probably go and sit by the fire alone.”

What do you think? Was Billy Ray wrong to express how he felt fame had affected his family in an interview?

Billy Ray Cyrus Drawn from Soldiers Experience for Upcoming Album

Country Girl — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:00:16 +0000

It was a soldier’s reaction to the sound of bombs that was the inspiration for Billy Ray Cyrus to record his new album called “I’m American.”

Cyrus says he was on a USO tour in 2009 and “during a performance in Afghanistan on ‘some Gave All’ when some bombs went off in the background, a young soldier stood up and said, ‘Keep going Mr. Cyrus. We’re used to it.”‘ Cyrus says at that moment, he knew had to go back and re-record “Some Gave All,” using that as the foundation of an album “based solely on taking my hat off and saluting our troops.”

The eight track release “I’m American” will be available this Tuesday.

Billy Ray Cyrus Shows Patriotism with New Record

TawnyTucker — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:18:40 +0000

According to CMT.com, Billy Ray Cyrus will release I’m American on June 28th. The album features appearances by Jamey Johnson, Craig Morgan, Darryl Worley and Amy Grant. The album’s first single, “Runway Lights,” is also the theme song to his upcoming TLC series, Surprise Homecoming, where Billy will help bring families and their returning soldiers. Surprise Homecoming premieres on July 11th.

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Gary Allan to Kick Off 2011 CMA Music Festival at Riverfront Stage

Country Girl — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:43 +0000

Reflecting 40 years of CMA Music Festival, the lineup for the Daily Concerts on the Chevrolet(tm) Riverfront Stage includes a collection of past, present, and future superstar artists. The 2011 CMA Music Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday, June 9-12, in downtown Nashville. The Daily Concerts on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage are free and open to the public.

The Daily Concerts will kick-off on Thursday, June 9 at 10:00 AM/CDT with a high energy show from multi-Platinum recording artist Gary Allan. This is Allan’s first performance at CMA Music Festival since 2006.

Darryl Worley will close the Daily Concerts on Friday, June 10; Billy Ray Cyrus will close on Saturday, June 11; and Terri Clark will close on Sunday, June 12. Clark last performed at CMA Music Festival in 2007; Cyrus in 2008; and Worley in 2010.

“Gary Allan will provide a dynamic start to 2011 CMA Music Festival at the Daily Concerts on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage,” said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “This stage is packed with great hit-makers from the ’70s through today, spotlighting all the decades of CMA Music Festival’s existence. And it’s free! We invite everyone to come and enjoy the great music on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage.”

The current daily artist lineups are revealed below in alphabetical order:

Thursday, June 9: Gary Allan, Emerson Drive, Colt Ford, Jack Ingram, Sammy Kershaw, Craig Morgan, James Otto, Jake Owen, Randy Rogers Band, and Steel Magnolia.

Friday, June 10: Frankie Ballard, Bucky Covington, Brett Eldredge, Jo Dee Messina, Randy Montana, Heidi Newfield, Sawyer Brown, Phil Vassar, James Wesley, and Darryl Worley.

Saturday, June 11: Crystal Bowersox, Jason Michael Carroll, Billy Ray Cyrus, Steve Holy, Lonestar, David Nail, Corey Smith, Mel Tillis, and Chuck Wicks.

Sunday, June 12: The Bellamy Brothers, Terri Clark, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Josh Kelley, LoCash Cowboys, Jerrod Niemann, Troy Olsen, and Sunny Sweeney.

Performance order will be listed on CMAfest.com, the official website of CMA Music Festival, closer to the event. Additional artists will be announced. Artists and dates subject to change.

Admittance to the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage is free, but four-day ticket holders have an exclusive 45-minute, early-entrance window before the gates open to the general public.