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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Take a city girl and put her in the mix of country, and you will have Lauren Briant. She has one of the biggest voices in country music today. She signed with Average Joe’s Entertainment (Montgomery Gentry, Colt Ford, Josh Gracin) in 2009 and went to work writing and recording with Nashville notables Noah Gordon (Tim McGraw, Craig Morgan, John Michael Montgomery), Philip Douglas (Lonestar, Tracy Lawrence, Billy Ray Cyrus), Dan Murph (Randy Travis, Bucky Covington), as well as country artist Colt Ford (Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert). She co-wrote 8 of 14 songs off her debut album Lauren Briant that is available now on iTunes.
In 2010, Lauren took part in a collaborative album entitled Muddigger. It has sold over 25,000 copies to date and also features Colt Ford, Brantley Gilbert, The Lacs, Matt Stillwell, among others. With over 3 million plays on myspace.com, Lauren is on her way to super stardom! Her current single “Who I Am With You” is at radio now.
10 QUICK QUIRKY QUESTIONS with Lauren Briant
Q: Where is the one place you could spend hours and be happy?
A: Ask anyone who knows me and they would all say Disneyland.
Q: Beer or Liquor?
A: Niether. I don’t drink.
Q: Last person you talked to on the phone?
A: One of my best friends who’s name is also Lauren. We’re on a last name basis to avoid confusion.
Q: Favorite TV Show?
A: I am loving Once Upon a Time right now. It’s right up my alley.
Q: What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
A: McDonald’s ice cream cones.
Q: If you hadn’t made it as a singer/songwriter, what would you likely be doing for a living?
A: I’m not sure if it’s very realistic but I’d love to be a chef on a Food Network cooking show.
Q: If your life was a song, what would the title be?
A: Don’t Worry. Be Happy.
Q: If you could have any super power what would it be?
A: Flying. I mean who wouldn’t want to fly?
Q: Do you have a pre-concert ritual?
A: I always say a prayer before I go on stage. That and a hair toss.
Q: What was the last thing that made you laugh?
A: I just watched Modern Family. Hilarious.
DON’T FORGET to head over to to www.laurenbriant.com and enter to win a free iPad. Winner will be announced at the end of January. To find out more about Lauren you can also visit www.facebook.com/LaurenLBriant
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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.
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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.
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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?
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