The country singer's 17th studio album, The Hill, is due out on June 16.

Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley at The 59th Annual CMA Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Billy Ray Cyrus has been through it over the past five years. The “Achy Breaky Heart” country star and father of Miley Cyrus has struggled through two divorces, a near-fatal battle with sepsis that left his vocal cords paralyzed and a nasty, public falling out with his family that overshadowed his unexpected romance with actress Elizabeth Hurley.

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