NASHVILLE |DT: FEBRUARY 12, 2014
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MSO
TUNE IN: BILLY RAY CYRUS
WILL APPEAR ON “CHELSEA LATELY” ON E!
TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 13, 11PM ET/PT
NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR
“ACHY BREAKY HEART PT.2”
FEATURING BUCK 22 GOES VIRAL
“HOPE IS JUST AHEAD”
DUET FEATURING DIONNE WARWICK
IMPACTING RADIO NOW
Billy Ray Cyrus press photo: http://msopr.com/files/brcpressphoto.jpg
Tune in tomorrow, Thursday, February 13 as BILLY RAY CYRUS will appear on “Chelsea Lately” on E! Entertainment at 11:00pm ET/PT. The multi-GRAMMY-nominated, award-winning American singer-songwriter-musician and actor will appear in a special Valentine’s Day-themed episode. Watch it tomorrow (February 13). For more information, check listings here: http://www.eonline.com/news/chelsea_handler.
Meanwhile, in a tweet heard around the world from Larry King, BILLY RAY CYRUS has released the new song “Achy Breaky Heart Pt. 2,” a remake featuring hip hop artist Buck 22. “It all started with Larry King… We were playing around in the studio and decided to do something fun for the 22nd anniversary of the song,” CYRUS notes of the raucous remake. “It’s so wrong, it’s right. Happy Valentine’s week…”
Watch the clip for BILLY RAY CYRUS’ “Achy Breaky Heart Pt. 2” featuring Buck 22 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WhEqeS6AQ
In addition, “Hope Is Just Ahead,” the uplifting new BILLY RAY CYRUS single featuring GRAMMY-winning legendary vocalist Dionne Warwick, is impacting radio now. The song was recorded at Jamie Foxx’s studio in Los Angeles and a portion of its proceeds will be donated to “Do The Write Thing-National Campaign to Stop Violence.” The organization helps create awareness to students on the ground level and prevent violent behavior before it escalates (http://www.dtwt.org/about-dtwt).
Watch the clip for “Hope Is Just Ahead” exclusively on USA TODAY.com
http://tinyurl.com/m8brvfq or
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQfyMIH5Uk
Single cover art for “Hope Is Just Ahead”:
http://msopr.com/files/billyraycyrus_hopeisjustahead_cover_small.jpg
Single cover art for Billy Ray Cyrus featuring Buck 22 “Achy Breaky Heart Pt. 2”:
http://msopr.com/files/achy_breaky_2_cover_art.jpg
http://www.billyraycyrus.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/SeriouslyCyrusTV
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About BILLY RAY CYRUS:
The multi GRAMMY-nominated BILLY RAY CYRUS is an American singer-songwriter-musician and actor who has sold more than 25 million albums internationally; he has also had three No. 1 hit singles. Over the course of 12 studio albums since 1992, Cyrus has earned nearly 30 chart singles, including 15 Top 40 hits. Cyrus has also received major music awards including American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards. Over the last decade, Cyrus has established himself as a successful musician, actor in TV and film, performing in lead roles such as the title character of the PAX-TV series “Doc” and as Robby Ray Stewart, the father of daughter Miley Cyrus’ fictional character in the smash Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana.” A developer of the hit TV series “Surprise Homecoming” on TLC, Cyrus has multiple TV projects currently in development. In 2013 alone, he released his latest solo album Change My Mind (Blue Cadillac Music), a best-selling memoir Hillbilly Heart and performed on Broadway in Chicago in the beloved role of Billy Flynn. NPR noted of his memoir Hillbilly Heart “There’s something very refreshing about Billy Ray Cyrus’ new memoir Hillbilly Heart. It’s not just that he’s candid about being, at many points throughout his life, a headstrong jerk, or, as he puts it, a ‘heathen,’ an imperfect man.”–John Rabe. With the release of “Hope Is Just Ahead” a duet with the legendary singer Dionne Warwick and multiple singles as well as a new album planned for mid-year, Billy shows no signs of slowing down in 2014.
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