Hard to believe Billy Ray Cyrus' smash hit Achy Breaky Heart is 25 years old this year! In celebration, he is re-releasing a new version of the song according to his website. and there's more news on the Cyrus front as we get ready to celebrate his 56th birthday this Friday August 25th!

Cyrus without a doubt has one of the most memorable number one hits in country music and many fans are still singing and dancing along to Achy Breaky Heart now with a 25th Anniversary and even a Spanglish version according to Cyrus' facebook page.

Billy Ray Cyrus recently officially changed his name to Cyrus, a name he's always felt more comfortable with according to an interview with Rolling Stone Country. 

Cyrus was recently renewed for a second season of Still The King on CMT. He plays 'an Elvis impersonator on the lam' according to Rolling Stone, and the show is on a roll!

So 'Happy Birthday!' to Bill Ray Cyrus! His career has evolved, things have sure changed since those Hanna Montana days, and he doesn't appear to have aged a bit!

 

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