Billy Ray tells us why he did it

Billy Ray Cyrus recently twerked his way through Achy Breaky 2, the rap remix of his two-decade old hit (and butt of many a joke) Achy Breaky Heart. Okay, Billy Ray didn't actually twerk, but many of the half-naked aliens around him did. Despite some of his long-time fans being angry at this newest musical turn of events, Billy Ray says he's just having fun ... oh, and taking his daughter, twerker-extraordinaire, Miley Cyrus' advice.

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Billy Ray Cyrus duet with Dionne Warwick revealed

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Just a couple of days ago, I revealed that Billy Ray Cyrus had recorded a duet with singing legend Dionne Warwick. She even appeared in his Seriously Cyrus episode last Sunday. 

Yesterday, that duet was revealed by USA Today. 

Hope Is Just Ahead is the new song featuring Cyrus and Warwick. Recorded at Jamie Foxx’s studio in Los Angeles, the single will impact radio on Monday, February 3, 2014, with a portion of the proceeds from song sales being donated to Do The Write Thing-National Campaign to Stop Violence. 

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Fans get their first glimpse of a recovering Randy Travis

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Well hello, Mr. Travis!

Last summer, Randy Travis had a series of medical emergencies that left him in a rehab facility fighting to recover. While he was hospitalized, fans got regular updates, but once he was released to rehab the updates stopped.

There were various National Enquirer stories about people fighting over Randy's millions, he released a new influences album, there was the holiday movie that aired this season that Travis had obviously filmed long before his health went downhill, and at one point Billy Ray Cyrus gave an update on Travis' health, but there really hasn't been much else in the way of official health updates. 

On Sunday, however, fans got their first glimpse of a skinny but surprisingly healthy looking Randy Travis courtesy of a family friend, Anthony.  

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Billy Ray Cyrus sings a sad song and brings up Puff the Magic Dragon in newest Seriously Cyrus

I've often made fun of the always-sad Billy Ray Cyrus, but listening to his song Lately that he performed on the latest episode of Seriously Cyrus with one of the members of his band, Brother Clyde, and Johnzo West and honestly I think I'm digging the whole sad Cyrus vibe. 

Go ahead Billy Ray, be as sad as you wanna be … just next time let's leave Puff the Magic Dragon living by the sea, frolicking in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee, shall we? 

Don't worry, if you watch the video to the end you'll see what I'm carrying on about.  

You can watch the official video for Lately that Billy Ray mentions in the video here. You can purchase Lately on iTunes and Amazon and you can read the lyrics after the jump. 

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