Billy Ray Cyrus is the American singer, songwriter and actor behind Achy Breaky Heart, with a career spanning 1990s to today. Now in the news for a Dolly Parton-curated legacy piece highlighting empire and impact in country, film, and entrepreneurial influence.
Dolly Parton has died at 80. Tributes flood in as colleagues reflect on her musical legacy, business acumen and philanthropic work. The industry notes how her publishing rights, Dollywood, Sandollar Productions and new ventures across beauty and travel formed a diversified empire that funded literacy and education through Imagination Library.