Billy Ray Cyrus Has a Lot to Say About Miley’s Name Change

Miley Cyrus has officially changed her name to Miley as she promotes her upcoming 10th studio album, Bass Persuades.Speculation that the singer had become a mononymous artist (like Beyoncé, Cher, Rihanna, Adele, or Madonna) kicked off when the last name “Cyrus” disappeared from her Instagram username and bio, as well as her website, which is now mileyofficial.com.And there’s been some chatter that Miley’s dad, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, is upset about the whole name change thing. Which, nope! Billy clarified his feelings on the situation, releasing a lengthy statement on Instagram about the importance of family and revealing that he’d actually spoken to Miley about the name change.“Family means more than ever now,” he said. “I always called my little girl Miley. Just … Miley. Just like I always called my little boy Braison. Bet you didn’t know … I was just CYRUS before Achy Breaky Heart came out in 92. All of my swag and T shirts only read. CYRUS SOME GAVE ALL with a picture of a POW MIA flag on it that and the words .. ‘You are not forgotten.’”Billy Ray continued, “I told @miley yesterday I felt good about her going with her first name. I mentioned Dolly and Cher. Thinkin about it more and more … Elvis .. Prince …and so on. It’s a natural progression for an iconic superstar legend. And the legend continues ! Looking forward to the new album.”He ended his musings with, “Now … if only Mercury / Polygram would have just not insisted on the ‘Billy Ray’ part and just let me be CYRUS…… I could have done something!!! Ha ha !!! 🤣 All good. 👍🏼”Nothing like a dad on Instagram! Anyway, Miley’s new album drops September 18, 2026, so get readdddddy.