Billy Ray Cyrus‘ “Achy Breaky Heart,” one of the most controversial recordings in Nashville history, launched a five-week run at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs 30 years ago, on May 30, 1992. One week ...

Billy Ray Cyrus released "Achy Breaky Heart" was sweeping the nation in the spring of 1992, and though the song was about how the singer's titular ticker was in danger of bursting, it was the song ...

This "Story Behind the Song" interview was conducted in the same building the song was made in, 27 years ago. "Achy Breaky Heart" was written by Don Von Tress and ultimately recorded by Billy Ray ...

In the song, he sings that you can tell his arms, feet, lips, and fingertips goodbye, just don’t let his achy breaky heart know the truth. The tune “Achy Breaky Heart” cemented Cyrus’ breakout in 1992 ...

The world of country music is friendlier to covers than other genres. For example, Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart” was a cover. Here’s what the song’s writer thought when Cyrus redid his song.

“Achy Breaky Heart” was the song that made Billy Ray Cyrus. As cheesy as it was, the 1992 single went multi-platinum in multiple countries and jumpstarted his career as a country singer. It’s the ...

Three decades after Billy Ray Cyrus's signature song first soared atop the charts, we revisit the megahit's rocky start before it launched the singer's career, a line dance craze and countless covers ...