Country star Billy Ray Cyrus was honored with a virtual surprise party to celebrate his becoming a senior citizen.
“Happy Birthday, Dad! I’m so grateful for you — mostly for your very good hair,” his daughter Miley Cyrus says showing off her long locks in a video filmed for the big day.
The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer turned 65 on Tuesday. His girlfriend, actor and model Elizabeth Hurley, wore a purple dress with a long slit to mark the occasion.
What a surprise !!! Thank you to my family, friends and Elizabeth !!! pic.twitter.com/RCglki3MaI
— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) August 25, 2026
“Hi baby, happy birthday to you, I hope you have the best day and I love you very much,” she says.
Shania Twain wished Cyrus a happy birthday from Switzerland.
“I heard you’re 65, well I just don’t believe it,” she jokes. “Have the best birthday ever.”
DJ Diplo, actor Dennis Quaid, singer Gretchen Wilson and Cyrus’s “Old Town Road” collaborator Lil Nas X also recorded messages for Cyrus.
“I hope everything is good on your end and that you’re living life and on adventures and doing s–t on your farm and stuff like that,” Lil Nas X states with a chuckle.
Cyrus thanked all of his supporters on X.
“What a surprise!!!” he captioned the video compilation. “Thank you to my family, friends and Elizabeth!!!”
Cyrus’s birthday was an otherwise sad day for country music fans. Dolly Parton, who formed a close friendship with Cyrus in 1992 when they toured together, died Tuesday morning. She was 80. Parton was Miley’s godmother.