NO MORE SECRETS

Miley Cyrus Releases Song to Make ‘Peace’ With Her Dad

She said she was distant from him for a “long time.”

Miley Cyrus released a new song, “Secrets,” to make amends with her estranged father, Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley, 32, shared a clip from the music video on Instagram Thursday, writing in the caption, “This song was written as a peace offering for someone I had lost for a time but always loved. In my experience, forgiveness and freedom are one and the same.” To conclude the caption, she specified, “This song is for my dad.” She also expressed her gratitude for Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, for “bringing magic” to the song. Billy Ray, 64, was married to Miley’s mother, Tish, 58, from 1993 to 2022. In addition to Miley, they have two other daughters, Noah, 25, Brandi, 38, and two sons, Braison, 31, and Trace, 36. Miley explained on Monica Lewinsky’s podcast in June why she wrote the song. “I wanted to be the one he felt safe enough to tell me the things that were damning and damaging to the family,” she said. In the song, she sings, “Oh, I wanna be the one / I wanna be the one.” And she continues, “Love is not a prison / I’m not a guard.” On Mother’s Day this year, Billy Ray wrote a heartfelt message on Instagram to his ex-wife Trish, saying that she “was and is the very definition of a strong mother. Trust me, I’m the first to admit... being married to me was not easy.”