Billy Ray Cyrus and Singer Firerose 'Have Been Dating for a While' — but Didn't Overlap with Ex Tish

Mar. 15, 2025

Billy Ray Cyrusis moving on.

Months after the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer and ex Tish Cyrus announced their divorce, he is datingAustralian singer-songwriter Firerose, a Cyrus family source confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday.

“They’ve been dating for a little while,” the source says. “They grew close while working on music together. It is what it is. He and Tish were over before he started dating her.”

Firerose and Billy Ray, 61, alsosparked engagement rumorswhen she posted a photo last week wearing a diamond on her ring finger.

Firerose has photos with Billy Ray on her Instagramdating back to August 2021forLive with Kelly and Ryan, when the pair performed their collaboration “New Day.”

Firerose and Billy Ray Cyrus.Firerose/Instagram

In August of this year, she seemingly confirmed their relationship with a birthday post.

“The world is a better place with you in it. Happy Birthday Billy❤️,“she wrotealongside a selfie with the country star on Instagram.

The singer and Tish married in 1993, and share five children: daughtersMiley, 29,Noah, 22, and Brandi, 35, and sons Trace, 33, and Braison, 28.

A few days later, the former couplebroke their silenceabout the divorce.

“We will always be family and look forward to a continued and loving shared experience as friends and parents. We have not come to this decision lightly or quickly but with so much going on in the world, we wanted to provide some clarity and closure, so we can remain focused on what is important,” the statement continued. “With Love and Hope… Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus.”

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In 2010,Billy Ray filed for divorcebeforerevoking the petitionless than six months later. “I’ve dropped the divorce. I want to put my family back together,” said the star in an interview withThe Viewat the time. “Things are the best they’ve ever been.”

Three years later,Tish put forth another divorce petition in June, but she and Billy Ray later told fans they successfullyrepaired their relationship through marriage counseling.

In a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, Billy Ray said the couple had successfully taken a new, slower approach to their relationship. “It’s like everything in life,” said the musician. “You take it one step at a time. One day at a time. I think one of the most important things in life and in a relationship is, you make adjustments.”

source: people.com