What in the world? Things seem to be going well for both Miley Cyrus and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, right now. Despite some family drama earlier in the year, and a bizarre performance from Billy Ray during President Donald Trump’s inaugural ball, it seems the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer has found happiness in his new relationship with Elizabeth Hurley. Meanwhile, Miley recently announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Maxx Morando. But a bizarre lawsuit filed by an Arizona woman claimed that SHE was actually the biological mother of Miley Cyrus – and claimed Billy Ray had breached the agreement they made when Miley was born. The lawsuit was actually filed back in May in Davidson County Court here in Nashville by a woman named Jayme Lee. In the complaint, which has been obtained by Whiskey Riff, Lee claims that she gave birth to Miley, who was born on November 23, 1992, when she was only 12 years old. (She also claims that Billy Ray is not Miley’s father). Lee claims that she entered into an agreement with Billy Ray to adopt the child, but that she would be allowed to choose Miley’s name and would continue to be able to see the child while serving as her nanny and piano teacher. But she claims that Billy Ray then took the child and kept her from Lee, preventing her from having a relationship with Miley. The woman sued Billy Ray for several causes of action, including breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and unlawful interference with parental rights. And she was asking the court to enter an order restoring her right to have a relationship with the child, while also ordering Billy Ray to pay her damages. In a motion filed in June, Lee asked the court to order all parties, including Miley and Billy Ray, to undergo a DNA test to prove that Lee is Miley’s biological mother. She claims that, prior to Billy Ray adopting Miley, several celebrities were approached about taking the child, including Sharon Osbourne, Hillary Clinton, Neil Patrick Harris and Julia Roberts. She then says that her grandfather drove her to Nashville, where she met Dolly Parton at the Grand Ole Opry, and it was Dolly who suggested that Billy Ray adopt the child. Lee claims that while trying to get visitation with her child in 1992, she was “brutally attacked” and only recently remembered that she was Miley’s mother. Things got even weirder when Lee filed a motion in November asking the court to add Dolly Parton to the lawsuit, claiming that she assisted Billy Ray in covering up his scheme to take Miley away from her biological mother. And a few days later, she sent a host of subpoenas to various high-profile celebrities, including Sharon Osbourne, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Neil Patrick Harris, Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton and Taylor Swift. (In her subpoena to Swift, Lee requests that she provide “the scrapbook made by Jayme for Miley when she was 12 – if you have access to it”). Lee also filed a lawsuit back in November in the federal court in her home state of Arizona against a wide range of law enforcement agencies and mental health facilities, claiming that she is Miley’s biological mother and that Miley was sex trafficked to President Donald Trump. She claims that she was unlawfully arrested and placed on an involuntary mental health hold for attempting to report her allegations to the police (at least that’s the best I can figure out from reading the complaint – as you can probably imagine, it’s a little tough to decipher). Well Billy Ray finally filed a motion to dismiss the case in Nashville earlier this month, claiming that the lawsuit was “clearly brought for the purposes of harassing” the singer and wasting the court’s time. His attorneys obviously deny the woman’s claims, but argue that the woman has no legal claim because of state law that requires a lawsuit to establish parentage be filed within 3 years of a child turning 18 – and Miley is well beyond 18 years old. He also claims that her allegations are past the statute of limitations for any “case” she claims to have. And as you can imagine, the court agreed with Billy Ray, dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice last Friday – meaning it can’t be filed again, and Billy Ray is still legally the father of Miley Cyrus. What a wild ride. But man, I think the only evidence he needed to submit to prove that his ex-wife Tish is actually Miley’s mother would be a picture of them together. Be for real https://t.co/guY1s8p6o7 pic.twitter.com/npOBh6HMZU — chris (@nightcrawlingxx) December 9, 2025 The post An Arizona Woman Sued Billy Ray Cyrus – And Subpoenaed Taylor Swift & Hillary Clinton – Because She Claims She’s The Biological Mother Of Miley Cyrus first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Keeping it all in perspective. With Christmas quickly getting closer, I’m sure there’s plenty of holiday traditions you’re looking forward to that makes it feel extra special… those are the things that make this time of year magical. Whether it be cutting down your own Christmas tree, baking cookies with your grandma, a certain holiday party, or any number of other things, I think those are the moments many of us look back on as some of our most cherished memories, but of course, there are so many people who struggle during the holiday season for any number of reasons. While we should all find happiness where we can and celebrate everything good that we have, it’s also important to reflect on how many blessings we have in our lives, because so many people are struggling in so many ways and don’t have much joy at this time. So that’s what makes one of Eric Church’s family traditions incredible unique, and I think, very important. He recalled that when his grandma was alive, she would always come over and tell her family some of the most “gut-wrenching” Christmas stories you can imagine. He says they would often be about someone a hopeless situation, who experienced some sort of Christmas miracle. But it wasn’t just some random thing she would stumble across a few days before Christmas… Eric says she would look all year something really special, and then read it to her family during a special breakfast: “My grandmother, when she was alive, would always come over, and every year she would bring this Christmas story, and some of them were gut-wrenching. I’m not going to lie to you. They were just heart tugging stories about people who had had…about a Christmas miracle, who had something happen to them; something magical for Christmas that had turned life around…whether it was a homeless person, or just anything. She would always look all year long and find this story, and then we would have breakfast and she would read it, and it was just our family and we’ve carried that on.” Eric says his mom is the one who does it now, and one day, Eric knows that he and his wife, Katherine, will carry it on: “My mom does that now and she’s kind of taken it and she finds the story, and that’s something I’m going to do with my family. And Katherine and I have talked about it. It’ll be her turn to find that, and we have a big Christmas breakfast and we sit around and we share that. It’s just a neat thing, family-wise, to have that and to always wonder what that story is going to be and what it’s going to be about, and sometimes they’re brutal. I mean it can be hard, you know. You get up on Christmas morning and you’re in a good mood and they’re just gut-wrenching, you know, but it’s fun to put things in perspective, and it makes you think about people that aren’t as fortunate.” I’m sure many of us probably don’t want to wake up and be sad on Christmas morning, but clearly, the tradition has stuck with Eric and made a big impact on him over the years. It’s so easy to get caught in the hustle and bustle of this time of year, and I know I’m guilty of losing sight of what’s really important in terms of reflecting on all of the blessings in my life and being thankful for the simple things, like a healthy family and having a roof over my head. I actually love the whole concept of this Church family tradition, and I would love to hear some of these stories because it sounds like they all made a real impression. It’s certainly not a Hallmark-style Christmas tradition, but it’s very real and meaningful, and focuses what this season is really about. Eric will kick off 2026 on the road as he continues his 2026 Free the Machine tour into next year. 2026 Free the Machine Tour Dates: Jan. 22 || Washington, D.C. || The Anthem || Caylee Hammack Jan. 23 || Washington, D.C. || The Anthem || Caylee Hammack Feb. 5 || Omaha, Neb. || CHI Health Center || Ella Langley Feb. 6 || Sioux Falls, S.D. || Denny Sanford PREMIER Center || Ella Langley Feb. 7 || St. Paul, Minn. || Grand Casino Arena || Ella Langley Feb. 12 || Toronto, Ont. || Scotiabank Arena || Ella Langley Feb. 13 || Buffalo, N.Y. || KeyBank Center || Ella Langley Feb. 14 || Albany, N.Y. || MVP Arena || Ella Langley Feb. 19 || North Little Rock, Ark. || Simmons Bank Arena || 49 Winchester Feb. 20 || Kansas City, Mo. || T-Mobile Center || 49 Winchester Feb. 21 || St. Louis, Mo. || Enterprise Center || 49 Winchester Feb. 26 || Tulsa, Okla. || BOK Center || Stephen Wilson Jr. Feb. 27 || Fort Worth, Texas || Dickies Arena || Stephen Wilson Jr. Feb. 28 || Austin, Texas || Moody Center || Stephen Wilson Jr. Mar. 5 || Knoxville, Tenn. || Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center || 49 Winchester Mar. 6 || Greensboro, N.C. || First Horizon Coliseum || 49 Winchester Mar. 7 || North Charleston, S.C. || North Charleston Coliseum || 49 Winchester Mar. 19 || Birmingham, Ala. || Legacy Arena at the BJCC || 49 Winchester Mar. 20 || Atlanta, Ga. || State Farm Arena || 49 Winchester Mar. 27 || Hollywood, Fla. || Hard Rock Live || Kashus Culpepper Apr. 3 || Greenville, S.C. || Bon Secours Wellness Arena || Ashley McBryde Apr. 4 || Charlotte, N.C. || Spectrum Center || Ashley McBryde Apr. 10 || Jacksonville, Fla. || VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena || Ashley McBryde Apr. 11 || Tampa, Fla. || Benchmark International Arena || Ashley McBrydeThe post Eric Church Says His Grandma Used To Tell His Family “Gut-Wrenching” Stories On Christmas Morning: “It’s Fun To Put Things In Perspective” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Criminally underrated. With holiday season in full swing, in many ways, it’s equally the most wonderful and most stressful time of the year. Underneath the allure of the sparkling lights of the Christmas tree, perfectly wrapped presents and roaring fireplace, there’s still the added stress of finding the right gifts for friends and family, coordinating a countless number of Christmas parties and, of course, the existential dread of closing out yet another year that undoubtedly flew by way to fast. Though I wouldn’t consider myself the absolute biggest fan of Christmas music in general — hell, I’m still spinning the likes of Turnpike Troubadour’s The Price of Admission and Colby Acuff’s Enjoy the Ride as of late — there’s no denying that there have been some all-time holiday classics in the genre. Of course, you have the likes of Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas,” Alabama’s “Christmas in Dixie,” Merle Haggard’s heartbreaking “If We Make It Through December,” Randy Travis’ “Meet Me Under The Mistletoe,” Robert Earl Keen’s hilarious “Merry Christmas From The Family” and countless more. However, what if I told you one of the best country Christmas songs of the past decade comes from one of the greatest artists of our generation yet is hardly even recognized as such? Well, that seems to be the case with none other than Tyler Childers‘ “Luke 2:8-10.” It’s hard to even blame casual listeners for not latching onto the song given “Luke 2:8-10’s” admittedly strange existence in Childers’ discography. Unlike most traditional country Christmas songs, which are either released as stand-alone singles near the holidays or appear on a full collection of Christmas songs on an album, the track instead appears on the “Lady May” singer’s short-but-sweet sixth studio album, Rustin’ In The Rain. There’s no denying that Rustin’ In The Rain’s existence as a whole is a bit unorthodox compared to the rest of Childers’ discography. Beyond the fact it only contains seven tracks, including the likes of the highly-controversial “In Your Love,” two covers (Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night” and S.G. Goodman’s “Space and Time) and an additional three-songs penned independently by the Kentucky native, it came at a time a bit of a unique time in his career, being released less than a year after his eclectic Gospel record, Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? With all of that being said, “Luke 2:8-10” is ultimately one of the most underrated Christmas songs in history, despite its odd placement within Childers’ discography. Obviously, the song centers around the book of Luke which depicts the story of the birth of Jesus, which is the reason for the season to Christians across the nation. Wasting no time in the track, the “All Your’n” singer immediately opens the track by reading the titular Scripture along with the incredible Margo Price, who serves as the voice of the angel in the verses. Luke Chapter 2, Verses 8 to 10 And there were in the same countryShepherds abiding in the fieldKeeping watch over their flock by nightAnd, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon themAnd the glory of the Lord shone ’round about themAnd they were so afraid, and the angel said unto them‘Fear not, for behold I bring tidings of great joyWhich shall be unto all…’ From there, Childers pens an incredibly unique track, placing him directly into the shoes of the shepherds in the nativity story. Filled to the brim with some stellar steel guitar and accordion throughout, he perfectly captures the shock, wonder and awe that was experienced by the group, complete with a flaming chariot and the depiction of Biblically-accurate angels — who are depicted as much more shock-inducing in the Bible itself compared to the artistic renditions of them associated in pop culture. Is it a bird, is it a plane Is it perhaps I’m going insane From all night abidin’ the field? Look at the thing up on the ridge What d’ya reckon it is? It’s moving, I think it’s on wheels Is it a flame hooked to a cart? Come to a ‘whoa’ there in the dark Why in the world would you move such a thing? Lo, enough, hark, I could’ve sworn I heard a shout, what’s going on? It’s closer, it’s coming our way” This is followed by the short yet incredibly melodic chorus, backed by both Price and S.G. Goodman, which sees Childers gathering the rest of the shepherds to go on the now-famous journey to new-born Savior. Daniel, get up (Daniel, get up)Gather the sheep (gather the sheep)Tell them there’s no time to sleep (no time to sleep)My God, it’s the end of the world (my God, it’s the end of the world) Discussing the track before his performance at the Opry in 2023, Childers would call the track his “first attempt” at a Christmas song before noting it was an attempt to extrapolate further on the feeling of wonder felt in the short, two verses. “This particular one right here is called ‘Luke 2:8-10.’ It is what I would consider my first attempt at a Christmas song… I was thinking about that and how I would feel if I was a shepherd in the middle of a field and had never seen anything quite like that. [It’d] probably be a little bit longer than two verses.” Ultimately, “Luke 2:8-10” feels like a country Christmas song that only Childers could make. Borrowing some strong Gospel elements throughout, it’s a completely unique take on the incredible nature of the Nativity story that so many believers around the world are familiar with, and it’s captured beautifully. “Luke 2:8-10” Snipe Hunt Tour Dates April 23 – Dallas, Texas – Dos Equis Pavilion – with Scott T. Smith June 4 – Birmingham, Alabama – The Coca-Cola Amphitheater – with Evan Honer & Scott. T Smith June 7 – Lexington, Kentucky – Railbird Music Festival June 10 – Darien Center, New York – Darien Lake Amphitheater – with Evan Honer June 11 – Hershey, Pennsylvania – Hersheypark Stadium – with Evan Honer June 13 – Columbus, Ohio – Buckeye Country Superfest July 9 – St. Louis, Missouri – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – with Wednesday & Scott T. Smith July 12 – Chicago, Illinois – Wrigley Field – with Jon Batiste & Wednesday July 14 – Kansas City, Missouri – Morton Amphitheater  – with Wednesday July 15 – Des Moines, Iowa – Casey’s Center – with Wednesday July 18 – Boulder, Colorado – Folsom Field – with Jon Batiste & Wednesday September 30 – Sacramento, California – Golden 1 Center – with Wednesday October 2 – Seattle, Washington – Climate Pledge Arena – with Wednesday October 3 – Portland, Oregon – Moda Center – with Wednesday and Scott T. SmithThe post Tyler Childers’ “Luke 2:8-10” Should Not Be Slept On This Christmas Season first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bettering himself. Morgan Wallen is getting into some wholesome community groups while he’s not on the road. During a recent This Past Weekend episode with comedian LeAnne Morgan, Theo Von revealed that he and Morgan Wallen are in a Bible study together. The conversation started with Von telling Morgan that she owed the “I Got Better” singer a casserole. Von suggested that if she cooked it the night after filming the podcast, he would give it to Wallen the following day at Bible study. Leanne replied: “You will see him at Bible study? I think he’s gonna end up preaching. That little thing.” Morgan joked to the podcast host. But in all actuality, maybe that statement isn’t too far off. Morgan Wallen was raised in church and is a preacher’s son (his dad, Tommy, served for a time as a local Baptist church pastor in Sneedville, Tennessee). Even though his rebellious spirit might not always show it, if you listen closely to his lyrics, it’s evident that he is a believer. And who knows, now that he’s a father and has seemingly settled it down a bit, maybe there’s more to his faith journey on the horizon. A “Prodigal Son,” if you will… Wallen has also spoken about how he is not afraid to intertwine his faith in his lyrics. After the release of his second collaboration with Post Malone, I Ain’t Comin’ Back,” fans were quick to notice that there were references to Jesus and the resurrection of Christ in the lyrics. In a video clip talking about the song, Wallen shared that he’s fond of referencing his faith when he can. “‘I Ain’t Comin’ Back’ with Post on it. This was written during the time when Post was working on his album. I’ve always loved this song, and I told him, ‘Hey, if you don’t put this on your album, then I’m gonna put it on mine.’ And ‘I Had Some Help’ just seemed like an obvious, straight down the middle, this song is a hit kind of song, so he ended up putting that on his record. But I love this song too. I love what it says; there’s a lot of cool imagery. And, you know, me as a Christian, I think anytime I can throw little hints of that in my music, I’m all for it. It’s good.” View this post on Instagram “I Ain’t Comin’ Back” is not the first time Wallen has referenced his faith in songs. Other examples include “I Wrote the Book,” “Don’t Think Jesus,” and “In the Bible,” featuring HARDY, among others. Wallen has also demonstrated how he believes faith can heal out and about in his community. Last year, after the detrimental aftermath of Hurricane Helene, he gave back to his community by holding a food & water drive in Knoxville, partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to collect bottled water and food for those in need. And the country superstar showed up with some friends, including comedian Theo Von, to help out and visit with those in the community who were impacted by the storm. He also stopped at the homes of flood victims and took time to leave a poignant Bible verse on the studs that remained. He wrote out Psalm 40:2, which in the King James Version (in the spirit of Appalachia, we’ll go with that one), reads: “He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.” So the idea of Wallen being in a Bible study isn’t that wild once you dive a little deeper into his backstory. Back to This Past Weekend, Von responds to LeAnne Morgan’s statement that she thinks Wallen will end up preaching: “You know, I have no idea. I just know… Yeah, he’s an inspiring guy. He’s interesting. Morgan is… He is him.” LeAnne then asks what kind of Bible study they are in, whether they are doing a Beth Moore Bible study or sharing what they are currently discussing in their study. Von’s response makes you chuckle because it sounds like it might be more of a time for Von, Wallen, and other members of the study to catch up and enjoy a few moments of peace with the Lord, but they aren’t necessarily diving into the weeds of the holy wood. “I mean, tomorrow I think we’re watching a movie. But, it is, uh… It is Bible study. I’m not sure what chapter we’re on. I shouldn’t have said that…”  I mean, hey… studying the word of the Lord is great, but let’s be honest, a lot of people are part of Bible study for the community and camaraderie, so just because Von doesn’t know which chapter they are on doesn’t mean they are not exercising their faith. Morgan Wallen and Theo Von’s friendship is so wholesome. View this post on Instagram If you want to watch the entire episode, fire that up while you’re here, too. LeAnne Morgan is a hoot, so it’s worth the watch: The post Theo Von Reveals That He’s Doing A Bible Study With Morgan Wallen: “Not Sure What Chapter We’re On” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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