BILLY RAY CYRUS PREMIERE: "HOPE IS JUST AHEAD FEATURING DIONNE WARWICK ON USA TODAY; SONG T O IMPACT COUNTRY RADIO ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 3

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USATODAY.com has world-premiered “Hope Is Just Ahead,” the new video from the multi-GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning country and rock musician-singer-songwriter BILLY RAY CYRUS. The uplifting song features the GRAMMY-winning legendary vocalist Dionne Warwick. Recorded at Jamie Foxx’s studio in Los Angeles, “Hope Is Just Ahead” will impact radio on Monday, February 3, 2014. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of “Hope Is Just Ahead” will be donated to “Do The Write Thing-National Campaign to Stop Violence” (http://www.dtwt.org/about-dtwt).

“As a singer-songwriter I've always tried to capture the truth and honesty of life. Sometimes it's that moment of truth that becomes far too real and reveals the sacrifice that has been made,” explains Cyrus. “This song is about change. It's about looking at our past mistakes and learning from them as a society. More than anything ...it's about ‘Hope’ and a better tomorrow...if we will only allow ourselves to believe.”    

“’Hope Is Just Ahead.’ What a title, what lyrics, what meaning. I am so proud of the fact that I was asked to do this as a duet with Billy Ray,” adds Dionne Warwick. “‘Hope Is Just Ahead’ is saying everything most of the songs I have recorded in the past fifty years have said. It’s a song of hope, inspiration, love, compassion, sharing, caring, and giving. These things make the world go round. I certainly hope that people listen to the lyrics of this song and that they’ll be inspired to do what this song is saying to do and know hope is just ahead.”

Watch the clip for “Hope Is Just Ahead” -HERE

VIDEO: BILLY RAY CYRUS GIVES US FAITH THAT "HOPE IS JUST AHEAD"

BILLY RAY CYRUS kicked off the holiday season this Sunday, November 17, with the “Season of Sharing, Help for the Philippines” telethon held by KTLA and the American Red Cross to help raise money in support of Typhoon Haiyan. Cyrus first performed his new single, “Hope Is Just Ahead,” live on air; and then assisted in answering phones for the Red Cross, for whom he has been an ambassador since 1993.

Cyrus will also perform “Hope Is Just Ahead” on the upcoming 82nd annual Hollywood Christmas Parade benefitting Toys For Tots on Sunday, December 1. Other featured performers will include Stevie Wonder, The Goo Goo Dolls, LeAnn Rimes, Daughtry, William Shatner, and McClain to name a few. The parade will premiere on the Hallmark Channel, with an encore running on Hallmark Movie Channel and airing twice in syndication on over 350 stations nationwide during the weekend of December 22. Cyrus’ Hallmark original movies – Christmas in Canaan and Christmas Comes Home to Canaan re-aired on Monday, November 18 and will also be shown on Tuesday, November 19; Wednesday, November 27; and Friday, December 6. Check local listings.

A huge supporter of military families, on December 14, Cyrus will headline the 24th annual Carols By Candlelight benefit for Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego.