Miley Cyrus thrilled fans – and surprised Nashville Star judge Jeffrey Steele – when she made an impromptu appearance at a fund-raiser over the weekend in memory of Steele’s son, who died last year.

Steele’s 13-year old son Alex LeVasseur, an avid skateboarder, was killed in an ATV accident in 2007, a tragedy that inspired his family to create The Alex LeVasseur Fund. On Sunday, Steele and his family presented the second annual Alex LeVasseur Memorial Skate Festival at Jim Warren Park in Franklin, Tenn., to benefit the fund – complete with a star-studded concert.

Grammy winner Michael McDonald performed, followed by Steele himself. Just two songs into his set, Steele surprised the audience by introducing Billy Ray Cyrus, who performed “Achy Breaky Heart” and a bluesy version of “Amazing Grace.”

But it was Steele who was shocked when Miley bounded out onto the stage, and asked if she could perform “Simple Song,” originally recorded by Miley and the only song written by Steele that was on his son Alex’s iPod when he passed away.

“When Jeffrey introduced Miley, all the kids who had been skating in the park next to the concert just rushed the stage,” said an observer. “She was so full of energy, she just looked adorable. Jeffrey was clearly very touched by her appearance.”

Miley then told Steele that her favorite song of his was “Hollywood Girl” and asked him to sing it with her. He said he would wing it because, “Miley might live in Hollywood, but in her heart, she’ll always be our Tennessee girl.”

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Miley Cyrus is planning her life after Hannah Montana, insisting she won’t play the pop star on TV forever.

The 15-year-old has no plans to ditch her alter ego just yet, but admits she’s dreaming of Hollywood and life after Hannah.

Cyrus says, “I mean, I won’t be Hannah Montana by the time I’m 30. But we’ve only done two seasons, so we definitely want to work on that hopefully for another two years. I’ve been talking to people about some cool movies, but right now I mostly want to stay within my company and keep them happy and keep everything that we’re doing successful and focus on that. I like to do everything that I do 120 percent and unless I can focus hardcore on that, I don’t want to do it yet.”

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Miley Cyrus is reportedly in discussions to launch her own teen talk show.

The Hannah Montana star met model-turned-TV presenter Tyra Banks during a trip to Nashville, Tennessee in May, and the pair is planning to produce a younger version of Banks’ own show.

A source tells Star magazine, “Tyra wants to produce a show for Miley. Miley already has a huge following among teen girls, so her show would likely be successful. Tyra sees Miley’s potential.”

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Following controversial MySpace photos, a near-nude Vanity Fair photo shoot and — perhaps worst of all — dwindling numbers for Hannah Montana, Disney executives may be preparing to throw in the towel on their biggest star, Miley Cyrus.

“Tween properties often burn hot and then fizzle out,” a Disney insider tells OK! about the 15-year-old singer and actress. “So with Miley, there has to be a Plan B.”

A sign that it’s time for a changing of the guard?

Newcomers Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are being groomed for stardom. Fifteen-year-old Demi stars alongside the Jonas Brothers in the latest Disney smash, Camp Rock, and will open for the group’s sold-out tour.

Selena, also 15, stars on the hit show Wizards of Waverly Place, and will only say she is “flattered” by comparisons to Miley.

However, a Disney rep assures OK! the channel is “committed” to the Hannah Montana franchise, with a movie version opening next spring.

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If Miley Cyrus sounds angry on her latest single and video, “7 Things,” that was her intention, says the teen sensation.

“The word ‘hate’ could describe how angry I am,” Cyrus told Ryan Seacrest Wednesday on his KIIS-FM radio show.

The song, in which Cyrus ticks off a list of things she hates in a boy she loves, was something that just poured out of the 15-year-old during a rare moment alone on her tour bus.

“[It goes] through all the different stages of what’s been going on the past couple years,” she said. “It was like a little therapy moment for me.”

Asked if worried about possible offending a former boyfriend, Disney’s Hannah Montana star proved undaunted.

“I want them to be upset. That was my point,” she said. “I was a little worried, but I’m excited that I just did it.”

Cyrus skirted around the topic of alleged ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas and insists that the song’s not about a specific person – such as a backup dancer she denies she is dating.

“No way,” she said of the dancer. “We’re all best friends, just really close and goofing around.”

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Miley Cyrus was left red-faced after meeting pop hunk Jesse McCartney - because he was her first ever celebrity crush.

The Hannah Montana star became a huge fan of the singer when he was part of now defunct boyband Dream - and the star was the inspiration behind the first song the 15-year-old penned.

But Cyrus was left embarrassed after she was introduced to the McCartney shortly after moving to Hollywood, because he branded her lyrical tribute “cute”.

She says, “It was so embarrassing, when I first moved to Los Angeles, I had a crush on Jesse McCartney. In fact, the first song I ever wrote was about Jesse. He was on my show and I told him and he was like, ‘That’s so cute!’”

But Cyrus has now set her sights on a slightly more mature man.

She adds, “Orlando Bloom is gorgeous, but he’s a bit of a player.”

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The Miley Cyrus photo controversy reared its ugly head once again – this time on Tuesday’s Today show, when Miley’s father, Billy Ray Cyrus, made his first TV comments about the negative reaction to the pictures in the June issue of Vanity Fair.

“I didn’t know they were going to strip her down and wrap her in a blanket,” Cyrus, appearing to promote his NBC show Nashville Star, told show anchor Meredith Vieira. Of the seemingly topless shot of his daughter, he said, “I was surprised when I saw it … but, hey, that’s life. Stuff happens.”

Of the complaints that surfaced once the photos became public, Cyrus said he never thought to complain. “I didn’t,” he told Vieira, ” ’cause my dad always said, ‘The more you stomp in poop, the more it stinks.’ ”

His own reaction, he said, was, “Okay, this happened. We gotta deal with it.”

At the time, Miley Cyrus apologized for the photos, which were taken by Annie Leibovitz.

As it was, Billy Ray said, he was not able to prevent the backless photo from being taken, because he simply wasn’t there. “I didn’t have any choice,” he said. “I had a show to do, and an obligation, to go to Washington state … playing for the troops just back from Iraq.”

As for the picture of Miley with her father, striking a pose that, to some, appeared more suitable between a boyfriend and girlfriend rather than a father and daughter, Billy Ray laughed.

“That’s just a daddy who loves his daughter a whole lot,” he said.

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