It’s a sad day for Hannah Montana fans.

Miley Cyrus is officially leaving hoedowns behind her and hanging up the cowboy boots.

After about a year of speculation, a rep for Disney confirmed today that the Hannah Montana show will end after the fourth season, which starts production this month.

The current season – which is reported to start shooting this month – is set to conclude in March 2011 with “a big one-hour event”.

“You never know in this business… but right now we’re scheduled to wrap after shooting,” Disney Channel’s Senior Vice President of Programming Adam Bonnett told the New York Post.

Hannah Montana first premiered on The Disney Channel in March 2006.

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