Tyler Joe Miller

Tyler Joe Miller
Background information
Born	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Country neotraditional country
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2018–present
Labels	TJM The Orchard MDM
Website	tylerjoemiller.com

Tyler Joe Miller is a Canadian country singer. He was the first independent artist to debut with back-to-back No. 1 hits on the Billboard Canada Country chart with "Pillow Talkin'" and "I Would Be Over Me Too".[1] Miller released his debut full-length album Spillin' My Truth on August 25, 2023.[2]

Biography

Miller was born in Surrey, British Columbia.[3] He liked acting when he was younger, before he began to play the guitar.[4] In 2019, Miller won the BC Country Music Association's Ray McAuley Horizon Award.[5] Miller cites Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Kenny Rogers, George Strait, and Garth Brooks as influences on his music.[6][7]

On Christmas Day 2019, Miller released his debut single "Pillow Talkin'".[5][8] The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart, making Miller the first independently signed artist to top the chart with his debut single.[1] It also became Miller's first Gold-certified single.[9] In June 2020, Miller released his second single "I Would Be Over Me Too".[10][11] Miller was then selected as a semi-finalist in the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition.[12] In October, "I Would Be Over Me Too" would also reach No. 1 on the Canada Country chart, handing Miller his second consecutive chart-topper, and first as a songwriter.[13] In November 2020, Miller released his debut extended play Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do, which featured his first two singles as well as his the singles, "Fighting"[14][3][15] and "Sometimes I Do".[16] In November 2021, Miller was named the winner of the SiriusXM "Top of the Country" competition.[17]

He followed that up with the release of "Never Met a Beer" in August 2022, a collaboration with fellow Canadian country artist Matt Lang.[18] In February 2023, he released the single "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey".[19] In April 2023, Miller released the track "I Know Jack", which was later included on his acoustic extended play The Band's Packed Up that was released on May 19, 2023.[20][21] The tracks from the extended play were included on Miller's album Spillin' My Truth, released on August 25, 2023.[22] The album also includes the single "Shoulda Known Better".[23]

In January 2024, Miller signed a management deal with RLive, a division of Republic Live, as their flagship signing.[24] In February 2024, he signed a distribution deal with The Orchard, and released the single "Broken Man" in March 2024.[25] In the spring of 2024, Miller embarked on "The Country Mixtape Tour" across Canada as a co-headliner alongside Shawn Austin and Andrew Hyatt.[26] In August 2024, he released the single "What Good Is a Memory".[27]

Personal life

Miller is a carpenter and painter by trade. He owns a non-profit organization called The Climb Outreach Society, which provides housing, drinking water sources, as well as emergency food funds and healthcare for newborn babies in Central and South America.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Spillin' My Truth	Release date: August 25, 2023 Label: MDM Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title	Details
Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do	Release date: November 6, 2020[28] Label: MDM Format: CD, digital download, streaming
The Band's Packed Up	Release date: May 19, 2023[21] Label: MDM Format: Digital download, streaming
Going Home	Release date: October 25, 2024 Label: Tyler Joe Miller Music Inc. Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN [29]	CAN Country [30]
2019	"Pillow Talkin'"	70	1	MC: Gold[9]	Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do
2020	"I Would Be Over Me Too"	63	1	MC: Gold[31]
	"Fighting"	85	8
2021	"Sometimes I Do"	86	5
2022	"Wild as Her"	94	8	MC: Gold[32]	Spillin' My Truth
	"Never Met a Beer" (with Matt Lang)	—	10
2023	"Back to Drinkin' Whiskey"	—	9
	"Shoulda Known Better"	—	11
2024	"Broken Man"	—	10		Going Home
	"What Good Is a Memory"	—	12

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Album
2023	"I Know Jack"[33]	The Band's Packed Up
2024	"Takes Me Back"	Going Home

Music videos

Year	Video	Video
2020	"I Would Be Over Me Too"[34]	Carl Sheldon
2021	"Fighting"[35]
	"Sometimes I Do"[36]
2022	"Wild as Her"[37]	David J. Redman
	"Never Met a Beer"[38]
2023	"Back to Drinkin' Whiskey"[39]	Ryan Nolan
	"Shoulda Known Better"[40]	Carl Sheldon

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref
2019	British Columbia Country Music Association	Ray McCauley Horizon Award	—	Won	[41]
2020		Male Artist of the Year	—	Won
		Single of the Year	"Pillow Talkin'"	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	Rising Star Award	—	Nominated	[42]
2021	Canadian Country Music Association	Album of the Year	Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do"	Nominated	[43] [44]
		Fans’ Choice Award	—	Nominated
		Male Artist Of The Year	—	Nominated
		Rising Star Award	—	Nominated
2022	British Columbia Country Music Association	Album of the Year	Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do	Won	[45]
		Entertainer of the Year	—	Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year	—	Nominated
		Single of the Year	"Sometimes I Do"	Won
		Songwriter of the Year	—	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	Fans' Choice	—	Nominated	[46] [47]
		Male Artist of the Year	—	Nominated
2023	Canadian Country Music Association	Musical Collaboration of the Year	"Never Met a Beer" (with Matt Lang)	Nominated	[48]
		Single of the Year	"Wild as Her"	Nominated
		Songwriter(s) of the Year	"Back to Drinkin' Whiskey" (with Kelly Archer, Danick Dupelle)	Nominated
		Video of the Year	"Back to Drinkin' Whiskey"	Nominated
2024	Juno Awards	Country Album of the Year	Spillin' My Truth	Nominated	[49]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Album of the Year	Spillin' My Truth	Nominated	[50]
		Fans' Choice	—	Nominated

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External links

• Official website