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]
Tyler Joe Miller | |
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| Born | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | tylerjoemiller |
Biography edit
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]
Miller released the single "Wild as Her" in February 2022.[18] He followed that up with the release of "Never Met a Beer" in August 2022, a collaboration with fellow Canadian country artist Matt Lang.[19] In February 2023, he released the single "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey".[20] 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.[21][22] The tracks from the extended play were included on Miller's album Spillin' My Truth, released on August 25, 2023.[23] The album also includes the single "Shoulda Known Better".[24]
In January 2024, Miller signed a management deal with RLive, a division of Republic Live, as their flagship signing.[25] In February 2024, he signed a distribution deal with The Orchard, and released the single "Broken Man" in March 2024.[26] In the spring of 2024, Miller is set to embark on "The Country Mixtape Tour" across Canada as a co-headliner alongside Shawn Austin and Andrew Hyatt.[27]
Personal life edit
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 edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Details |
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| Spillin' My Truth |
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Extended plays edit
| Title | Details |
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| Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do | |
| The Band's Packed Up |
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Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Certifications | Album | |
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| CAN Country [29] |
CAN [30] | ||||
| 2019 | "Pillow Talkin'" | 1 | 70 | Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do | |
| 2020 | "I Would Be Over Me Too" | 1 | 63 |
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| "Fighting" | 8 | 85 | |||
| 2021 | "Sometimes I Do" | 5 | 86 | ||
| 2022 | "Wild as Her" | 8 | 94 |
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Spillin' My Truth |
| "Never Met a Beer" (with Matt Lang) |
10 | — | |||
| 2023 | "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey" | 9 | — | ||
| "Shoulda Known Better" | 11 | — | |||
| 2024 | "Broken Man" | 23 | — | TBA | |
Promotional singles edit
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2023 | "I Know Jack"[33] | The Band's Packed Up |
Music videos edit
| Year | Video | Video |
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| 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] | |
| "Shoulda Known Better"[40] | Carl Sheldon |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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| 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] |
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