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Biography
Tyler Joe Miller is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to MDM Recordings. 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". Miller released his debut full-length album Spillin' My Truth on August 25, 2023.
Biography
Miller was born in Surrey, British Columbia. He liked acting when he was younger, before he began to play the guitar. In 2019, Miller won the BC Country Music Association's Ray McAuley Horizon Award. Miller cites Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Kenny Rogers, George Strait, and Garth Brooks as influences on his music.
On Christmas Day 2019, Miller released his debut single "Pillow Talkin'". 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. It also became Miller's first Gold-certified single.
In June 2020, Miller released his second single "I Would Be Over Me Too". Miller was then selected as a semi-finalist in the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. 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. 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" and "Sometimes I Do". In November 2021, Miller was named the winner of the SiriusXM "Top of the Country" competition. He released the single "Wild as Her" in February 2022. He followed that up with the release of "Never Met a Beer" in August 2022, a collaboration with fellow Canadian country artist Matt Lang. In February 2023, he released the single "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey". 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.
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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Spillin' My Truth |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do |
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| The Band's Packed Up |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCountry | CAN | ||||
| 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 |
| Spillin' My Truth |
| "Never Met a Beer" (with Matt Lang) | 10 | — | |||
| 2023 | "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey" | 9 | — | ||
| "Shoulda Known Better" | 33 | — | |||
Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "I Know Jack" | The Band's Packed Up |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Video |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "I Would Be Over Me Too" | Carl Sheldon |
| 2021 | "Fighting" | |
| "Sometimes I Do" | ||
| 2022 | "Wild as Her" | David J. Redman |
| "Never Met a Beer" | ||
| 2023 | "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | British Columbia Country Music Association | Ray McCauley Horizon Award | — | Won | |
| 2020 | Male Artist of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Single of the Year | "Pillow Talkin'" | Won | |||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star Award | — | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year | Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do" | Nominated | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Male Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Canadian Country Music Association | Musical Collaboration of the Year | "Never Met a Beer" | Pending | |
| Single of the Year | "Wild as Her" | Pending | |||
| Video of the Year | "Back to Drinkin' Whiskey" | Pending |