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CMT MUSIC Premieres

New Alex Miller Video, “The Byrd”

Honky Tonkin’ Performance-Forward Video, Featuring Special Guest Star Tracy Byrd, Now Spinning Across

The 24-Hour Music Channel

Nashville, TN (May 5, 2025) – CMT MUSIC hosted the broadcast debut of Alex Miller’s “The Byrd” earlier today and it is now spinning across the 24-hour music channel. The honky-tonkin’ performance-forward video prominently features Country icon Tracy Byrd.

The video, produced and directed by Steve Kinney (Kinney Entertainment), was filmed at several Nashville area locations and ably captured the great “buddy” dynamic between Miller and Byrd. In between barn-based performance shots, there are plenty of scenes that include pickup trucks, guitars and girls. The cast features Meredith Kelley (female lead), Luke McQueary (Guitar), Colman Conley (Piano), Jordan Fleming (Bass), and Mark Laws (Drums). Great music and beer pong at the neighbor’s party are all that are needed to ensure that the “live it large” attitude prevails.

Miller co-wrote the tune with his producer and hit songwriter Jerry Salley, and it is already impacting at both Country and Texas radio stations. “The Byrd,” on Billy Jam Records, is available for purchase now. CMT Spotify has added the song to their playlist.

Industry tastemakers weigh in:

MusicRow calls the track, “A boatload of fun. Dropping Byrd’s hit titles into the lyric of this rockabilly romp was a good place to start. A zippy production and pluperfect honky tonk vocals from both men are dandy additions. Loved it.”

American Songwriter notes, “Those who are looking for a younger artist who is channeling the ‘90s Country sound to great effect need to hear Alex … solid songwriting, undeniably Country instrumentation, and an incredible voice.”

Country Music People says, “The Byrd” is an “Exhilarating, toe-tapping romp … Retro Country that fits very neatly into today’s scene.”

While Alex and Tracy fit together like grits and gravy, fans will only have a few chances to see them perform together this year. Check out Miller’s schedule of upcoming shows to see where you can catch them:

May 10 - Lancaster, KY - Grand Theatre

May 16 - Mt Juliet, TN - House Concert Series

May 23 - Decatur, IL - The Devonshire Lakeshore Amphitheater

June 6 - Frankfort, IN - Prairie Creek Park

June 7 - Louisville, KY- WHAS-TV Crusade

June 13 - Inman, SC - Music On Mill

June 20 - Tulsa, OK - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

June 25 - Hebron, KY - Boone Co. Fair

July 2 - Denton, NC - Denton Family Farm

July 4 - Topeka, IN - TBA

July 5 - Leburn, KY - Mine Made Park (EXILE)

July 11 - Knoxville, IA - Marion County Fair (Rodney Atkins)

July 12 - Greenville, KY - Outdoors Downtown Greenville

July 18 - Hodgenville, KY (private)

July 19 - Hodgenville, KY - The Lincoln Jamboree

July 24 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur

July 25 - York, PA - The York State Fair (Alabama)

July 26 - Cottageville, WV - Jackson County Jr Fair

July 29 - Little Valley, NY - Cattaraugus County Fair (Tracy Byrd)

Aug 2 - Columbus, OH - Ohio State Fair (Trace Adkins)

Aug 6 - Pittsfield, PA - Warren County Fair

Aug 8 - Piqua, OH - Lock 9 Park

Aug 9 - Louisville, KY (private)

Aug 12 – Kettering, OH (TBA)

Aug 13 - Put In Bay, OH - Put In Bay Airport (Luke Bryan, Ashley McBryde)

Aug 16 - Seymour, IN - Jackson Live and Events Center

Sept 6 - Viola, DE - Loblolly Acres

Sept 20 - Berea, KY (TBA)

Oct 12 - Rio Grande, OH - Bob Evans Farm

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ABOUT ALEX MILLER

This 21-year-old, 6’ 6” entertainer from rural Lancaster, Kentucky is a natural fan favorite. When Alex hits the stage he owns the spotlight – and the hearts of those in the crowd. He can be a wild man onstage with his high-energy performances - ala early Garth Brooks - or he can bring nuance and deep emotion to a tender ballad. American Idol Season 19 brought him fame and changed his life in 2021. Alex’s well-received debut album for Billy Jam Records, MILLER TIME, released in 2022, generated three high-impact singles (“Don’t Let The Barn Door Hit Ya,” “Through With You,” “I’m Over You, So Get Over Me”). His second release for the label, COUNTRY (2023), brought more hits: “When God Made The South,” “Girl, I Know A Guy,” and the smash single, “Puttin’ Up Hay,” which spent three weeks at #1 on the CDX True Indie Chart and graced the Top 50 on the Mediabase Activator Chart. He’s toured the State and County Fair circuit heavily (KY, MO, NY, WA, WI, IL, IN, OK, WV), and opened for Brooks & Dunn, Hank, Jr, Josh Turner, Lee Brice, Jamey Johnson, Chris Janson, Ian Munsick, Justin Moore, Alabama, Chapel Hart, Drake Milligan, Noah Thompson, Dillon Carmichael, HunterGirl, Emily Ann Roberts, Neal McCoy, and Tracy Byrd. Alex has also made sure to carve out time for his songwriting, and he has collaborated with hitmakers Kent Blazy, Larry Cordle, Belle Frantz, Byron Hill, Carl Jackson, Kirsti Manna, Wood Newton, Emily Ann Roberts, Jerry Salley, Josh Shilling, and Bill Whyte. Closing out a spectacular 2023, he received the American FFA Degree for Excellence, the organization’s highest accolade. Miller’s current five-song EP, MY DADDY’S DAD (Billy Jam Records), produced by Jerry Salley, was released in 2024. The EP’s title track was a hit at Country radio, as was "She Makes Dirt Look Good." Alex moved to Nashville last May and made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in June of ‘24.

ABOUT TRACY BYRD

Tracy Byrd was born in Vidor, Texas and began his singing career as a member of the band Rimfire while in college at Texas State University. After winning a local talent contest, he was signed to MCA Records in Nashville. He became a household name in 1993 when the third single, "Holdin' Heaven," from his self-titled debut album for MCA hit #1 on the Billboard Country Charts. That disc, which included a remake of Johnny Paycheck's "Someone to Give My Love To," sold over 500,000 copies, earning RIAA GOLD status and cementing Byrd as a true traditional Country troubadour. He built on that momentum and generated hit after hit, album after album. “Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous,” “The First Step,” “Watermelon Crawl,” and “The Keeper Of The Stars” were all from Byrd’s second platter, NO ORDINARY MAN, a double-platinum offering that is still popular today. His third, fourth and fifth albums for the label were no exception to the Byrd rule, as LOVE LESSON, BIG LOVE and I’M FROM THE COUNTRY offered chart-toppers like “Walking To Jerusalem,” “Heaven In My Woman’s Eyes,” “Big Love,” the mega-hit “Don’t Take Her She’s All I’ve Got,” “I’m From The Country” and "I Wanna Feel That Way Again.” After the release of KEEPERS: GREATEST HITS, MCA agreed to release Tracy from his contractual obligations, and he signed with RCA Records where he went on to record more hits. And then it was on to BNA – where, yes, even more hits followed (“Put Your Hand In Mine,” "A Good Way To Get On My Bad Side,” “10 Rounds With Jose Cuervo,” “The Drinkin' Bone”). After the label released his second “Greatest Hits” album, Byrd chose to go the independent route to have more control over his music. His album DIFFERENT THINGS didn’t enjoy the usual commercial success, but has been hailed as his best album yet, with Billboard magazine naming it one of the Top 10 Country Albums of the Year (2006). In 2016, he released the album, ALL AMERICAN TEXAN. He is still a promoter favorite and regularly performs at Fairs, Festivals and clubs across the U.S. He was – and still is – a phenomenon who had a profound impact on Country music. The magical mix of talent and personality that put him at the top of his game time and time again has made him one of Country music’s most enduring and endearing entertainers. An avid outdoorsman, Tracy enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

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ALEX MILLER CONTACTS

Booking:

Stan Barnett / The Booking Shoppe / sbarnett@thebookingshoppe.com

Management:

David Snowden / Snowden Productions, Inc. / dsnowden@triangletalent.com

Publicity:

Martha Moore / so much MOORE media / somuchmooremedia@gmail.com

BILLY JAM RECORDS

Publicity:

Jules Wortman / Wortman Works / jwortman@wortmanworks.com

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