Ty Myers<\/a> steps onto the stage, the phones go up and remain there largely throughout his concert. When the rising country star walks to the front of the stage, to take a solo or greet front-row fans, the phones close in, surrounding him as if he were a magnet.<\/p>\n\n\tEven in an era of saturation, when any note an artist sings can be watched halfway around the world seconds later, Myers\u2019 shows stand out. While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music\u2019s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them. Nearly all of them are teenagers, predominantly female. The ensuing cheers at Myers\u2019 concerts carry a high pitch and youthful zeal. Such a phenomenon prompted one wide-eyed security guard at New York\u2019s Bowery Ballroom to call Myers \u201cthe country Justin Bieber\u201d earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\n\tIt\u2019s some \u2014\u00a0but notably not all \u2014\u00a0of what Myers dreamed about his entire life.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThere\u2019s no feeling like being onstage, being in that moment, with the crowd giving you that energy, right there in your face,\u201d Myers tells Rolling Stone<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tTy Myers is 18. He crashed country music in 2023 when his song \u201cTie That Binds\u201d went viral overnight. His debut record, The Select<\/em>, featured 14 songs written or co-written by Myers, including \u201cEnds of the Earth,\u201d which marked his debut in the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100. His current single, \u201cThrough a Screen,\u201d released in August, is a veritable lament of the life \u2014 and digital-savvy fanbase \u2014 he has carved out for himself over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\tAll of this at 18, a number he wouldn\u2019t mind you looking past.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAt this age, you\u2019re a very emotional creature,\u201d Myers says. \u201cYou\u2019ve got a lot of emotions \u2014 good, bad, ugly, sad \u2014 everything, and it\u2019s all so aggressive. I feel like a lot of older people discount that. They think the number of your age is associated with your capacity for emotion. I would tell people to go back to where your mind was at 16, 17, or 18. Remember how you had, or at least thought you had, an understanding of the world. Your emotions were deep. They were very real. It\u2019s not discounted because you\u2019re not 18 or 21 yet or whatever. It\u2019s an uphill battle, because it\u2019s hard \u2014 but it\u2019s also not really hard, because it\u2019s music.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
\n\t\u201cPeople like to listen to real music.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tMyers put this on full display in late July during a tour stop at the Tabernacle in downtown Atlanta. By late afternoon, a line of fans \u2014 nearly all young females \u2014\u00a0wrapped around the block, passing the time taking selfies with Myers\u2019 tour bus behind them. When an intense summer storm popped up, most of the fans were undaunted. They\u2019d come too far to bail on the chance to be front-and-center for a Myers show.<\/p>\n
\n\tThree hours later, those who weathered the deluge get their payoff when Myers takes the stage and asks, \u201cDo you want to get wild tonight?\u201d For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return.<\/p>\n
\n\tSimilar scenes play out at nearly every stop on Myers\u2019 2025 the Select Tour. He\u2019s learning as he goes about handling fame and pressure, and he has surrounded himself with family. His father, Michael Myers, is a touring musician himself and runs Myers\u2019 production. His mom, Karysa, is Myers\u2019 manager, while his sister, Jocelyn, is his tour photographer. They provide a safety net, no doubt, but they\u2019re on this tour because music and Myers\u2019 family are inseparable from each other. He\u2019s the nephew of Lonestar\u2019s Dean Sams. Another uncle, Ron Huckabay, plays piano in George Strait\u2019s Ace in the Hole Band.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
\n\t\u201cThank God I fell in love with music,\u201d Myers says. \u201cBecause if I didn\u2019t, I would be pulling my hair out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n