Marybeth Byrd

Season 21 · Eliminated (9th–10th)

Where are they now

As of September 19, 2025

Marybeth Byrd, from Armorel, Arkansas, reached the top 8 of The Voice season 17 in 2019 on Team Legend and the top 10 of American Idol in 2023. Her releases include Something in the Orange and Jesus & Jail, and the original People Pleaser. On September 18, 2025, she sang a free outdoor concert at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library.⁠[1][2][3]

Key figures

Career

Before the show

  1. 2019Republic Records released her Voice performance single Go Rest High On That Mountain on November 18, 2019.⁠[6]November 18, 2019

During or around the show

  1. 2023Jesus & Jail came out on March 3, 2023, with the copyright MBB & Song House.⁠[1][6]March 3, 2023
  2. 2023People Pleaser came out on April 4, 2023, on Byrd Songs.⁠[2][6]April 4, 2023

After the show

  1. 2025On Thursday, September 18, 2025, she performed a free outdoor concert at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. The report is dated Friday, September 19, 2025, and calls the concert Thursday night.⁠[3]September 18, 2025

Date not documented

  1. By April 24, 2023 she had released Something in the Orange as a single, with a 2023 copyright.⁠[1][6]
  2. She has recorded nearly 15 songs with the production and writing team JST FRIENDS.⁠[2]

Discography

No releases are documented yet.

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  1. 2019In 2019 she competed on The Voice season 17, received a four-chair turn, joined Team Legend, and reached the top 8.⁠[1][2]
  1. 2023Her own site says she made the top 10 of American Idol in 2023.⁠[1][2]
  2. 2023On March 31, 2023, Arkansas Times announced that she and Lucy Love would sing on the April 2 episode.⁠[7]March 31, 2023
  3. 2023On the April 23, 2023 episode she sang People Pleaser, her first original song on the show, and she was in the top 10.⁠[1]April 23, 2023
  4. 2023As of April 24, 2023, she worked as a country radio host for Mix 106.3 (KJBX) in Jonesboro.⁠[1][8]April 24, 2023

Sources

8 sources

  1. Who Is Marybeth Byrd? Get To Know The American Idol Country Singer — Hollywood Life, published April 24, 2023. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Voice section: “Marybeth was a contestant in The Voice season 17.”
    • Section heading: “Marybeth has made American Idol’s top 10.”
    • Original-song section: “She’s released other singles, including “Something In The Orange,” “Jesus & Jail,” and more.”
    • Byline: “April 24, 2023 3:05PM EDT”
    • Voice section: “She got a 4-chair turned from the coaches and became a member of Team Legend.”
    • Voice section: “She made it to the top 8 live semi-finals before she was eliminated.”
    • Original-song section: “During the April 23 episode, Marybeth sang her original song “People Pleaser.””
    • Original-song section: “The performance marked her first time singing an original on the show.”
  2. Marybeth Byrd Music — Marybeth Byrd. Label or artist. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Her Story: “Her original song "People Pleaser"”
    • Her Story: “Byrd has recorded nearly 15 songs with the production and writing team JST FRIENDS”
    • Her Story: “reaching the top 8 of NBC’s The Voice in 2019”
    • Her Story: “the top 10 of ABC’s American Idol in 2023”
  3. Marybeth Byrd performs concert at Jonesboro library — Jonesboro Right Now, published September 19, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead: “performed a free outdoor concert at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library Thursday night.”
    • Byline: “September 19, 2025 10:32 am”
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Marybeth Byrd: Season 21, Place finish 9th-10th
  5. American Idol season 21 — Wikipedia, updated July 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Top 10 – Judges' song contest (May 1) table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Marybeth Byrd: Pl. 9, Top 10 column (5/1)
  6. iTunes Search API album results for Marybeth Byrd — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Earliest Republic copyright in this search: "copyright":"℗ 2019 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc."
    • Go Rest High result: "releaseDate":"2019-11-18T08:00:00Z"
    • Truly Livin', the earliest Marybeth Byrd copyright in this search: "copyright":"℗ 2022 Marybeth Byrd"
    • Truly Livin' result: "releaseDate":"2022-01-07T08:00:00Z"
    • Truly Livin' result: "collectionName":"Truly Livin' - Single"
    • Jesus & Jail result: "copyright":"℗ 2023 MBB & Song House"
    • Jesus & Jail result: "releaseDate":"2023-03-03T08:00:00Z"
    • People Pleaser, the earliest Byrd Songs copyright in this search: "copyright":"℗ 2023 Byrd Songs"
  7. Arkansas's own Lucy Love and Marybeth Byrd to sing on Sunday's American Idol — Arkansas Times, published March 31, 2023, updated March 20, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Tune-in line: “Tune into ABC at 7 p.m. CST on Sunday, April 2”
    • Byline: “March 31, 2023 12:01 pm”
  8. Arkansas Natives Love, Byrd Make it to Top 20 on American Idol — AY Magazine. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Byrd paragraph: “on-air personality for Jonesboro Radio Group”

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