After graduating from there, McPherson moved to Seattle, Washington with her husband, Tyler Rygmyr.
She then moved again to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2001 to pursue a country music career.
[1] In addition to these, Tyler co-wrote Kerry Harvick's 2004 single "Cowgirls" with Hillary Lindsey and Angelo Petraglia.
[4] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed "The Last Thing She Said" favorably, calling it a "poignant story song" while also praising Tyler's vocal and the production of Scott Hendricks.
[6] After exiting Arista Nashville in 2004, Tyler performed a series of concerts in Arizona that also included Clay Walker, Tracy Lawrence, and Dusty Drake.