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Zach Bryan

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Not to be confused with Zachery Ty Bryan.
For the musician's 2023 album, see Zach Bryan (album).

Zach Bryan
Bryan performing at Crypto.com Arena in 2023
Bryan performing at Crypto.com Arena in 2023
Background information
Birth nameZachary Lane Bryan[1]
Born (1996-04-02) April 2, 1996 (age 28)
Okinawa, Japan[2]
OriginOologah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Years active2017–present
Labels
Spouse
Rose Madden
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(m. 2020; div. 2021)​
Websitewww.zachbryan.com Edit this at Wikidata
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service2013–2021
RankPetty Officer Second Class

Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma.

After two self-produced studio albums—DeAnn (2019) and Elisabeth (2020)—he signed with Warner Records to release his third album and major label debut, American Heartbreak (2022), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and was led by the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "Something in the Orange". His self-titled fourth album (2023) debuted atop the Billboard 200, while its lead single, "I Remember Everything" (featuring Kacey Musgraves), peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts simultaneously, also earning him a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. His fifth studio album, The Great American Bar Scene (2024), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.

Throughout his career, Bryan has been recognized with several awards including an Academy Award of Country Music Award, a Grammy Award and four Billboard Music Awards. He has sold over 30 million albums and singles, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Early life

Bryan was born in Okinawa, Japan,[7] but grew up in Oologah, Oklahoma.[8] He is the son of Dewayne Bryan and Annette DeAnn (née Mullen) Bryan, and has a sister, Mackenzie.[9] He started writing songs at the age of 14.[10]

Continuing a family tradition, Bryan was an active-duty member of the United States Navy for seven years, enlisting at the age of 17.[10] Bryan attained the rate/rating of Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2).[11] He used his spare time while in the Navy to write music for his enjoyment.[12] He finished his service in the Navy in 2021 at the age of 25.[13]

Career

2017–2019: Beginnings on YouTube

Bryan started uploading his music to YouTube in 2017, with his friends recording him performing using his iPhone. Bryan's first song uploaded to YouTube was the single "God Speed" which ended up being a track on his debut album.[14] Many of the songs Bryan would upload to his YouTube were written and recorded by him while serving in the Navy.[15]

Bryan uploaded 16 songs of varying popularity onto his YouTube before "Heading South" went viral.[12] The song was recorded outside his Navy barracks.[16]

2019–2020: DeAnn and Elisabeth

His debut album, DeAnn, was dedicated to his late mother and released on August 24, 2019. It was written in two months and recorded with his friends in a Florida Airbnb.[17][12] The album consisted of 12 tracks, many of which had been previously uploaded to his YouTube.

Bryan's first public concert was in Medford, Oregon, in October 2019.[18] He has since made his debut at the historic Ryman Auditorium, among other noteworthy appearances.

A second album, Elisabeth, was released on May 8, 2020. He recorded the album in a repurposed barn behind his home in Washington. The album is named after his ex-wife.[19] The album contains 19 tracks including the tracks "Heading South" and "Revival".

Bryan released his first EP, Quiet, Heavy Dreams, on November 27, 2020.[3]

2021–2022: American Heartbreak and "Something in the Orange"

On April 10, 2021, Bryan made his Grand Ole Opry debut. He later signed a deal with Warner Records to release his music.[20]

Bryan while in the Navy, 2021

On October 14, 2021, Bryan announced that he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after eight years of service to pursue his career in music just ahead of his nationwide Fall 2021 "Ain't For Tamin' Tour".[21] He said, "If it was my decision, I would never get out of the world's greatest Navy, but here I am and they kindly honorably discharged me to go play some music."[10]

On January 25, 2022, Bryan announced that he would release his major-label debut, a triple album, American Heartbreak, on May 20, 2022.[22] On April 22, 2022, Bryan released the hit single "Something in the Orange", which became a mainstream hit and is regarded as one of Bryan's most recognizable and identifiable songs.[23] The song was Bryan's breakthrough onto the Billboard Hot 100 debuting at position 55 on May 7, 2022, and peaking at 10.[24]

American Heartbreak debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 with over 70,000 album-equivalent units, marking the biggest first week for a country album in 2022.[25] The album consisted of 34 tracks including "Something in the Orange – Z&E's Version" a more raw and acoustic version of the hit song.

On July 15, 2022, Bryan released his second EP, Summertime Blues, which featured collaborator Charles Wesley Goodwin.[26] The EP contained nine tracks including the charting song of "Oklahoma Smokeshow" which peaked at number 75.

On September 8, 2022, Bryan released the single "Burn, Burn, Burn" followed by the single "Starved" on October 10. These were followed by the two singles "Fifth of May" and "The Greatest Day of My Life" on November 11, 2022.[27][28][29]

On December 25, 2022, he released a live album called All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live from Red Rocks), recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.[30][31]

Bryan's single "Something In The Orange" was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards marking Bryan's first career Grammy Awards nomination.[32]

2023–present: Zach Bryan and The Great American Bar Scene

Bryan performing at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in 2023

On January 27, 2023, Bryan collaborated with Maggie Rogers and released "Dawns", his first single of the year.[33] The single reached a peak of 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[34]

In May 2023, Bryan received the Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year.

On August 25, 2023, Bryan released his self-titled fourth album.[35] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[36] The album also contained Bryan's first number one single, "I Remember Everything", featuring Kacey Musgraves, which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at the top spot.[37] All sixteen tracks of the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Remember Everything", "Hey Driver" (featuring The War and Treaty), "Spotless" (featuring The Lumineers), "East Side of Sorrow", and "Tourniquet" all appearing in the top 20.[34]

On September 22, 2023, he released his third EP, Boys of Faith, which included songs featuring fellow artists Noah Kahan and Bon Iver.[38] All five tracks on the EP charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Sarah's Place" featuring Kahan peaking at 14.[39]

Bryan was named Billboard's top new artist of 2023 for his increased popularity through the year, such as his first appearance at the top of both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100.[40]

At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards Bryan was nominated for three categories. His self-titled fourth album was nominated for Best Country Album. "I Remember Everything" featuring Musgraves was nominated for the Best Country Song. The song was also nominated and won the Best Country Duo/Group Performance marking Bryan's first Grammy award win of his career.[41][42]

In early 2024, Bryan began teasing and announcing his fifth studio album, The Great American Bar Scene.[43] On May 24, 2024, Bryan released the lead single from the album, "Pink Skies".[44] The single would debut at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the second highest charting single of his career up until this point.[45] Bryan released the second single from the album titled "Purple Gas" which featured Noeline Hofmann, on June 7.[46] The album was released on July 4, 2024. It contains 19 tracks including songs featuring artists Noeline Hofmann, John Moreland, John Mayer, and Bruce Springsteen.[47]

In early November 2024, following his breakup with Barstool Sports podcaster Brianna LaPaglia, Bryan released two songs, "High Road" and "This World's A Giant".[48] Both songs were commercial successes; "High Road" peaked at number 28 in Canada and number 29 in the US and Ireland, while "This World's A Giant" peaked at number 32 in Ireland, number 41 in Canada, and number 49 in the US.[49][50]

On December 20, 2024, roughly two years after he released All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live from Red Rocks), Bryan released 24 (Live), a compilation live album recorded during various concerts from his 2024 Quittin' Time Tour.[51]

Personal life

In 2013, Bryan enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served as an Aviation Ordinanceman in Florida as well as Washington, and served tours in Bahrain and Djibouti before receiving an honorable discharge to pursue his musical career.[52]

On September 7, 2023, he was arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for obstruction in Vinita, Oklahoma, and released on bail.[53][54]

Bryan completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in the fall of 2023, while touring and creating an album, fulfilling a promise made to his late mother.[55]

Relationships

Bryan married Rose Madden in July 2020; the pair dissolved their marriage in 2021.[56]

He started dating Brianna LaPaglia, co-host of the BFFs podcast published by Barstool Sports, in July 2023.[57] Bryan announced his breakup with LaPaglia on October 22, 2024, via an Instagram Story. LaPaglia was blindsided by the breakup, as said in a story she shared on her own Instagram.[58] She later claimed Bryan blocked her after the breakup,[59] and that he emotionally abused her and offered her $12 million to sign an NDA after the breakup.[60] In response to the breakup with LaPaglia, BFFs co-hosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards released a song about Bryan titled "Smallest Man", which was subsequently removed from several platforms due to takedown requests from Bryan and Richard's label Warner Music Group.[61]

Discography

Main article: Zach Bryan discography

Tours

Headlining
  • The American Heartbreak Tour (2022)
  • The Burn Burn Burn Tour (2023)
  • The Quittin' Time Tour (2024)

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Yellowstone Himself 1 episode

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 "Something in the Orange" Best Country Solo Performance Nominated
2024 Zach Bryan Best Country Album Nominated
"I Remember Everything" Best Country Song Nominated
Best Country Duo/Group Performance Won

Billboard Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 Himself Top New Artist Won
Top Male Artist Nominated
Top Hot 100 Songwriter Nominated
Top Hot 100 Producer Nominated
Top Streaming Songs Artist Nominated
Top Country Artist Nominated
Top Male Country Artist Nominated
Top Rock Artist Won
American Heartbreak Top Country Album Nominated
Top Rock Album Won
"Something in the Orange" Top Streaming Song Nominated
Top Country Song Nominated
Top Rock Song Won
"I Remember Everything" Nominated

Academy of Country Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 Himself New Male Artist of the Year Won
2024 Artist-Songwriter of the Year Nominated
"I Remember Everything" Music Event of the Year Nominated

Country Music Association Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 Himself New Artist of the Year Nominated
2024 "I Remember Everything" Musical Event of the Year Nominated

CMT Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2024 "Oklahoma Smokeshow" Male Breakthrough Video of the Year Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2024 Himself The Male Country Artist of the Year Nominated
"I Remember Everything" The Collaboration Song of the Year Nominated

People's Choice Country Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2023 Himself The People's Artist of the Year Nominated
The Male Artist of the Year Nominated
The New Artist of the Year Nominated
"Dawns" The Crossover Song of the Year Nominated
The Burn, Burn, Burn Tour The Concert Tour of the Year Nominated
2024 Himself The People's Artist of the Year Nominated
The Male Artist of the Year Nominated
"Pink Skies" The Male Song of the Year Nominated
The Storyteller Song of the Year Nominated
The Song of the Year Nominated
"I Remember Everything" (with Kacey Musgraves) Nominated
The Collaboration Song of the Year Won
"Hey Driver" Nominated
"Better Days" (with John Mayer) The Crossover Song of the Year Nominated
Zach Bryan The Album of the Year Nominated
The Quittin Time 2024 Tour The Concert Tour of the Year Nominated

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