Zach Bryan

Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma. His major-label debut album American Heartbreak entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number five. In 2023, his self-titled album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with the track "I Remember Everything" featuring Kacey Musgraves debuting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Early life
Bryan was born in Okinawa, Japan, while his family was stationed overseas with the Navy, but grew up in Oologah, Oklahoma. He is the son of Dewayne Bryan and Annette DeAnn (Mullen) Bryan, and has a sister, Mackenzie. Continuing a family tradition, Bryan was an active-duty member of the U.S. Navy for 8 years, enlisting at the age of 17. Bryan attained the rate/rating of Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2). He had started writing songs at the age of 14 and used his spare time while in the Navy to write music for his enjoyment.

Career
Bryan started uploading his music to YouTube in 2017, with his friends recording him performing using his iPhone. One of his songs, "Heading South", eventually went viral.

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. Bryan's first public concert was in Medford, Oregon in October 2019. He has since made his Ryman debut, 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.

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

On October 14, 2021, Bryan announced that the U.S. Navy honorably discharged him after eight years of service to pursue his career in music just ahead of his nationwide Fall 2021 "Ain't For Tamin' Tour". 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."

On January 25, 2022, Bryan announced that he would release his major-label debut, a triple album, American Heartbreak, on May 20, 2022. It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with over 70,000 album-equivalent units, marking the biggest first week for a country album in 2022.

On October 11, 2022, Bryan released the single "Starved", followed by the two singles "Fifth of May" and "The Greatest Day of My Life".

On Christmas Day of 2022, he released a live album called All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live from Red Rocks), recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

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. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

On September 22, 2023 he released his third EP, Boys of Faith, which included songs featuring fellow artists Noah Kahan and Bon Iver.

Personal life
In July 2020, Bryan married Rose Madden; the pair dissolved their marriage in 2021.

In July 2023, Bryan started dating Brianna LaPaglia, a podcaster with Barstool Sports.

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

Discography 

 DeAnn (2019)
 Elisabeth (2020)
 American Heartbreak (2022)
 Zach Bryan (2023)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards 

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|2023
|"Something in the Orange"
|Best Country Solo Performance
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Billboard Music Awards 

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|rowspan=14| 2023
|rowspan=8| Zach Bryan
|Top New Artist
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|Top Male Artist
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|Top Hot 100 Songwriter
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|Top Hot 100 Producer
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|Top Streaming Songs Artist
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|Top Country Artist
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|Top Male Country Artist
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|Top Rock Artist
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|rowspan=2| American Heartbreak
|Top Country Album
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|Top Rock Album
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|rowspan=3| "Something in the Orange"
|Top Streaming Song
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|Top Country Song
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|rowspan=2| Top Rock Song
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|"I Remember Everything"
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Academy of Country Music Awards 

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|2023
|Zach Bryan
|New Male Artist of the Year
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Country Music Association Awards 

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|2023
|Zach Bryan
|New Artist of the Year
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References

External links 
 

21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singer-songwriters
American country singer-songwriters
American male guitarists
American male singer-songwriters
Country musicians from Oklahoma
Guitarists from Oklahoma
Living people
Progressive country musicians
Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma
United States Navy sailors
Warner Records artists
1996 births
American expatriates in Japan