Zach Bryan

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.

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

Bryan started uploading his music to YouTube in 2017, with his friends recording him performing using his iPhone.

Bryan's first song he uploaded to YouTube was the single "God Speed" which ended up being a track on his debut album.

Many of the songs Bryan would upload to his YouTube were written and recorded by him while serving in the Navy.

Bryan uploaded 16 songs of varying popularity onto his YouTube before "Heading South" went viral.

The song was recorded in 95 F heat outside his Navy barracks.

After his two self-produced studio albums DeAnn (2019) and Elisabeth (2020), he signed with Warner Music Group publishing his top-five U.S. Billboard 200 album American Heartbreak, promoted by his first top-ten U.S. Billboard Hot 100 lead single "Something in the Orange".

In 2023, his self-titled third album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with the track "I Remember Everything" featuring Kacey Musgraves debuting at number one on the U.S. Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts simultaneously, and earning him a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Through his career he has been recognized with the Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year and four Billboard Music Awards.

Bryan has had over 30 million copies - between albums and singles - certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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 (née Mullen) Bryan, and has a sister, Mackenzie.

Continuing a family tradition, Bryan was an active-duty member of the United States Navy for eight years, enlisting at the age of 17.

Bryan attained the rate/rating of Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2).

He started writing songs at the age of 14 and used his spare time while in the Navy to write music for his enjoyment.

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.

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.

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.

The album is named after Bryan's ex-wife Rose 'Elisabeth' Madden.

The album contains 19 tracks including the tracks "Heading South" and "Revival".

Zach Bryan released his first EP Quiet, Heavy Dreams on November 27, 2020.

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 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.

The song was Bryan's breakthrough onto the Billboard Hot 100 debuting at position 55 on May 7, 2022 and peaking at 10.

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 U.S. Billboard 200 with over 70,000 album-equivalent units, marking the biggest first week for a country album in 2022.

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.

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.

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