Zach Bryan
American singer-songwriter (born 1996)
Zachary Lane Bryan is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Yokosuka, Japan, and raised in Oologah, Oklahoma, he released two self-produced studio albums, DeAnn (2019) and Elisabeth (2020), before signing 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", 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, and his sixth, With Heaven on Top (2026), debuted at number one.
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