Zack Bryan’s ballad of brotherly love and strife, “Oak Island,” has received a new music video starring Casey Affleck. The visual matches the song’s story of two brothers on divergent paths, one trying to save the other from a potentially devastating mistake. The video opens with Affleck repeatedly calling his …
Read More »Noeline Hofmann Was an Unknown Rancher. Then Zach Bryan Heard Her Song
“Deep down, I always felt that this was my dream, and my true path,” Noeline Hofmann says. Two years ago, Hofmann was working on a ranch in Western Canada, having just seen her high school years derailed by the pandemic and having brushed aside any hopes of a career in …
Read More »Lainey Wilson's Bell-Bottom Country Keeps Getting Bigger and Better
Over the past decade, Lainey Wilson has established herself as a Nashville force. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and recently-inducted Grand Ole Opry member has written songs for the likes of Luke Combs and Flatland Cavalry; she’s appeared on the modern WesternYellowstoneafter having songs of hers featured on …
Read More »Beyoncé, Zach Bryan Lead 2024 People's Choice Country Awards Nominations
Zach Bryan and Beyoncé lead a crowded, star-studded pack of nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country. Bryan picked up 19 nominations total, Beyoncé followed just behind with 17, and Kacey Musgraves picked up the third most with 15. All three artists will vie for the night’s top prize, The …
Read More »Zach Bryan, Bruce Springsteen Surprise Duet 'Atlantic City' in Philadelphia
During Zach Bryan‘s second of two Philly shows on Wednesday, the country star was joined by Bruce Springsteen to deliver a surprise duet of “Atlantic City” and their collaboration track, “Sandpaper.” “Atlantic City” was written by Springsteen and first appeared on his 1982 solo album, Nebraska. More than 10 year …
Read More »Zach Bryan Helps Bruce Springsteen Make His First Ever Appearance on the Country Charts
Bruce Springsteen has landed his first-ever country hit, as “Sandpaper,” the Boss’s collaboration with Zach Bryan on the country superstar’s album The Great American Bar Scene, opened at Number 26 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week. The song also debuted at 71 on the Hot 100 chart, marking …
Read More »Zach Bryan, Quavo, Lana Del Rey, Kesha, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweeklyrundown ofthe best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Zach Bryan continues to make the case for the top songwriter of his generation while enlisting greats like Bruce Springsteen; Lana Del Rey and Quavo tune into each …
Read More »Zach Bryan, Bruce Springsteen Smooth Off the Hard Edges on New Song 'Sandpaper'
Zach Bryan’s new album, The Great American Bar Scene, includes his song with Bruce Springsteen, “Sandpaper.” Bryan first teased “Sandpaper” earlier this year, playing the song pretty regularly during a run of dates on his Quittin’ Time tour back in March. Then, at his March 27 show in Brooklyn, Springsteen …
Read More »On Zach Bryan's 'The Great American Bar Scene,' the Past Is Tangled, the Future Is Scary, and Right Now Is Miller Time
In barely five years, Zach Bryan has transformed from cult-roots road warrior (2020’sElisabeth)to fast-rising country-adjacent renegade (2022’sAmerican Heartbreak)to Number One hitmaker and voice-of-a-Gen-Z-generation storyteller (2023’s Zach Bryan). The men and women (mostly men) in his songs spend their twenties drinking their way through the alienating cities they’ve fled to from …
Read More »John Mayer Thanks Zach Bryan For Featuring Him On New Album: 'I'm Stunned'
John Mayer is just one of several high-profile special guests (hello Bruce) featured on Bryan’s brand-new album, The Great American Bar Scene, but he’s the first to share effusive public praise of the 28-year-old’s fifth record. Recorded at Electric Lady in New York, Mayer added guitar to “Better Days,” one …
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