Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. If the biggest song of the year (Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night”) has a chance in …
Read More »Will Country Music's Biggest Song Be Nominated for a Best Country Song Grammy?
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This is a moment overflowing with worthy country songs, so even though this category makes …
Read More »Zach Bryan Blew Up Oklahoma Music. Southall, Wyatt Flores, and More Are Right Behind Him
Read Southall still sings about his gritty Oklahoma upbringing, but he knows a breakthrough when he sees one. “I don’t think our doors have ever been opened like they are right now,” Southall tells Rolling Stone. This was less than a week before Southall — a rebrand from the Read …
Read More »Zach Bryan Surprises Fans With a Parade of Guests at Pilgrimage Festival
Zach Bryan closed out the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival outside of Nashville with a special set that included guest appearances from Noah Kahan, the War and Treaty, and fellow headliners the Lumineers. Kahan surprised fans near the end of Bryan’s set, slipping onto the stage to wild applause after …
Read More »Zach Bryan Fuels Hot Streak With 'Boys of Faith' EP, Enlisting Bon Iver, Noah Kahan
Zach Bryan — whose work swings from rock, roots, folk, Americana, country, and beyond — has delivered yet another soulful compilation, this time bringing on Bon Iver and Noah Kahan for the ride. On the heels of his self-titled album, which debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums …
Read More »Zach Bryan Tops Album Chart for Second Consecutive Week
Zach Bryan‘s self-titled fourth album remains the Number One album on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart for a second consecutive week. With over 141 million streams according to Luminate, which powers the Billboard charts, it was the top streaming album of last week, and the album sold another 3,500 units. …
Read More »Zach Bryan Arrested in Oklahoma on Obstruction Charges: 'I Was Out of Line'
Zach Bryan was arrested on Thursday on charges of “obstruction of investigation” in Oklahoma, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The singer-songwriter was released on bond on the same day. Following the arrest, Bryan posted a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Today I had an incident with the Oklahoma Highway …
Read More »Zach Bryan Apologizes After Arrest, Says He Got 'Too Lippy' With Cop: 'I Was Just an Idiot'
Zach Bryan explained how a pair of frustrating run-ins with police in Oklahoma led to his brief arrest on “obstruction of investigation” charges Thursday. “I was just an idiot,” he said in a video shared on social media. “I’ll take the fall for it. I’m a grown man, I shouldn’t …
Read More »Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll Are the Top Nominees at the 2023 CMA Awards
Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll are looking like the new faces of country music. Wilson, with nine, and Jelly Roll, with five, led all nominees when the nominations for the 2023 CMA Awards were announced Thursday morning. For Wilson, her multiple nominations cement her status as the genre’s next superstar: …
Read More »Zach Bryan's 'Quittin Time' Tour: Here's Where You Can Get Tickets Before They Sell Out
He’s got the top album in the country, the Number One song on the charts with Kacey Musgraves, and now one of the most highly anticipated shows of 2024 with the upcoming Quittin Time Tour. Announced last week, presale tickets for most of Bryan’s tour are now on sale across …
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