On October 11, 2022, Bryan released the single 'Starved', followed by the two singles 'Fifth of May' and 'The Greatest Day of My Life'. 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 January 25, 2022, Bryan announced that he would release his major-label debut, a triple album, American Heartbreak, on May 20, 2022. 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.' 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'. On October 14, 2021, Bryan announced that the U.S. He later signed a deal with Warner Records to release his music. On April 10, 2021, Bryan made his Grand Ole Opry debut. He recorded the album in a repurposed barn behind his home in Washington. A second album, Elisabeth, was released on May 8, 2020. He has since made his Ryman debut, among other noteworthy appearances.

Bryan's first public concert was in Medford, Oregon in October 2019. It was written in two months and recorded with his friends in a Florida Airbnb. His debut album, DeAnn, was dedicated to his late mother and released on August 24, 2019. One of his songs, ' Heading South', eventually went viral. Career īryan started uploading his music to YouTube in 2017, with his friends recording him performing using his iPhone. 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. Bryan attained the rate/rating of Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2). Navy for 8 years, enlisting at the age of 17. Continuing a family tradition, Bryan was an active-duty member of the U.S. He is the son of Dewayne Bryan and Annette DeAnn (Mullen) Bryan, and has a sister, Mackenzie. 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.īryan was born in Okinawa, Japan, while his family was stationed overseas with the Navy, but grew up in Oologah, Oklahoma. His major-label debut album American Heartbreak entered the U.S. Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma.

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