Zach Bryan received’t be within the working for any awards at the 2025 Grammys after selecting to not submit his music for consideration, Variety stories. The nation musician reportedly withheld his work as a result of “he doesn’t really feel comfy with awards reveals making music aggressive.” Voting for the 2025 Grammy Awards opened at the moment (October 4).
In reportedly boycotting the Grammy Awards, Bryan joins the ranks of different high-profile artists who’ve withdrawn from the nominations course of lately. Drake snubbed the Recording Academy in 2021 and 2022, however broke his streak final 12 months to enter Her Loss for Greatest Rap Album (finally losing to Killer Mike). The Weeknd, in the meantime, has been steadfast in his boycott since After Hours and “Blinding Lights” have been completely absent from the 2021 nominations. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Frank Ocean, and Silk Sonic have additionally chosen to not submit work for Grammys consideration previously.
Bryan had quite a lot of commercially profitable songs and tasks that he may have submitted for 2025 Grammys consideration. His September 2023 EP, Boys of Faith, featured collaborations with Bon Iver and Noah Kahan and spent 17 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at No. 8. He additionally obtained Matthew McConaughey to star within the music video for the EP’s “Nine Ball.” Bryan’s newest album, July’s The Great American Bar Scene, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and its hottest tune, “Pink Skies,” has reached No. 6 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.
Bryan has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards. He received his first trophy in February, for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, for the Kacey Musgraves duet “I Bear in mind The whole lot.”
Pitchfork has reached out to Zach Bryan and the Recording Academy’s respective representatives for remark.
