Zach Bryan received’t be within the operating for any awards on the 2025 Grammys after selecting to not submit his music for consideration, Selection reviews. 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In reportedly boycotting the Grammy Awards, Bryan joins the ranks of different high-profile artists who’ve withdrawn from the nominations course of in recent times. Drake snubbed the Recording Academy in 2021 and 2022, however broke his streak final 12 months to enter Her Loss for Greatest Rap Album (ultimately dropping to Killer Mike). The Weeknd, in the meantime, has been steadfast in his boycott since After Hours and “Blinding Lights” had been utterly absent from the 2021 nominations. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Frank Ocean, and Silk Sonic have additionally chosen to not submit work for Grammys consideration prior to now.
Bryan had plenty of commercially profitable songs and initiatives that he might have submitted for 2025 Grammys consideration. His September 2023 EP, Boys of Religion, 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 “9 Ball.” Bryan’s newest album, July’s The Nice American Bar Scene, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and its hottest music, “Pink Skies,” has reached No. 6 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
Bryan has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards. He received his first trophy in February, for Greatest Nation Duo/Group Efficiency, for the Kacey Musgraves duet “I Bear in mind Every part.”
Pitchfork has reached out to Zach Bryan and the Recording Academy’s respective representatives for remark.
