Nation singer Zach Bryan is withholding his music from Grammys consideration.
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Per Selection, the ‘One thing within the Orange’ singer had declined to submit his work for consideration in any class for the 2025 Grammys, together with in possible classes for the cross-over star akin to rock and nation.
The poll that simply went out to Grammy voters, which isn’t accessible to the general public however to Recording Academy members, reveals that Bryan’s identify doesn’t seem when searched.
Sources informed the publication that Bryan determined to not submit this yr as a result of he feels “uncomfortable” with awards reveals making music aggressive, a considerably unlikely alternative, given his resolution to bow out of subsequent yr’s Grammys comes after he received this yr’s version.
His duet with Kacey Musgraves, ‘I Bear in mind The whole lot’, scored him his first Grammy for
greatest nation duo/group efficiency award in February. To date, he has been nominated 4 instances, all for nation – though he has beforehand stated he doesn’t take into account himself solely a rustic artist.
In eschewing the Grammy Awards, Bryan joins the likes of Drake and The Weeknd in boycotting the method. Drake snubbed the Recording Academy in each 2021 and 2022 and claimed: “This present doesn’t dictate shit in our world“, whereas The Weeknd has maintained his boycott since ‘After Hours’ and ‘Blinding Lights’ had been notably absent from the 2021 nominations.
The Weeknd went on to say the Grammys “stay corrupt” and that the organisation “owe me, my followers and the business transparency”.
Bryan lately got here beneath fireplace for a tweet he shared about Taylor Swift, which ultimately led him to delete his account. He had initially shared an replace studying: “Anybody prepared to place politics above music don’t get the purpose of listening to music.”
Quickly afterwards, he returned to the social media platform, and stirred the pot as soon as extra – this time taking goal at Swift. Sharing a tweet on September 17, the singer-songwriter wrote: “Eagles > Chiefs” and “Kanye > Taylor,” earlier than ending off the replace with: “Who’s with me?”
It appears possible that the primary a part of the tweet is a jab at Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce, who performs because the tight finish for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, and the Kanye West point out is a nod to the long-running stress between the pop star and the controversial rapper.
