Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma.

[10] Continuing a family tradition, Bryan was an active-duty member of the United States Navy for eight years, enlisting at the age of 17.

Bryan's first song uploaded to YouTube was the single "God Speed" which ended up being a track on his debut album.

[20] On October 14, 2021, Bryan announced that he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after eight years of service to pursue his career in music just ahead of his nationwide Fall 2021 "Ain't For Tamin' Tour".

"[10] On January 25, 2022, Bryan announced that he would release his major-label debut, a triple album, American Heartbreak, on May 20, 2022.

On July 15, 2022, Bryan released his second EP, Summertime Blues, which featured collaborator Charles Wesley Goodwin.

[26] The EP contained nine tracks including the charting song of "Oklahoma Smokeshow" which peaked at number 75.

[36] The album also contained Bryan's first number one single, "I Remember Everything", featuring Kacey Musgraves, which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at the top spot.

[34] On September 22, 2023, he released his third EP, Boys of Faith, which included songs featuring fellow artists Noah Kahan and Bon Iver.

The song was also nominated and won the Best Country Duo/Group Performance marking Bryan's first Grammy award win of his career.

[41][42] In early 2024, Bryan began teasing and announcing his fifth studio album, The Great American Bar Scene.

[45] Bryan released the second single from the album titled "Purple Gas" which featured Noeline Hofmann, on June 7.

[47] In early November 2024, following his breakup with Barstool Sports podcaster Brianna LaPaglia, Bryan released two songs, "High Road" and "This World's A Giant".

[54][55] Bryan completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in the fall of 2023, while touring and creating an album, fulfilling a promise made to his late mother.

[58] He started dating Brianna LaPaglia, co-host of the BFFs podcast published by Barstool Sports, in July 2023.

[62] In response to the breakup with LaPaglia, BFFs co-hosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards released a song about Bryan titled "Smallest Man", which was subsequently removed from several platforms due to takedown requests from Bryan and Richard's label Warner Music Group.