Zach Bryan withholds music from consideration for 2025 Grammys: report

Zach Bryan will not be in the running for an award at the 2025 Grammys after choosing not to submit his music for consideration. diversity Reports. The country musician has reportedly held off work because “he doesn't feel comfortable with award shows making music competitive.” Voting for the 2025 Grammy Awards began today (October 4).

With his reported boycott of the Grammy Awards, Bryan joins the ranks of other high-profile artists who have withdrawn from the nomination process in recent years. Drake declined the recording academy in 2021 and 2022, but broke his winning streak last year and joined Your loss for Best Rap Album (ultimately lost to Killer Mike). The Weeknd, meanwhile, remains steadfast in his boycott After hours and “Blinding Lights” were completely missing from the 2021 nominations. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Frank Ocean and Silk Sonic have also chosen not to submit work to the Grammy Awards in the past.

Bryan had a number of commercially successful songs and projects that he could have submitted to the 2025 Grammys. His EP from September 2023, Boys of Faithfeatured collaborations with Bon Iver and Noah Kahan and spent 17 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching #8. He also brought in Matthew McConaughey to star in the music video for the EP's “Nine Ball.” Bryan's latest album, July's The great American bar scenepeaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and its most popular song, “Pink Skies,” has reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Bryan has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. In February, he won his first trophy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the Kacey Musgraves duet “I Remember Everything.”

Pitchfork has reached out to Zach Bryan and respective Recording Academy representatives for comment.