Zach Bryan has retained the services of Matthew McConaughey to announce his “final major label album” and accompanying film ‘Motorbreath’.
What will be his final full length with Warner Music via his Belting Bronco imprint (since 2022,) to tease the upcoming projects the superstar musician has recruited the Hollywood A-list thespian to record a voice over in his soothing Southern accent.
“This is not a film about a band.” “This is a film about a boy from Oklahoma, a boy who joined the Navy with a love of writing. That writing connected with people — a lot of people. This film is about a group of best friends taking a two-week motorcycle ride across America while recording one final major label album. Oh, and the title of the film, you ask? ‘Motorbreath,” says McConaughey in a clip posted to Bryan’s Instagram along with a preview of a track that appears to be called ‘Birdie’.
The 28-year-old musician’s last studio album was 2024’s ‘The Great American Bar Scene.’
In October of 2024, it was reported that Bryan opted not to submit his music for Grammy consideration and in the online ballot, available to Recording Academy members only, Zach’s name did not appear among the thousands being considered for Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Additionally, none of his records were entered for any of the rock, country or Americana categories.
Insiders said that the country/pop hitmaker chose not to submit music this year because he doesn’t feel comfortable with awards shows making music competitive – a decision that reflected Zach’s request that his record label not to promote his repertoire in any format.
Not withstanding the above, Zach Bryan has been in awards consideration before and even took home his his first Grammy in 2024 in the Best Country Duo/ Group performance category for ‘I Remember Everything’ with Kacey Musgraves.
Zach joins the likes of Drake and The Weeknd who have previously boycotted the event.
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Katrina Paisano