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14-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Zach Bryan Removes Collaboration With John Moreland From Streaming Services Amid Feud
Zach Bryan escalated his feud with one-time collaborator John Moreland, removing their Great American Bar Scene song 'Memphis; The Blues' off his album on streaming services while assuring he'd be releasing a new version soon. Bryan appeared to have removed the song on Friday. As Variety noted, Moreland seemed to fire first, questioning Bryan's $350 million payday after the country star sold his publishing catalog and signed a new deal with his record label Warner Records last week. '$350 M is a lot of money to pay for the fuckin off-brand version of me, y'all have a great day,' Moreland wrote on his Instagram last week. More from The Hollywood Reporter Amazon, ACM Awards Extend Streaming Deal Through 2028 Tory Lanez Hospitalized After Getting Stabbed In Prison Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Wraps L.A. Leg - How to Get the Best Ticket Deals for Remaining Cities Bryan is one of the biggest country stars in the industry, inspiring a considerable shift in the country music business as he broke through with Los Angeles-based Warner Records rather than a traditional Nashville label. Moreland has enjoyed a steady career since releasing his first album Endless October Sky back in 2008. 'Memphis; The Blues' was his most-streamed song before it was taken down. Bryan shared a screenshot of that post on his own Instagram, saying Moreland was an artist he'd 'always respected and supported.' Reps for Moreland and Bryan didn't respond to request for comment. 'Not trying to be dramatic but refuse to have anyone with a problem with me on my records. Replacing Memphis the blues,' Bryan wrote. 'If it goes down for a bit just know this is the reason. No hard feelings! Confused as shit, Tulsans look out for Tulsans!' Removing a feature from an album isn't unheard of, though it's a rather uncommon move and reflects how temporary music can be in the streaming era when artists can hack and change as they please compared to the permanence from traditional album sales. As of this article's publication, the song remains unavailable on streaming services. Moreland responded in a video on his Instagram story, recalling Bryan having asked him to collaborate on The Great American Bar Scene. He said he'd met with Bryan several times and that 'I don't like this motherfucker.' 'If I was asked to be on the album today, I wouldn't do it. I don't want to be on an album with a dude who is a dickhead to my wife and friends right in front of me every time I see him,' Moreland said. He also alleged he heard Bryan tell 'borderline racist jokes more than once' and further claimed Bryan brought 'a 19-year-old girl in a bar, adding that 'when they tell him she can't be in there looks at me like I'm supposed have his fucking back.' 'I don't like that person, that's who thinks I'm an asshole? Fine,' Moreland said. 'Far as I'm concerned, getting kicked off a Zach Bryan album is way fucking cooler than being on a Zach Bryan album.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
News.com.au
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Singer Zach Bryan's brutal public response to $350m diss
Zach Bryan is taking a stand against a critic. The 'Something in the Orange' singer took to Instagram to call out another singer-songwriter, John Moreland, for a subtle dig he seemingly made about him on his own account. '$350 M is a lot to pay for the f**kin off-brand version of me,' Moreland wrote to his Instagram story. 'Y'all have a great day.' Variety reported earlier this week that Bryan had made a new deal with his label, Warner Records, to extend his contract to include at least two more albums. The outlet claimed that he has also either sold or is currently in the process of selling his publishing catalogue, and that together, the two deals total $US350 million. Bryan, who wrote and recorded a duet with Moreland called Memphis; The Blues on his 2024 album The Great American Bar Scene, shared a screenshot of Moreland's comment and added a response of his own. 'Yooo just saw this from an artist I've always respected and supported,' he wrote. 'Not trying to be dramatic but refuse to have anyone with a problem with me on my records. Replacing Memphis the Blues. If it goes down for a bit just know this is the reason!' He added, 'No hard feelings! Confused as s**t, Tulsans look out for Tulsans!' 'Memphis; The Blues' is currently unavailable on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, though Bryan has assured his fans that this is only temporary. 'Gonna re-release it btw!!!' he wrote in another Instagram post. 'All is well!! All is well.' Moreland has responded to the furore with a sarcastic video on Instagram, saying: 'Uh-oh guys, the Zachies [Bryan fans] are comin' after me. Gonna cancel my smalltown folk career I've had since they were in elementary school.' This isn't Bryan's first time posting about another artist on social media. Last year, the singer deactivated his X account after making a comment about Taylor Swift. 'Eagles > chiefs, Kanye > Taylor, who's with me,' he tweeted before deleting the message and later shutting down the account. He then explained his line of thinking in a series of posts on his Instagram story. 'For the record guys I wasn't coming for Taylor the other night,' Bryan wrote on top of a screengrab of Swift's song with Post Malone, Fortnight, on Instagram. 'I was drunkenly comparing two records and it came out wrong.' The 'Heading South' singer acknowledged the longtime feud between Swift and West, as he continued to explain, 'I know there's a lot of stuff that clouds around Ye and I was speaking purely musically. I love Taylor's music and pray you guys know I'm human and tweet stupid things often.' Bryan, 28, added that he hoped one day to explain to Swift about his controversial social media post. He additionally apologised to Swifties and detailed why he had deactivated his X account. 'Twitter gets me in trouble too much and I'd say it's best I stay off it,' he penned. 'I'm sorry to any Taylor fans I pissed off or let down. Love you guys and I'm trying my best!'
