On September 27, 2025, country crooner Zach Bryan attracted 112,408 fans to Michigan Stadium — the largest ticketed concert in US history. The concert was the culmination of a seven-year climb that saw Bryan go from uploading music to YouTube between his duties as a member of the United States Navy to Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, Grammy Award wins, and over 30 million albums and singles sold.

In just the past 90 days, Bryan’s digital footprint has hit impressive milestones, including over 2 billion total YouTube views, 31.6 million weekly YouTube views (up 12% in that timeframe), and 26 million monthly listeners on Spotify (up 14% in that timeframe). Meanwhile, interest in the “I Remember Everything” singer steadily grows; over the same three-month span, views of his Wikipedia article grew over 41%, reaching over 189,500 views.

With country’s popularity on the rise, Zach Bryan has become a lightning rod for much of that attention with a relatable, but aspirational story, and songs that exemplify the core of the genre’s appeal. The proof is in the results; fans turned his 2023 single “I Remember Everything” with Kacey Musgraves into a history-making hit, driving it to the top of the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts simultaneously. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Since then, his star has continued to rise, with a headlining performance at this year’s Stagecoach Festival in April, and of course, his groundbreaking concert at Michigan Stadium, which broke the previous record set by George Strait the year before. Zach Bryan represents a new kind of country artist — one built for the feed but grounded in feeling.

Zach Bryan is prone to being mysterious, and now he’s at it again.

Back in February, Bryan teased on Instagram, “With Heaven On Top the EP is out sooner than not,” but did not offer a firm release date. But, today, he shared what is presumably the cover art for the project, which includes the title and a photo of Bryan and a dog in the woods by a body of water. In the post’s caption, Bryan indicated the project is set to be released on January 9, 2026.

He also released a song featuring Gabriella Rose called “Madeline.” The single art uses similar typography to the With Heaven On Top cover, so seemingly, the new song is set to be included on the project.

This is presumably on top of the album Bryan teased in January (or maybe With Heaven On Top is a new title for the album), sharing some spoken-word audio from Matthew McConaughey in which the actor says, “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.”