Zach Bryan's Platinum Reign: 58 RIAA Certs, Stadium Tours, and Tabloid Drama

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Zach Bryan is closing out an absolutely explosive couple of weeks in both music and headlines. The biggest story is his remarkable achievement of landing 58 new RIAA certifications, officially announced July 15. That number includes “Something in the Orange” going 12x Diamond—putting him in a class with only the savviest of platinum powerhouses—and his Grammy-winning “I Remember Everything” with Kacey Musgraves pushing past 5x Platinum. Not to be overshadowed, the Summertime Blues EP and The Great American Bar Scene album hit Platinum, and his already mythic American Heartbreak is now 3x Platinum. In country music and beyond, these numbers signal a rare crossover and long-term impact, especially for an artist who only made his national breakthrough three years ago, as reported by Country Central.

Performance-wise, Bryan has leapt from major U.K. stages—specifically headlining Hyde Park in London, which he called his biggest show yet—to international adventures, including his much-photographed appearance running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. NewsOn6 detailed that escapade, highlighting his Instagram quip about “taking a horn to the chest like I’m back in Oklahoma.” Now, he’s set to return to the U.S. for a triple-header stadium blowout at MetLife July 18–20, with Kings of Leon joining for what may be the country event of the summer, according to iHeartRadio and others.

The release train is at full steam. Bryan is dropping new music at a furious pace, including this week’s announcement of a new single, “Madeline,” coming hot on the heels of a three-track drop—“Streets of London,” “Song for You,” and “River Washed Hair”—all of which have rocketed into the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales top 10. He let slip on social media that more album tracks, including “In Dreams” and “Plastic Cigarette,” are on deck, and fans are speculating whether “Madeline” will join them on his highly anticipated next full-length record. Meanwhile, ongoing teases about his motorcycle-themed film project, Motorbreath, featuring Matthew McConaughey, add a cinematic twist to his already outsized persona.

But it wouldn’t be a Zach Bryan news cycle without tabloid drama. The past few days have seen a highly publicized digital clash with ex Brianna Chickenfry (Brianna LaPaglia). Taste of Country and Whiskey Riff both dissected their exchange of alleged NDA screenshots and not-so-subtle jabs about a $12 million confidentiality offer post-breakup—an offer Chickenfry claims to have rejected in favor of “airing everything out.” Social feeds have been ablaze with commentary, and Bryan’s own since-deleted comment joking about writing songs “blackout at 6am” only fueled the spectacle. Their feud has drawn in the likes of Barstool Sports personalities and continues to spill into both pop culture and the country mainstream.

In short, platinum, stadiums, new tracks, Spanish adrenaline, and messy love-life headlines—Zach Bryan is squarely at the restless center of country music, proving to be as formidable in building his legend as he is in writing it.

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