Coming SOON. With January just days away now (I know, I can’t believe it either), country music fans are looking forward to January 9th for one very specific reason… Zach Bryan is dropping his next album, With Heaven On Top. This new release comes on the heels of some major career milestones for Bryan in 2025, such as selling his catalog for a staggering $350 million dollars and becoming the eighth highest-selling country artist of all time according to the RIAA. Additionally, though, there’s been a ton of attention on his personal life, including ongoing fallout from his highly public breakup with Barstool’s Brianna Chickenfry (they broke up in 2024, but yes, we’re still talking about it). Bryan also attempted to fight Gavin Adcock at Born & Raised Festival after months of prodding from the “Never Call Again” singer, and he also found himself at odds with the White House itself after teasing his highly-controversial song taking aim at ICE, “Bad News.” Long story short, it’s been a year full of ups and downs for Bryan, especially in the public eye. But after recently going public with the fact that he has been sober and is currently working on his mental health, and announcing a massive set of international dates, With Heaven On Tour for 2026, it’s looking that this might be a much needed fresh start for him in 2026, which includes new music. Zach seemingly teased the entire tracklist on Instagram the other day, and over the last several days, he has also been sharing some acoustic renditions of songs that are seemingly on the record. Bryan knows his style, and he does it well, and I appreciate the fact that he leans into that and owns it, rather than chasing trends or trying to be like every other artist out there… here’s some of the new tunes: View this post on Instagram And another one: View this post on Instagram I think this one is my favorite out of the three, though: View this post on Instagram With Heaven On Top is set to drop next Friday, January 9th, and based on some previous teasers from Zach, there is a potential tracklist that features approximately 21 songs in contention. Here’s what that might look like: With Heaven On Top’s Potential Tracklist “Birdie” “Bad News” “Miles” “Hell or Heaven” “All Good Things Pass” “Cowboy Mine” “In Dreams” “Rivers and Creeks” “Plastic Cigarette” “Runny Eggs” “Santa Fe” “Cannonball” “Ninth and Pine” “You Can Still Come Home” “Dark Brown Eyes” “Drowning” “Sundown Girls” “Deann’s Denim Dress” “Say Why” “Skin” “With Heaven On Top” The post Zach Bryan Teases Several New Songs Just Weeks Before The Release Of His Next Album, ‘With Heaven On Top’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A year that could change their lives. We are in the final days of 2025, which means we are still reflecting on what unfolded over the last 365 days. And, man, 2025 was a good year for country music with many memorable moments from the Red Clay Strays taking home CMA Vocal Group of the Year, to Zach Bryan setting an attendance record, and more. We’ve also been looking back on some of the best music released throughout the year, from the best debut album, artists that broke notable records during the year, our 40 Best Albums of the Year, and we’ve also been asking to hear from you regarding what you were listening to all year from your favorite album to your favorite song of the year. In short, there was a lot of good new music released this year—and looking ahead, there are some promising faces that will skyrocket onto the scene in 2026. While you never really know who will break on the scene each year, there is always the hope that a larger audience recognizes a small artist you adore. Heck, even artists hope that promising names have breakout years, like Ella Langley sharing at the ACM Awards this year, she believes Carter Faith will be the next prominent female artist. Faith’s debut record, Cherry Valley, proved Langley’s statement true as she’s a force to be reckoned with. 2026 is already shaping up to be another stellar year of country music, with confirmed albums coming from Zach Bryan, Eric Church, Megan Moroney, Kashus Culpepper, Tyler Halverson, Luke Combs, William Clark Green, and more. But out of that list of confirmed music in the pipeline, there is still a lot of music to be announced, and artists who will have a breakout year. So, we asked you, our loyal followers and readers, to share some names you’re hoping will have a massive 2026. View this post on Instagram Y’all did not hold back and sounded off a list of incredible names—some that you might already know and others that you might not yet know—that you hope have a breakout year in 2026. Take a look, and listen, to and maybe you’ll discover a new favorite artist from this list too: The Droptines Taylor Hunnicutt Fox N’ Vead Tyce Delk Emily Ann Roberts Erin Viancourt Buffalo Traffic Jam Shelly Fairchild Kenny Whitmire Wade Forester Mae Estes Sterling Elza Logan Ryan Band Clay Street Unit Dillon Carmichael Leon Majcen  Channing Wilson Jordon Nix  Lance Roark The post Country Fans Sound Off On Which Artists Will Breakout In 2026 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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There's a kind of nausea or vertigo I get when confronted by an extremely large number. Kant called it the mathematical sublime, the terror before something that is "large beyond all comparison". At a certain point numbers start expanding out beyond any ordinary experience of the world. I can eat three apples; three million apples is just an abstract enormity. It makes no sense. Kant's example was the "kind of perplexity that is said to seize the spectator who for the first time enters St. Peter's Basilica in Rome". It's just too big to fit inside the puny human skull; you can't comprehend the size of the thing without running up against some kind of unthinking awe.