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Zach Bryan Spotted With A Black Eye Amid Internet Drama With John Moreland
Zach Bryan getting a little rowdy with the boys, eh?
Things have not been looking too hot for the “Something In The Orange” singer, who was spotted out and about over the weekend in New York City, rocking a relatively minor black eye, ahead of what appears to be his “Motorbreath” motorcycle ride.
ICYMI: Things weren’t looking too hot for Zach Bryan — literally — the country star was out and about rocking a pretty gnarly black eye.
See more: https://t.co/9Yk7lRgMoH pic.twitter.com/AbllSbsbmL
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 13, 2025
Earlier this year, Zach shared an audio clip of Matthew McConaughey detailing a new film project titled “Motorbreath,” where Zach and some of his best friends were going to ride across the country while recording his last major label album. Of course, he recently re-signed with Warner for “at least two more albums” so while it won’t be the last album on Warner, if you’ve paid any attention to his socials, Zach appears to be in the midst of the ride.
McConaughey said:
“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.’”
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The black eye comes at a time when ZB in the middle of some internet drama. While ZB fans were thrilled to hear the news of his $350 million dollar deal, one of his country music colleagues and collaborators, John Moreland, did not share the same excitement, noting the Oklahoma native was an “off-brand” version of himself.
“$350 M is a lot of money to pay for the f***** off-brand version of me. Y‘all have a great day.”
Well damn! Tell us how you really feel, John Moreland pic.twitter.com/rzZOQDWf71
— Prairie Playlist (@PrairiePlaylist) May 7, 2025
For those not familiar with Moreland, he is a highly respected singer and songwriter from the Oklahoma independent artists scene. He is featured on Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene album for a song called “Memphis; The Blues.” Moreland, while being a stellar musician, is also known for speaking his mind and telling folks how it is. Let us not forget the bar fight between him and Turnpike Troubadour’s fiddle player, Kyle Nix, last year.
However, once ZB caught wind of his post, he was less than thrilled that a collaborator was talking crap about him. ZB then took to social media to say that he did not appreciate Moreland’s statement and would pull “Memphis; The Blues” and re-release it without Moreland.
“Yooo just saw this from an artist I’ve always respected and supported. 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!
No hard feelings! Confused as s**t, Tulsans look out for Tulsans!”
He then followed it up with one last comment:
“Last thing I say on it! Not partial to arguing with butt hurt grown men”
Of course, the back-and-forth did not stop there, and Moreland responded again. His explanation for his feelings toward Zach Bryan was fairly straightforward, in my opinion. When asked to appear on the record, he had not met ZB, and he thought it was a great opportunity.
“Just a really big artist from where I’m from asking me to be on a record, cool.”
And I’ll give it to Moreland and ZB; they cut a stellar song together. In fact, “Memphis; The Blues” was one of my favorites from The Great American Bar Scene, and I thought it was cool for ZB to spotlight a fellow Oklahoma artist on his record. However, Moreland said that after recording the record, they hung out a few times, which is when he drew the conlcusion that ZB was not his cup of tea.
“At this point I’ve hung out with him five, six times. I don’t like this motherf*****. Am I supposed to be upset? 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 d***head to my wife and my friends right in front of me every time I see him. I don’t want to be on an album with a dude who I’ve heard tell borderline racist jokes more than once. I don’t want to be on an album with a dude who brings a 19-year old girl in the bar, and then when they tell him she can’t be in there, looks at me like I’m supposed to have his f***** back. I don’t like that person.
That’s who thinks I’m an a**hole? Fine. As far as I’m concerned, getting kicked off a Zach Bryan album is way f****** cooler than being on a Zach Bryan album.”
However, once Moreland started sharing his feelings about Zach Bryan, he was not the only one with a distaste for the country superstar. Drayton Farley also piped in and shared a negative experience opening up for ZB. While Farley removed his post and shared that he should not have gotten in the middle of it… it’s out there.
While one’s initial reaction is to think that the black eye is related to this drama, according to TMZ, ZB revealed that it resulted from an incident at his home. Maybe he hit himself while working on his motorcycle for the multi-state ride he’s currently embarking on. Or perhaps it was just from a rowdy night where a few too many cold snacks were enjoyed.
Who knows, but at least he’s not finding himself at the center of any bar fights. The shiner does look tough though…The post Zach Bryan Spotted With A Black Eye Amid Internet Drama With John Moreland first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
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