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Zach Bryan has teased a new film project called Motorbreath with Matthew McConaughey.
The American country music star made the announcement on social media last week, confirming that a new on-screen project was in development to celebrate his last “major label album”.
Two posts were shared on his Instagram page to tease the upcoming project. The first saw him share a snippet of what seems to be a new, unreleased song called ‘Birdie’. “Don’t mean to play your favourite cover, of between the bars/ feeling fucking empty,” he is heard singing, as the track starts to gain momentum.
While little information about the new track and when it is set to be released was shared in that post, the second upload from Bryan had a lot more information about what upcoming projects were on the horizon.
Enlisting Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey, who also featured in the music video for Bryan’s ‘Nine Ball’ last year, the country musician announced what sounds like a forthcoming film to accompany an upcoming album.
“This is not a film about a band, this is a film about a boy from Oklahoma,” McConaughey said in the clip. “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.”
At time of writing, no further information about the film – including the release date – has been shared. The title, however, is taken from another upcoming song. Back in November, the singer-songwriter teased another track on social media that was also called ‘Motorbreath’.
It isn’t yet clear if ‘Motorbreath’ will also be the name of the forthcoming album, and why Bryan is departing from Warner Records.
The last big release from Bryan arrived last summer, when he dropped the ‘Great American Bar Scene’ album. Peaking at Number Two on the US charts, the record was his third since signing to Warner, and his first since 2023’s self-titled LP.
In other Zach Bryan news, last month the singer, songwriter and guitarist’s name was featured in the list of the Top 10 highest-grossing music world tours for 2024.
Coming in at Number Eight, his ‘Quittin’ Time Tour’ reportedly drew in $199.1million (£156.9m). Others on the list included P!nk, Coldplay, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones.
It was Taylor Swift who took the top spot with her ‘Eras’ tour, which was reported as making $1.043 billion (£820m).
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
