ZACH TOP EARNS FIVE NOMINATIONS AT THE 2025 CMA AWARDS

ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM AIN’T IN IT FOR MY HEALTH OUT NOW

EXTENSIVE COLD BEER & COUNTRY MUSIC TOUR CONFIRMED

September 8, 2025—Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Zach Top is nominated for five awards at the 59th Annual CMA Awards: Album of the Year (Cold Beer & Country Music), Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year (“I Never Lie”), Song of the Year (“I Never Lie”) and New Artist of the Year.

The nominations add to a landmark year for Top, who released his sophomore album, Ain’t In It For My Health, via Leo33 last month—stream/purchase HERE. The record is currently #1 on Billboard’s Top Current Country Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard 200, earning more than 30 million global streams in its first week. Additionally, Top’s 2024 debut album, Cold Beer & Country Music, is #7 on the Billboard Top Current Country Albums chart this week, making Top the only artist with two top ten entries.

Continuing to receive widespread critical attention, Top recently spoke with Jon Caramanica for a profile at The New York Times, who praises “Top’s commitment to form remains immaculate: a high-wire routine so aesthetically faithful and brimming with theatrical mirth that he’s almost winking, merging a sense of history and a sense of play.”

Critical acclaim for Top and Ain’t In It For My Health…

“Zach Top holds his own with the country greats…Top’s vocals soar with the confidence of a seasoned storyteller”—Rolling Stone

“The fastest-rising star in country music” —Variety

“Ain’t In It for My Health, is good, clean country fun, full of clear-eyed comedic writing and tight arrangements.”—Pitchfork

“Top’s immaculate new Album, Ain’t In It For My Health, offers traditionalism without regression – an effortless gesture that feels mysterious and tricky to figure out.” —The Washington Post

“as crisp as country music gets”—Los Angeles Times

“adds to his already top-shelf catalog of songs”—Billboard

“Another energetic pure-country presentation built around the rich twang of the ‘80s and ‘90s, this young star remains driven by the love of the game.”—Nashville Lifestyles

“Top has been on nothing short of an absolute roll lately…the brightest future we’ve seen in recent memory”—Whiskey Riff

“there’s a handmade, built-to-last quality in Top’s songs that has struck a chord with country fans…The ‘future of country music’ has already arrived”—The Seattle Times

“He possesses a swagger like nobody else in the industry”—Country Central

“It’s the sound of an artist poised to step into the big leagues—not by abandoning tradition, but by proving it still has something urgent and vital to say.” —Entertainment Focus

“Top leans on the strength of the writing and the emotion behind every note, a move that feels both bold and timeless”—All Country News

In celebration of the new album, Top will continue his extensive Cold Beer & Country Music headline tour through this fall including stops at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre (two nights), Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center, Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center, Charleston’s Credit One Stadium and Vancouver’s Rogers Arena among many others. See below for full tour routing.

Ain’t In It For My Health follows last year’s breakthrough debut album, Cold Beer & Country Music, and comes on the heels of Top recently achieving his first #1 song at country radio with “I Never Lie.” In the midst of a breakout year, Top was also featured on Variety’s 2025 Young Hollywood Impact Report, named 2025 ACM New Male Artist of the Year and performed “a moving acoustic rendition” (American Songwriter) of his song, “Use Me,” during the live ACM Awards ceremony. Additionally, Top performed “I Never Lie” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” was named “the future of country music” by Billboard, nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 58th Annual CMA Awards, received Discovery Artist of the Year at the 2024 MusicRow Awards and released Me & Billy—a three-song EP featuring 2x Grammy Award-winning artist Billy Strings (listen here).

Since its release last year, Cold Beer & Country Music has garnered over one billion streams, was nominated for ACM Album of the Year and, as of this month, is officially certified RIAA Gold. Multiple tracks have also received RIAA certifications, including “I Never Lie" (2x Platinum), “Sounds Like the Radio” (Gold), “Use Me” (Gold) and “Bad Luck” (Gold). Produced by Carson Chamberlain (Billy Currington, Easton Corbin), the record received widespread acclaim with The Tennessean saying it’s full of “star-making tunes,” while Country Central praised, “Cold Beer & Country Music is a masterclass in traditional country music…With a record this strong, Zach Top has proven himself as a standout rising star in this format and a premier vocalist in country music.”

Raised in Sunnyside, WA, Top grew up on classic country music around the family farm. At the age of seven, he formed a band with his siblings which set the stage for his musical ambitions. Throughout his teenage years and early twenties, Top honed his craft by playing in various bluegrass bands before moving to Nashville in 2021, where he has been building a reputation as one of country music’s most promising new voices.

For more information, please contact Asha Goodman
615.320.7753, Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 or Catherine Snead 615.320.7753 at Sacks & Co.

ZACH TOP CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
September 26 /// College Station, TX /// Live at the Station
September 27 /// Lubbock, TX /// Cook’s Garage+
September 28 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre‡
September 29 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre‡
October 3 /// Charlottesville, VA /// John Paul Jones Arena‡
October 4 /// Ocean City, MD /// Country Calling 2025
October 9 /// Knoxville, TN /// Thompson-Boling
Arena at Food City Center+
October 10 /// Louisville, KY /// KFC Yum! Center+
October 11 /// Evansville, IN /// Ford Center+
October 16 /// Brandon, MS /// Brandon Amphitheater+
October 17 /// Bossier City, LA /// Brookshire Grocery Arena+
October 18 /// Oklahoma City, OK /// Paycom Center+
October 23 /// Greensboro, NC /// First Horizon Coliseum+
October 24 /// Charleston, SC /// Credit One Stadium+
October 25 /// Simpsonville, SC /// Greenville Country Music Festival
October 30 /// Missoula, MT /// Adams Center‡
October 31 /// Billings, MT /// MetraPark –
First Interstate Arena at Metrapark‡
November 1 /// Casper, WY /// Ford Wyoming Center‡
November 6 /// Hollywood, FL /// Stars and Strings 2025
November 7 /// Bismarck, ND /// Bismarck Event Center‡
November 8 /// Rapid City, SD /// Summit Arena at The Monument‡
November 13 /// Eugene, OR /// Matthew Knight Arena‡
November 14 /// Seattle, WA /// Climate Pledge Arena‡
November 15 /// Vancouver, BC /// Rogers Arena‡
November 22 /// Kennewick, WA /// Toyota Center‡
November 23 /// Kennewick, WA /// Toyota Center‡
December 12 /// Las Vegas, NV /// MGM Grand Garden Arena‡
February 5 /// Scottsdale, AZ /// TPC Scottsdale§

+with special guest Andy Buckner
‡with special guest Jake Worthington
§with special guest Ernest

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