One of country music’s biggest success stories of 2022 is that of Zach Bryan, a US Navy veteran turned singer-songwriter who caught the ears of Warner Records with his independently released albums DeAnn in 2019 and Elisabeth in 2020. This year, he released American Heartbreak, his first major-label project and an ambitious triple album boasting his first No. 1 single, the lovelorn hit “Something in the Orange.” The 26-year-old Oklahoma native also notched a Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance for the song—an honor he shares with heavyweights like Willie Nelson and Miranda Lambert. Hear more of the year’s best songs, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.