Zach Bryan Releases New ‘Memphis; the Blues’ After John Moreland Feud

A month after Zach Bryan and John Moreland sparred online about their collaboration “Memphis; the Blues,” the former has finally replaced the latter on a new version of The Great American Bar Scene track.

In May, on the heels of Bryan’s $350 million music publishing deal, Tulsa, Oklahoma country singer Moreland insulted Bryan on social media, posting that “$350M is a lot of money to pay for the fu–in off-brand version of me. Y’all have a great day.”

A few days later, Bryan responded to the slight — “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” — and pledged to take Moreland off of “Memphis; the Blues.”

In response to that, Moreland — an emerging country talent in his own right — further stoked the flames of the feud, calling Bryan a “dickhead” who told “borderline racist jokes more than once” and he claimed that Bryan once brought a “19-year-old girl in the bar.”

“Memphis; the Blues” — one of the most popular The Great American Bar Scene songs streaming-wise at the time of the feud — was ultimately pulled from streaming services … until Wednesday, when the track reappeared on services, albeit with Moreland’s contribution removed and replaced with that of J.R. Carroll, the keyboardist in Bryan’s band.

“Promise is a promise,” Bryan wrote on Instagram of the song’s return. “Honored to have done this with one of my best friends in the world. Catch us belting this in Europe and across the states all summer. Thank you brother and we love u guys.”