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After a massive debut year, rising singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and alternative outlier Bryant Barnes blossoms into an artistic luminary with a emotionally charged new ballad, “Why Can’t You” out now via Mercury Records/Universal Music Canada. Listen HERE.

“Why Can’t You”is a deeply personal track that captures the raw vulnerability of heartbreak and unrequited love, showcasing Bryant’s unparalleled ability to connect with listeners through evocative lyrics and enchanting melodies. Over his signature simplistic guitar strums, he explores the profound loneliness of a relationship in turmoil, as Bryant pleads for his partner to stay in love.

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“I remember back in the day I was looking for a bunch of beats and I was struggling to find anything I liked. That night I had a dream that I’d met an artist and I didn't really have music for them to hear, so when I woke up, I said damn I gotta lock in. I started making a song from scratch and that was my first time doing that. It ended up being something I really liked! I decided to work on it in LA with Andrew Luce and make sure we finished it. That was over a year ago and we finally got it to where it’s at now. The song is, as most songs are, about one of the girls that I was talking to back in the day.” 

This song arrives as Bryant Barnes gears up to join 070 Shake on her highly anticipated The Petrichor Tour with 22 dates across North America. Kicking off on January 24th in Washington, DC, the show visits Brooklyn on February 1st, and wraps in Los Angeles on February 28th. As Bryant’s social platform finds mainstream recognition on the live stage, this tour marks a pivotal moment in Bryant’s career.

Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.

To close out last year Bryant Barnes released  “Is This Love To You” and launched his first sold-out headline run in November with shows in Houston, New York, and Los Angeles. Within merely three minutes of going on sale, all of the tickets were grabbed by fans in a frenzy! Elsewhere Bryant took over online with numerous performances on acclaimed platforms including COLORS, On The Radar, VEVO, and From The Block.

Recently named Vevo DSCVR 2025 Artist To Watch Bryant’s profile has exploded in the last year, attracting over 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify and exponentially expanding his online following too. He has quietly taken flight as one of the year’s boldest breakout artists. “I’d Rather Pretend” quickly became one of Bryant’s most popular songs with a tidal wave of viral engagement. Upon release it crashed the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot RandB Songs Chart peaking at #7. Simultaneously it gained nearly over 137 million global streams as the debut EP VANITY peaked at #13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and #10 Apple Music RandB Albums Chart. The EP has impressively reeled in 260 million global streams and counting.

Building on this success, he teamed up with fellow Houston native and 19-year-old visionary artist d4vd for a new rendition of “I’d Rather Pretend.”Barnes has also graced coveted platforms like Genius, while PAPER Magazine praised him as the, “Texas-based alt-pop act has been dominating social media, attracting millions of followers on platforms like TikTok, where fans have organically found his music.” He’s also received co-signs from artists like Trippie Redd and Kodak Black.

Listen to his debut EP VANITY HERE.

Stay tuned for more soon.

The Petrichor Tour Dates:
Jan 24 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Jan 25 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
Jan 27 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Jan 28 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore Philadelphia
Jan 29 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
Feb 01 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
Feb 04 Montreal, Canada MTELUS
Feb 05 Toronto, Canada HISTORY
Feb 08 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
Feb 13 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Feb 14 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Feb 15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Feb 16 Wheatland, CA Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Feb 19 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Feb 21 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Feb 22 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Feb 23 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Feb 26 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
Feb 28 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall