NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Here’s to a lifetime of pink skies: The is married.
, 29, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared Thursday. Beneath a photo of him holding his bride, Samantha Leonard, 28, he wrote the caption, 鈥渢ougher than the rest,鈥� a reference to the song of the same name. In the next slide of the two-frame carousel, Bryan shared a short clip of him covering the song.
It is unclear when the couple started dating or got engaged. Rumors of their relationship hit social media in August, when Leonard of the pair embracing on a boat on her official Instagram account.
Bryan shared a tribute to Leonard on his Instagram account a few months later, in October, writing, 鈥淭oday is your birthday and I love you, Samantha Marie. To the only woman who can hike six miles in Chanel flats, skydive over the alps and catch a bigger fish than me all in the same day,鈥� 鈥淗ope your day was as graceful as you are.鈥�
A representative for Bryan confirmed the marriage but did not provide additional comment.
Bryan’s 2023 self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200. At the time, the trade publication reported that the release moved 200,000 units in its first week. His duet with from the album 鈥淚 Remember Everything鈥� earned Bryan his sole No. 1 hit. AP named the collaboration
His last album, 2024’s 鈥淭he Great American Bar Scene鈥� peaked at No. 2.
Bryan is scheduled to release his sixth studio album, 鈥淲ith Heaven On Top,鈥� next Friday.
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