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Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson + More to Join Zac Brown Band at the 2013 Southern Ground Music and Food Festival

Megan Pacella — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:49:54 +0000

After a great first run in Nashville last year, the Southern Ground Music and Food Festival will return to Music City September 27-28, 2013. Of course, Zac Brown Band will be back with a host of friends from country music and other genres to make this year's sensory experience even better.

The Harlem Shake Craze Hits Southern Ground

Christina Vinson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:00:38 +0000

Sports teams are doing it. Supermodels are doing it. Scotty McCreery’s doing it. Everybody’s doing the Harlem Shake. The craze has gone viral, slowly making its way to country music. Reportedly, this video is what happens when the Zac Brown Band production crew decides to combine Southern Ground artists and Zamily (aka the band’s loyal fan club) for [...]

Zac Brown Thinks It's Great That 'Real Music' Is Back in the Spotlight

Christina Vinson — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:34:46 +0000

While Zac Brown Band has been in the spotlight for a few years now, with a total of three Grammys and a whole lot of success to go along with 'em, they're just happy that great music is shining in the ever-changing music industry.

Micah Johnson Wins His Way to Hollywood Singing Zac Brown Band's 'Chicken Fried' on 'American Idol'

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:19:30 +0000

24-year-old singer Micah Johnson astonished the judges on ‘American Idol‘ by delivering a note-perfect rendition of Zac Brown Band‘s ‘Chicken Fried’ — despite the fact that his voice has been damaged by a surgical mistake. Johnson had to have his tonsils out, and during the procedure his surgeon hit some nerves, leaving him with a [...]

Zac Brown Band Hoping to Expand Audience With More Overseas Shows in 2013

Cory Stromblad — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:22:25 +0000

With nine No. 1 singles and more than eight million singles and albums sold, the Zac Brown Band have conquered the country music market at a rapid pace since first debuting in 2008. How do the 'Goodbye in Her Eyes' hitmakers hope to elevate their red-hot careers leading into 2013? Global domination.

Zac Brown Band to Sing National Anthem Before BCS National Championship Game

Megan Pacella — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:00:38 +0000

When the BCS National Championship game airs on Monday (Jan. 7), football fans are in for a real treat. Whether you side with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish or the Alabama Tide, you'll enjoy the pre-game entertainment, as Zac Brown Band is set to sing the National Anthem.

Zac Brown Band Find a Circus of Love in New 'Goodbye in Her Eyes' Video

Megan Pacella — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:54 +0000

Zac Brown Band is one of the most talented country groups on the charts right now. And the band’s latest video release proves why. Showcasing the entire group’s musical prowess and creativity, ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’ becomes more than just a mournful love ballad. Most of us don’t typically think of a circus when we [...]

Zac Brown Band, 'Goodbye in Her Eyes' – Lyrics Uncovered

Alanna Conaway — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:40:35 +0000

Like with many of their tunes, Zac Brown Band‘s ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’ lyrics were birthed with help from Wyatt Durrette. The songwriter began to write the tune over a decade ago, before taking the song to Brown to finish. “This was a song we probably wrote 11 years ago,” Durette tells Taste of Country. [...]

Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan + More Announced as 2012 CMA Awards Performers

Cory Stromblad — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:40:33 +0000

Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band have all been added to the list of country music superstars confirmed to perform during the 2012 CMA Awards telecast, which will air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 1.

Zac Brown Tries His Hand at 'Midget Bowling'

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:30:13 +0000

It’s rather common to hear about a country music singer’s aspirations to become a professional athlete — but it’s incredibly uncommon to hear about a singer perfecting their ‘midget bowling’ skills, which which was the pastime of choice for Zac Brown while at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota recently.

Zac Brown Shares What Legacy He Wants to Leave His Kids

Alanna Conaway — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 22:08:19 +0000

Zac Brown is creating quite the musical legacy these days. The Zac Brown Band dominates the country singles chart with every release, and each of their three studio albums are currently in the Top 20 country albums chart. But what he hopes to pass down to his four daughters goes well beyond music. “I want [...]

Zac Brown Band Announce Lineup for 2012 Southern Ground Music and Food Festivals

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:30:45 +0000

When the members of the Zac Brown Band throw a party, they really throw a party. Mix some good music with a healthy dose of southern cooking, and what do you get? The 2012 Southern Ground Music and Food Festival — a full-blown traveling music event, which will hit both Nashville and Charleston this September. ZBB announced the lineup for both stops this week.

Zac Brown Animates as 'Robo Redneck' in 'The Wind' Video

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:30:03 +0000

Zac Brown Band are animated in the video for their latest jam ‘The Wind’ from the forthcoming ‘Uncaged.’ The band didn’t hire just any old animator for this clip. They pulled out the big gun in the form of ‘Beavis & Butthead’ and ‘King of the Hill’ creator Mike Judge, who fashioned the hilarious protagonist Robo Redneck aka the Six Million Dollar Honky.

Zac Brown Band, 'The Wind' – Lyrics Uncovered

Alanna Conaway — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:30:41 +0000

Zac Brown Band‘s songs come together in an unusual way, but they always seem to work, as is the case with their current single. ‘The Wind’ lyrics just seemed to blow together, in a sense, the song’s co-writers explained to Taste of Country.

Zac Brown Band Open New Nashville Studio, Restaurant and Bar in the Works

Alanna Conaway — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:00:37 +0000

Get ready, Nashville, because Zac Brown Band is preparing to take over! The Georgia-based band recently expanded Brown’s Southern Ground Artist, Inc. record label by opening a new recording studio in Music City — and brought with them promises of a bar and restaurant, coming soon.

Zac Brown Band, 'The Wind' – Song Review

Billy Dukes — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:30:01 +0000

If heartbreak was as much fun as the Zac Brown Band‘s new single ‘The Wind,’ then divorce lawyers would be as common as fry cooks at McDonald’s. The first single from the band’s upcoming ‘Uncaged’ album is as close as the country jamband has ever come to recreating their concerts on the radio.

Why Do Certain Songs Give You Chills?

Bruce Mikells — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:02:48 +0000

The "frissons" as we say down here south of I-10 are an instinctive reaction to certain strong emotions. The hypothalamus, which is a part of your brain, is in charge of these reactions and you get them for a lot of different reasons.Now that we've gotten some of the science out of the way, what songs or situations give you the frissons?

Zac Brown Band Set Date for Second Annual Southern Ground Music + Food Festival

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:30:17 +0000

After being voted Charleston’s Best Music Concert of 2011 for their Southern Ground Music and Food Festival, the members of the Zac Brown Band are gearing up to do it again! The band’s second festival will once again take place in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20-21.

Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band + More Slated for 2012 BamaJam Festival

Alanna Conaway — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:00:46 +0000

Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band and Kid Rock are just a few of the big-name acts who have signed on to perform at the 2012 BamaJam festival, which set for this June in Alabama.

Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band + More Added to 2012 CMA Music Festival

Alanna Conaway — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:00:42 +0000

This week, the CMA announced more artists who have signed on to perform as part of the 2012 CMA Music Festival held in Nashville in June. Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brad Paisley, and Rascal Flatts will all be part of the all-star lineup set to perform during the nightly concerts at LP Field during the four-day festival. Previously announced performers for the LP Field lineup include Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and the Band Perry.