Zac Brown Band Earns First Three GRAMMY Nominations Including Best New Artist

 
Last night, 2009 breakthrough act Zac Brown Band earned their first three GRAMMY nominations and are in the running for:

-"Best New Artist" 
-"Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals" for "Chicken Fried" and 
-"Best Country Album" for 'The Foundation'

Earlier this year, Zac Brown Band captured two fan-voted honors taking home the "Top New Vocal Group" Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the "USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year" at the CMT Awards for their first single "Chicken Fried." They also received four Country Music Association and three American Music Award nominations in 2009.

Zac Brown Band's platinum-certified, major label debut 'The Foundation' - a mainstay on The Billboard 200 since November 2008 - is out now on Atlantic Records.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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For more information on Zac Brown Band, please contact Rebecca Shapiro (rshapiro@shorefire.com) or Elizabeth Lutz (elutz@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171 or Sheila Richman at Atlantic Records, 212-707-3063 sheila.richman@atlanticrecords.com or Liz Norris at ROAR 917-755-1005 norris@roar.la.