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Zac Brown Band’s Reimagined “From Now On” From The Greatest Showman

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The Greatest Showman

Over the past few years, movie musicals have become increasingly popular. “LA LA Land” winning Oscars,  being nominated for Best Picture and most recently “A Star Is Born” sweeping box offices.  Last holiday season, “The Greatest Showman”, a story about P.T. Barnum’s imagination and his band of misfits that became members of his famous circus became a phenomenon.  The music was written by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek (“La La Land,” “Dear Evan Hansen”) and had moviegoers singing along in theatres and purchasing the soundtrack, making it the biggest selling album of 2018.

Released today, the movie’s songs have been “reimagined” by current popular musicians across several genres. Kelly Clarkson lends her powerful vocal chops to “Never Enough”, P!nk and her daughter Willa Sage sing “A Million Dreams” and Kesha with Missy Elliot on the show’s anthem “This Is Me”. Sara Bareilles gives an ethereal rendition of “Tightrope” while MAX and Ty Dolla $ign sing “The Other Side”.  There are also two versions of the “The Greatest Show” both giving a twist on Hugh Jackman’s original version, Panic! At the Disco and Pentatonix bring their unique voices to the track.

Of course, the reason we are writing about this album is that Zac Brown Band are also featured, bringing a traditional country twang to the mix on “From Now On”.  The culmination of the movie comes to be in this track and Zac Brown Band with their unforgettable harmonies and banjo picking bring the story to life. While some of the songs on the reimagined album sound very similar to the original recorded soundtrack, “From Now On” is flipped on its head, starting slowly with only a banjo accompanying Brown’s signature voice building in the chorus where fiddles and guitars fill the space. Give a listen to the song above and the entire The Greatest Showman Reimagined soundtrack below.

 

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Zac Brown Band Debuts Brand New Song on The Tonight Show

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Zac Brown Band, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Zac Brown Band, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Friday Night (Nov. 9), the Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band took the stage of “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” to bring the audience an electrifying performance of their brand new single, “Someone I Used to Know”. Co-written with pop star Shawn Mendes, the track is the first of new music from the band in nearly two years.

The captivating performance and powerful harmonization of the band come together for the chorus singing the lyrics: “It’s been a long time comin’ / Couldn’t keep on runnin’ / Had to hit rock bottom to know / When you keep on losin’ with the path you’re choosin’ / Then it’s time to let go / Of someone that I used to know.”

Not missing a beat, the instrumentally talented group does not disappoint with this meaningful song. The roar and applause of the audience as the song ended surely made people at home watching wish they were there to hear the dynamic and musically gifted band. Check out the incredible performance in the video below.

In addition to the new music release, Zac Brown Band also announced dates extending their highly successful summer 2018, “Down the Rabbit Hole Live Tour” to include Spring 2019 dates.

The full list of Zac Brown Band’s Down the Rabbit Hole Live Tour 2019 appearances:

March 1 — Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
March 9 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
March 10 — Orange Beach, AL @ The Amphitheater at the Wharf
March 15 — Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
March 16 — Laughlin, NV @ Laughlin Events Center
March 28 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
March 29 — Brandon, MS @ Brandon Amphitheater
March 30 — Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
April 11 — Evans, GA @ Evans Towne Center Park
April 12 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
April 13 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
April 14 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
April 25 — Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
April 26 — Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
April 27 — Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center

Visit Zacbrownband.com for tickets and more information.

 

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CMT Crossroads Presents Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes

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Crossroads Shawn Mendes Zac Brown Band

Photo Credit: Rick Diamond Getty Images for CMT

Last night CMT hosted another one of their epic mashups on another installment of Crossroads.  This episode included YouTube star turned pop sensation Shawn Mendes and Zac Brown Band. The concert took place at a small, intimate venue in Franklin, TN last month and aired last night (October 24th).  Although the hits that are played on the radio are very different from one another, both acts took the stage and seemed to genuinely enjoy learning and performing each other’s songs.

The night kicked off with Brown singing the opening lines to Mendes’ “Mercy” and the lead singer took turns with the songwriter to put a unique spin on the mid-tempo ballad.  Surprising the audience and Mendes, Brown and his band ended the song with an epic jam featuring Jimmy De Martini’s remarkable fiddle playing. The show continued in the same fashion, first, a Mendes hit then a Zac Brown Band smash.  They performed “Keep Me In Mind”, “In My Blood”, “Tomorrow Never Comes” and “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back”.

In between songs the show cut to Brown and Mendes sitting in a coffee shop discussing their careers, songwriting and what they appreciate about the other.  “I feel like you are a part of the future of music as well,” Brown said to Mendes.  “Especially for your age, you seem like you are really grounded, so just mad respect for your musicianship, your songwriting, and arrangements and just the dude too so yeah it was a no-brainer it was a privilege for us to get to do this”. The audience members clearly were fans of both artists, singing along to every word of every song.  “Having two generations of music connect, allows my generation to be like ‘oh my god how incredible are they!'” Mendes also said.

Although they took turns singing verses for each song, the magic was when they sang together, turning the pop songs country and the country songs pop.  Two highlights of the night came when they slowed things down to perform Zac Brown Band’s “Colder Weather” and when they joined together to sing a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”.

Brown and his band have never been afraid of bending the lines of the country music genre, infusing a medley of instruments and production that lean towards the pop world, making this one of the best episodes of Crossroads yet.

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Zac Brown Band Showcases True Artistry at CitiField

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Zac Brown Band CitiField

As the sun set on CitiField on Saturday night, the outfield was transformed into a sea of country music fans, holding up their beer and swaying along to Zac Brown Band. One thing the audience can expect from the band is to never hear the same set twice, you can attend their show each night of the tour and hear a different set of cover songs every single night.  As for their first of two shows at CitiField, the band covered Dave Matthews, Stevie Wonder, and Metallica, proving and showcasing their versatility and true musicianship. “I’m in a New York State of Mind,” Brown states before covering Billy Joel’s “For the Longest Time” acapella which his sensational band. Check out our exclusive video from the epic moment here.

Whether they were playing one of their smash hits like “Toes” or “Knee Deep” or slowing things down and performing “Sweet Annie” or “Free” Zac Brown Band knows that their loyal New York City fans look forward to their CitiField weekend each summer. The Down the Rabbit Hole Tour featured singer-songwriter Caroline Jones who played our sold-out Country Night with Jackie Lee last summer as an opener along with pop-rock sensations One Republic. Jones returned back to the stage and lent her beautiful voice to Zac Brown Band’s  “Tomorrow Never Comes”.

Highlights from the night were violinist/fiddler Jimmy De Martini taking center stage to perform Charlie Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”.  Between the fast-paced song and the energy from the packed crowd clapping along, it was one of the best moments of the evening.  Another epic moment was when the first notes of “Colder Weather” blared throughout the stadium, the lights dimmed to a starry blue and thousands of cell phone lights lit up CitiField.  Zac Brown Band has proved that they are not only some of the best at creating radio-friendly hits but display pure magic when it comes to delivering the best live show. The cohesiveness of each of the instrumentalists blend perfectly with their harmonies, covering not only their greatest hits but hits from every other genre. The Down The Rabbit Hole tour continues throughout the summer, grab your tickets here.

 

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Zac Brown/Sir Rosevelt’s, “It Goes On” Featured in New War Movie, ’12 Strong’…

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Sir Roosevelt - 12 Strong

 

In addition to recently releasing their debut album, Sir Rosevelt, (the newly formed southern pop group consisting of Zac Brown, Niko Moon and Ben Simonetti), have a new song that will be featured in the upcoming movie, ’12 Strong.’

The war drama, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, is a story of heroism based on true events that unfolded in the aftermath of 9/11.  Zac Brown’s familiar voice lends itself to a song about the resilience of love in the face of adversity, fear, and doubt, over a chilling acoustic arrangement.

Take a listen to the new track below available everywhere today and ’12 Strong’ will be in theaters everywhere this Friday, January 19th.

 

 

Want more of Zac Brown? Don’t miss Zac Brown Band’s return to New York on the ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ Tour hitting Citifield on July 28th & 29th. Check out tour info & more dates here.

 

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