The boys of ZBB claimed nods in several of the top slots, including the main prize, 2010 Entertainer of the Year! They were also nominated in the following categories: New Artist of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Musical Event of the Year for their collaboration with Kid Rock.

The competition is fierce in each of those categories, where ZBB will have to best the likes of Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, just to name a few.

Zac Brown also earned a nomination on his own as one of the songwriters of “Toes,” which received the nom for Song of the Year. Other writers on the song were Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins and Shawn Mullins.

The CMA Awards are called “Country Music’s Biggest Night.” Don’t miss the show and all the winners when it airs live on Wednesday, November 10th, on ABC.

In addition to the free admission, the concert also aired on CMT.com, so fans worldwide could watch as Sonny Landreth, Kenny Chesney, Jesse Winchester and Allen Toussaint performed.

The benefit concert was created by Buffett, a Gulf Coast native, who told the AP that it’s ok to be mad at the oil spill.

“If you’re born and raised on the Gulf Coast and it’s kind of in you, and you don’t feel anger and rage initially over what’s going on down there, I think you’re a hypocrite,” he said. “That’s the way I felt. Now, what you do with that is a big question.”

Buffett is holding another benefit concert on July 11, though Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band can’t attend because of prior commitments.

The concert was initailly scheduled for July 2, when the Zac Brown Band will be playing in Fort Wayne, Ind. In his official website, Buffett said he was dissappointed to have to push the concert back, but had to because of the effects of then Hurricane Alex.

“Nobody hates this more than I do but I guess, as the song says, it’s hard to reason with hurricane season,” Jimmy said. “For those going anyway, thank you. My sister Lulu will take good care of you. For the rest of you, we will see you July 11th!”

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The Zac Brown Band was performing that night for thousands of our soldiers as part of a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour.  In a statement, frontman Zac Brown responds, “The war isn’t front page news anymore and a lot of folks forget that there are actually people over there, away from their families, serving out country.  They’ve been giving up months and months of their lives, some of them years, so we’re excited to get to entertain them.”

During the awards ceremony, fans were allowed to share the experience via video feed.  Brown says, “We want to show our support of the military and just remind everyone that it’s still real, and it’s still going on.”  This is the band’s first USO tour and while overseas, they will be filming the music video for the next single, Free.

On the home front, Zac Brown Band tickets are available for a handful of dates so far this summer. Until then, keep checking back for more Zac Brown Band news.

The band is up for the prestigious “Entertainer of the Year” Award – and if they win, they’ll be the third group in the history of the Academy to it home. 

They’re also nominated for Album of the Year for “The Foundation,” Single Record of the Year for “Toes” and Top Vocal Group – they are the reigning Top New Vocal Group (and they took home Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards).

Brown himself was nominated as producer for Album of the Year with “Foundation” and Single Record of the Year for “Toes.”

These country rockers have taken their country twang and turned it into a distinctive sound that anyone can love – and they do, critics and listeners alike.

The band is currently out on the road - Zac Brown Band tickets are available now!

Find out if they take home any awards on Sunday, April 18th at 8 PM Eastern Time.

The floating festival sets sail on Labor Day weekend. On Sept. 2 the ship departs from Tampa, Fla., and travels back and forth to Grand Cayman. While on board, The Zac Brown Band will put on the main stage show, with many more musicians being added daily.

When the music’s not playing there are still plenty of activities to do, such as lounge on the deck, swim in the pool, drink at one of the many bars, peruse the restaurants or just enjoy the view from your balcony.

So far, the confirmed bands for the Sailing Southern Ground festival are Michael Franti and Spearhead, Blackberry Smoke, Nic Cowan, Gaelic Storm, Sonia Leigh, Levi Lowrey, Oakhurst, Darrell Scott and The Wood Brothers.

If you don’t have your sea legs on you, Zac Brown Band tickets are available all throughout March on drier land.

The country artist, who was also nominated for “Best Country Album” for “Foundation” and “Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals” for “Chicken Fried, gave a modest but spirited performance towards the end of the night.

The band will start touring in March – Zac Brown Band tickets are available now!

In the country-centric categories, ZBB grabbed two nominations: one for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group for their hit song “Chicken Fried,” which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Chart; the other for Best Country Album for The Foundation, released in November 2008.  In these categories, they run up against some of the veterans of country music, including Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, George Strait and Rascal Flatts.

But the real feather in the band’s cowboy hat is the coveted spot in the Best New Artist category,where they will compete with other musical newbies, namely Keri Hilson, MGMT, Silversun Pickups and the Ting Tings.

Be sure to tune in to see who wins! The 52nd Grammy Awards airs on January 31, 2010, from the Staples Center in LA on CBS at 8pm (EST).