Zac Brown Band Celebrates First Platinum Single, Pollstar Cover, Top New Artist Nomination

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Zac Brown Band's debut single "Chicken Fried" has officially received its RIAA Platinum certification for surpassing one million sales. "'Chicken Fried' is a testament to Brown's lyrical ability, it's one of those songs that galvanizes crowds to sing at the top of their lungs" (Relix).

In this week's Pollstar cover story, front man Zac Brown tells the magazine, "I'm a lifetime musician. I dedicate my life to the music and everybody in my band does."

Read the full article at: https://tinyurl.com/ZBB-Pollstar

The band is also in the midst of a fan-voted race to become the Academy of Country Music's Top New Artist and will play a full set at the free-access ACM Weekend on Freemont Street in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, April 3rd at 7:40pm.

Voting is open at VoteACM.com and continues right up until the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Ceremony goes live on Sunday, April 5th at 8:00pm ET/PT. Broadcast on CBS, the winner will be announced live at the ceremony.
Zac Brown Band's major label debut 'The Foundation' on Atlantic Records has already sold over 350,000 copies.