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Zac Brown Releases Sixth Album ‘The Owl’

Zac Brown Band releases their sixth studio album The Owl today (9/20). The album name is inspired by the lore surrounding the great horned owl, which can see perfectly at…

Zac Brown Releases Sixth Album 'The Owl'
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Zac Brown Band releases their sixth studio album The Owl today (9/20).

The album name is inspired by the lore surrounding the great horned owl, which can see perfectly at night, making it a reliable guide, even during dark times.

Zac shares, “Our music has always been a melting pot and lived outside of any one single category, The Owl is no exception. The collaborators we worked with on this album have been on my wish list for a long time and when everyone brings something new and different to the table, something special comes out of it. These songs are rooted in the raw authenticity our fans expect, but they also explore the unexpected. The Owl has been a long time in the making and we’re excited it’s finally here."

Brown posted to Instagram this morning, "NEW ALBUM — #TheOwl is out now!"

Zac Brown Band will perform one of their newest songs from the album, “The Woods,” on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (9/23).

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.