The 2022 CMA Awards air on Wednesday, Nov. 9 on ABC, and Zac Brown Band goes into the night time with one nomination for Vocal Group of the 12 months.
The band’s frontman Zac Brown caught up with Style of Nation’s Evan Paul previous to the present, and he stated he and the band could be honored to convey residence the trophy, but when they do not, they’re nonetheless winners.
“It could be nice, man,” he says. “We win each night time we exit and play a present. For us, I really like having my crew, having my band right here. Them being acknowledged means rather a lot to me. On my own, I am only a dude, you already know. It actually takes all of us to drag this factor off. I might like to win for them, actually. And if we do not, we get to win each night time we exit and play stadiums. We’re so blessed.”
Brown says he is not simply wanting ahead to the potential award, nevertheless: Considered one of his favourite features of the annual present is seeing his fellow artists. Brown even shares that he caught up with Music Video of the 12 months winner Cody Johnson previous to the interview.
“I simply caught Cody within the toilet together with his pants down. He waited to clean his fingers earlier than he shook my hand, in order that was good of him,” Brown jokes. “I am stoked for Cody, too. I hope he pulls a bunch [of awards] down.”
Brown additionally appeared again on CMA Awards ceremonies of the previous, together with the band’s first-ever efficiency on the 2009 present. They sang Charlie Daniels’ traditional tune “The Satan Went Right down to Georgia,” and Brown received an autograph from one in every of his musical heroes.
“I bear in mind Kris Kristofferson was there, and I bear in mind him standing up after we received carried out taking part in,” Brown says. “It was an enormous second for me. I received him to signal one in every of my guitars. There’s not many individuals that I might run up and chase down and attempt to get him to signal one thing, however he is one in every of them.”
The 2022 CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, air on ABC at 8PM on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
