Zac Brown on Sphere Residency, New Album ‘Love and Fear,’ and Creative Roots
Open Book with Jenna
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🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Zach Brown is a three-time Grammy-winning artist, |
| 0:10.4 | Magnetic Frontman, and visionary entrepreneur, |
| 0:14.0 | known for blending chart-topping success with fearless innovation. |
| 0:18.2 | As the founder and lead vocalist of the multi-platinum Zach Brown band, |
| 0:22.2 | he's built a genre-defined sound, rooted in southern rock country and soul, earning a loyal |
| 0:28.2 | fan base in multiple chart-topping albums. Beyond the stage, he founded Camp Southern Ground, |
| 0:34.7 | his greatest philanthropic endeavor, and the heartbeat of his mission to |
| 0:38.6 | serve others. And while his rise may look like an overnight success, Zach will be the first to tell |
| 0:44.7 | you, like most good things, his success took time. Zach's journey to stardom began in Georgia, |
| 0:51.4 | where he fell in love with music early and began playing in coffee houses |
| 0:55.0 | at the age of 14. It was his crowd favorite song Chicken Fried that catapulted him into the spotlight. |
| 1:02.2 | Since then, he's solidified his status as a music icon, and now he's entering a new chapter |
| 1:07.5 | in his life. Zach is newly engaged to jewelry designer Kendra Scott, |
| 1:12.2 | and later this year he's releasing a new album, |
| 1:14.8 | Love and Fear, |
| 1:15.9 | along with an immersive Las Vegas show at the Sphere, |
| 1:19.2 | a production he calls his masterpiece |
| 1:21.4 | and his most personal work yet. |
| 1:24.2 | I sat down with Zach to talk about fatherhood, |
| 1:26.9 | collaborating with the artists like Dolly Parton and Snoop Dog, |
| 1:30.1 | and the creative writing process that drives him. |
| 1:33.0 | I'm Jenna Bush-Hager. Welcome to my podcast, |
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