Hard to believe that's Zac Brown without his trademark hat singing the Star Spangled Banner at the BCS Championship game where Alabama took down Notre Dame, isn't it?   ZBB is not stranger to performing at sporting events as the guys will be part of the Daytona 500 kickoff concert next month.   But unlike the serious take on the National Anthem, Zac says this performance will have a different take.   "It would have to be up-tempo, rockin'.... tryin' to get everybody pumped up for the race."   But before they hit up Nascar, the band will perform at the Grammy Awards February 10th in L-A, where they are up for country album of the year.    Zac told the Associated Press the band members are excited about a return to the show, where they won best new artist in 2010.  

"It's the awards show. It is the one,"  he said.  "The other ones, there's a lot of politics, in my opinion. This one is legitimately chosen by your peers as an artist. I think you're judged by your music at the Grammys."  Then it's on to Florida for the Feb. 24 Daytona 500, Nascars's season-opening race. The seven-piece band will play a miniconcert during the Budweiser Pre-Race Show, with two songs aired live.  Read all about it here.   See where the ZBB will be on tour this year!