Best New Artist sings "America the Beautiful"

Although the Zac Brown Band did not take home the award for best country album, they did take the lead and win Best New Artist. Shortly after their win was announced, the band took the stage and began their performance with their rendition of "America the Beautiful." This is not a song that I ever imagined hearing at the Grammys, however, I was very moved by their rather touching and heartfelt version of the song. This country band had no problem with showing everyone their love for this country, even in these hard times.

"Zac Brown Band" is all over twitter at the moment. Many people are congratulating the band on their win while even more people are exasperated that they've never even heard of the band before and are extremely impressed by their performance. One tweeter even said, "I did not expect that sound from the Zac Brown Band. Why do I keep thinking all country music will sound like old men singing on a farm?"

The Zac Brown Band really blew everyone away tonight when they took home the award for Best New Artist, and was able to make a big statement right away with their live performance of "America the Beautiful." Their entire performance proved to all viewers that they deserved the award they received.