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Business Insider
a day ago
- Health
- Business Insider
Country music star Zac Brown's weight-loss plan includes gaming, IV drips, and several foods he says he won't eat again
Fortnite, NAD, no seed oil — country musician Zac Brown 's approach to health isn't what you'd expect. In an interview with GQ published on Tuesday, the front man of the Zac Brown Band spoke about how his diet and fitness routine have helped him transform his body. Brown told GQ he's cut out gluten, dairy, sugar, and alcohol from his diet, and he now reads all food labels carefully. His diet is simple and involves "a lot of paleo, vegetables, good, clean proteins, whole foods, things that aren't just processed in a bag or in a box," Brown said. "It's based on three meals a day that are about four hours apart. After your last meal, you fast for 14 hours," he said. Brown added that clean eating requires discipline and commitment, something that he still struggles with, especially when he's on press tours and working on new music. However, even small changes in his diet — like cutting out seed oil — can make a big difference in how he feels. "The kind of oil that you intake, only avocado, olive, or coconut oil. That cuts out a lot, on top of those other restrictions. Everything has some kind of seed oil in it, sunflower oil or canola oil or something," Brown said. "Once your psychology gets around feeling good, then that gives you a lot of strength to just sacrifice things," he added. In recent years, there have been various claims that seed oils cause inflammation and are bad for health. However, nutritionists and health scientists tell Business Insider that the reality is more nuanced. Blaming seed oil also overlooks the bigger culprits behind chronic diseases. "There are things that are way more important for you than to even think about seed oils," Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist, told BI. "I want people to be avoiding super processed foods and to be avoiding refined flours and sugars." Diet aside, Brown says he gets his bloodwork done every month with a regenerative medicine doctor. "On top of that, I've been doing stem cells to help regenerate, and I've been taking peptides. I take NAD. I do a monthly IV with some exosomes and NAD in it. I take my vitamins and my supplements," Brown said. NAD, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, is a molecule found in living cells that's required for energy production and cellular repair. As natural NAD production declines with age, NAD+ boosters have become a popular fix in the longevity and biohacking world. As for his workouts, Brown said he built a trailer outfitted with a full gym for when he's on tour. It's inspired by a tip he once got from Bruce Springsteen. "He said, 'I sweat for an hour a day, no matter where I am, what I'm doing, I sweat for an hour a day.' He's like, 'It'll change your life.' I started doing that when I was home or even on the road," Brown said. Brown says he's also found a clever hack to make his cardio sessions more bearable. "I have an overactive brain, so being able to play 'Madden' or 'Fortnite' while I'm on the Arc Trainer for an hour, it makes an hour go by like that," Brown said. "In my mind, I'm like, I'm going to go down and play a game. I'm not thinking, I'm going to go down and torture myself with an hour of cardio." Brown says he's lost over 60 pounds from his peak weight. "I'm probably a little under 200 right now. 265 was the biggest. I was a big boy," he added. A representative for Brown did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by BI outside regular hours.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'It's totally different than anything I've ever had before': Zac Brown smitten with new fiancee
Zac Brown says his relationship with his new fiancée is 'totally different than anything I've ever had before'. The Zac Brown Band star, 46, first revealed his romance with Kendra Scott in May when they walked the red carpet at the American Music Awards in Las Vegas and after announcing their engagement, the smitten star shared how happy he is with Kendra, 51. He told Us Weekly: 'Finding someone I'm so like-minded with and share and align in such a way, it's such an incredible thing. It's totally different than anything I've ever had before.' It was previously revealed that the couple had met through a mutual friend and spent a few months getting to know each other privately before going public with their relationship. The wedding will mark Zac's third trip down the aisle. He was previously married to Shelly Sloan - the mother of his five children - but the union ended in divorce in 2018 after 12 years. At the time, the former couple noted they felt "blessed" to have been together for so long and would always "love" their family but they had grown apart as they looked forward to their "next venture" in life. In a statement, they explained: "We feel blessed to be on such an incredible journey in life and sometimes the journey begins to lead in different directions. It is with deep love and respect that we announce we are separating as a couple. "We have led a whirlwind life together growing into a beautiful family with five amazing children and while life will be rearranging a bit, our love and commitment to our family will always be there. "This was a difficult decision, but we've done plenty of tough things together and this is our next venture — love, mutual respect, and care for each other are what we are moving forward with." Zac went on to tie the knot with model/actress Kelly Yazdi in August 2023 but the couple split just four months after the wedding. In a joint statement released at the time, they told "We are in the process of divorce. Our mutual respect for one another remains. "We wish each other the best and will always appreciate our time together. As we navigate this personal matter, we simply request privacy during this time."
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Country star Zac Brown ‘going into debt' to fund expensive Las Vegas Sphere residency
You get what you give. Zac Brown has revealed that he is taking on debt to fund his highly anticipated four-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere later this year. 'Just going into debt to make it happen,' the 'Knee Deep' country star, 46, told Us Weekly in an interview published Friday, July 25. Advertisement 7 Zac Brown attends the 2025 American Music Awards at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images 7 The Zac Brown Band performs after the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 at Chicago Street Course on July 5, 2025. Getty Images Brown's four-concert run at the iconic Sin City venue is scheduled to kick off in December, and the first night will coincide with the release of the Zac Brown Band's next album, 'Love & Fear,' on Friday, Dec. 5. Advertisement But despite taking on debt to make the performances happen, the 'Chicken Fried' crooner is still looking forward to what he and his band have planned for their countless fans. 'It's a big moment in time,' Brown continued. 'I want to be among the names of the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones and the bands that take that lifelong career impact fan journey to be able to do that.' 7 Zac Brown visits 'Fox & Friends' at Fox News Channel Studios on July 24, 2025, in New York City. Getty Images 'This is our statement to try to step into that,' he added. Advertisement The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is also ready to take on the difficulty that comes with pulling off a concert series at the 20,000-capacity Sphere. 'Whatever adversity, I'm just like, 'Okay, bring it,'' Brown said as he prepares for the shows. 'There are lots of forces that are always trying to distract you from what you're doing, and you just got to keep plowing, keep going.' 7 Zac Brown performs at The Pinnacle on April 1, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. Getty Images Unlike most music venues, the Las Vegas Sphere includes a visual element that immerses the audience in a multi-sensory experience. Advertisement Besides collecting images and clips to play alongside his songs, Brown revealed that he is also putting together a unique story for his fans. 'I hope they feel wonder,' he said. 'Unpredictability is something we use in our live shows a lot. I love pulling out covers that no one would ever expect us to play; that's super fun. This is the same thing visually, sonically – everything we're doing.' 7 The Zac Brown Band performs on NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Plaza on July 25, 2025, in New York City. Getty Images 'We have all the audio finished. We're putting the video pieces together, stitching it together. I'm finishing the story,' he continued. 'I'm telling a lot of personal things about my life that I've never shared before.' 'Everything hard that we go through as human beings always ends up making us better in some way,' Brown added. Plus, Brown teased a 'theme of redemption' throughout each of the four upcoming shows. 7 Zac Brown performs during the Zac Brown Band Special New Year's Eve Show at State Farm Arena on December 31, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images 'Taking people on a journey through things that are uncomfortable and then creating that dissonance and then that tension and release is really the art of what we're doing,' he shared. Advertisement 'I haven't seen anything like what we're doing there,' Brown concluded. 'So, it's really exciting.' Shortly before opening up about his four-show residency at the Sphere, the country music icon revealed that he and his girlfriend, Kendra Scott, got engaged. 7 Kendra Scott and Zac Brown make their red carpet debut at the American Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26, 2025. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA 'We are so happy and grateful that we found each other,' Brown told People on Thursday, July 24. Advertisement The 'Old Love Song' singer's engagement to Scott, 51, comes less than two years after his contentious divorce from ex-wife Kelly Yazdi. 'I feel great,' Brown said after proposing to Scott. 'I got her good.'
Fox News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Snoop Dogg calls country music collaboration with the Zac Brown Band a ‘gangster gumbo'
Snoop Dogg has joined forces with the Zac Brown Band for a new collaboration the rap icon described as "gangster gumbo." On July 18, Snoop Dogg and the Zac Brown Band released their country-rap song, "Let It Run." During the Zac Brown Band's Los Angeles concert July 21, Snoop Dogg made a surprise appearance, and the artists gave the first live performance of "Let It Run" while also filming part of the music video for the track. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Snoop Dogg, who recently teamed up with Raising Cane's for a new campaign, recalled how the band enlisted him for the unexpected country-rap mashup. "They reached out to me when they played me the record. The record was so, so right up my alley, so it was an easy go-to, and I'm a fan of Zac," Snoop Dogg, 53, said of the band's founding member, Zac Brown. "So, you know, that's what we do. We collaborate, we make things happen in music and we put people together that deserve each other. And that's what the world is on right now as far as when it comes to music. "There's no such thing as just one genre," the "Drop It Like It's Hot" hitmaker said. "It's about crossing hands and bringing everybody together through music." Snoop Dogg, best known for pioneering West Coast hip-hop, also explained his approach to blending his musical style with the Zac Brown Band's Southern sound. "I stay me," he told Fox News Digital. "I stay me at all times. And I think that's what is appealing about it. That when I am called on, they, they call on me to be me and not for me to try to convert my style into theirs, but to put my style with theirs so that we can make some gangster gumbo." WATCH: SNOOP DOGG TALKS TEAMING UP WITH ZAC BROWN BAND FOR THEIR NEW COUNTRY-RAP COLLABORATION, 'LET IT RUN' In addition to Brown, the Zac Brown Band features members Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy Bowles, Chris Fryar, Daniel de los Reyes, Matt Mangano, Clay Cook and Caroline Jones. "Let It Run," a laid-back ballad that celebrates cannabis culture, will appear on the Zac Brown Band's upcoming album, "Love & Fear." The album, which will debut Dec. 5, is the band's first new record in four years. While speaking with Fox News Digital, Snoop Dogg pointed out "Let It Run" was not his first foray into the country genre. The new single is the second country song that Snoop Dogg has released this year. "I got one with Ern," Snoop Dogg said, referring to country music singer-songwriter Ernest. "It's called 'Gettin' Gone.' We just dropped that with my boy Ern. I shot a video in Nashville for that. "But I've been doing that," he added. "Like, I got records with Willie Nelson from way back in the day. So, this is what I do." Snoop Dogg and Nelson first collaborated in 2008 when the 92-year-old country icon was featured on the rapper's song, "My Medicine," which appeared on his ninth studio album, "Ego Trippin." In 2011, the two teamed up again for the single "Superman." Snoop Dogg was also featured on Nelson's 2012 song, "Roll Me Up and Smoke When I Die." That same year, Snoop Dogg along with Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Jamey Johnson received a CMA nomination in the vocal event of the year category for "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die." In April 2023, the duo gave a surprise performance of "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" during Nelson's star-studded 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. During a 2012 interview with The Associated Press, Snoop Dogg opened up about his friendship with Nelson and his experience with country music. WATCH: SNOOP DOGG COLLABORATED WITH THE ZAC BROWN BAND ON THE NEW COUNTRY SONG 'RUN WITH IT' "When I first met him, you would think he was a hip-hop artist because he showed love to me as if I was in his world and I never made country music or none of that. But he understood who I was," Snoop Dogg said. "And it drove me to make country music," he continued. "I made a couple of country records and was a part of his album and went to the Country Music Awards and worked with Brad Paisley, went to Johnny Cash's house. "I was getting heavy into it and finding country music is a form of hip-hop music," Snoop Dogg added. "It's the same thing. We're the same people. Don't let the rhythm fool you. It's the same game." In 2008, Snoop Dogg appeared on Paisley's album, "Play." The rapper was featured on Trace Adkins' 2021 song, "So Do the Neighbors." Last year, Snoop Dogg teamed up with Keith Urban for "Roll With It," a song that was included in the soundtrack of the animated movie "Garfield." Snoop Dogg has also spoken out about his interest in working with country legend Dolly Parton. During a 2024 news conference, Snoop Dogg told reporters, "I'd love to do a song with Dolly Parton, can you hook that up? "She brings it." Aside from country, Snoop Dogg has dabbled in R&B, soul, rock, reggae, gospel and electronic dance music. During his interview with Fox News Digital, Snoop Dogg shared his thoughts on cross-genre collaborations. "Music is music," he said. "It's the universal language of all people. And if it feels good to you, it must be good for you. And anytime you collaborate with somebody, it's the feeling that you get when you hear the record, when you make the record and when you release the record. "So, it's all of those above and then those in between." The "Gin and Juice" rapper's latest non-musical collaboration is with the fast-food chain Raising Cane's. Snoop Dogg is the face of Raising Cane's ad campaign for the 16th year of its trademark Chicken Finger Day holiday on July 27. On Chicken Finger Day, Raising Cane's customers will receive a free chicken finger for every box combo they purchase. According to a press release, Snoop Dogg is "stepping in to help make sure fans don't miss a beat, rolling up in a Cadillac sleigh, swapping "ho ho ho" for a laidback "yo yo yo" to help deliver chicken fingers in a Christmas-in-July-themed ad spot running nationwide. "The legendary rapper and pop culture icon will also appear on billboards and in-restaurant signage, bringing a little extra flavor and a whole lot of chicken fingers to Raising Cane's signature holiday," the press release added. While speaking with Fox News Digital, Snoop Dogg explained that he decided to take part in the campaign due to his love of the chain and his longtime friendship with Raising Cane's founder and CEO Todd Graves. "I like chicken fingers, and Todd Graves was a good friend of mine," Snoop Dogg said. "And when he decided to make it a real holiday, it was only fitting. It was only right. WATCH: SNOOP DOGG SHARES HIS LOVE FOR RAISING CANE'S AS HE DEBUTS NEW AD CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL CHICKEN FINGER DAY "I've been down with him for many years and associated with him and just love his brand, love the restaurants, and it just made sense to do something for something that's a part of my get down," he added. "I order this every day, all day." Snoop Dogg told Fox News Digital that personal order at Raising Cane's is "unorthodox." "I'm Snoop Dogg. I got my own order," he said. "Send me 17 strips with two fries and a whole bunch of ketchup with lemonade. It ain't even on the menu. It's just, that's how I get it." The rapper explained he and Graves worked together to develop the concept for the Christmas in July-themed ad. Snoop Dogg previously guest-starred on Graves' Discovery+ series, "Restaurant Recovery," and the restaurantuer's A&E show, "Secret Sauce." "Me and Todd Graves wanted to do something that could really make a difference and feel good and be fun too at the same time," Snoop Dogg said. "So, me in the Santa Claus spirit, riding around in my sleigh, but my sleigh is an old-school car to represent who I am and just dropping gifts on people around the whole world from the sky. You know what I'm saying? Just keeping the spirit alive. "It's a fun-filled situation anytime you're at Raising Cane's," he added. "It is a great restaurant. So, we wanted to make sure that the commercial would depict that as well."
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Zac Brown reveals engagement to jewelry designer Kendra Scott as legal battle with ex-wife unfolds
Zac Brown is engaged to jewelry designer Kendra Scott following his contentious divorce from ex-wife Kelly Yazdi. During an interview with People magazine published Thursday, the 46-year-old country star and Scott, 51, told the outlet, 'We are so happy and grateful that we found each other.' In a photo obtained by the outlet, Scott showed off her pink diamond engagement ring as she and Brown beamed and embraced while standing on a pier as the sun set behind them. Scott and Brown were seen lying on a lounge chair in another image as the entrepreneur displayed her ring while resting her head on the 'Chicken Fried' hitmaker's shoulder. On Friday, Brown made an appearance on 'Today' while Scott watched from the audience. Ahead of performing, Brown shared that he was feeling 'blessed' the morning after revealing his engagement to Scott. 'I feel great,' Brown said, adding of his proposal, 'I got her good.' Brown was then asked about the 'pressure' of finding the perfect engagement ring for a jewelry designer. 'I know, right? What are you gonna get somebody that designs jewelry?' he said. 'But no, it's incredible, incredible. So happy. We're so happy we found each other and we're blessed.' 6 Kendra Scott and Zac Brown are engaged as the country music star is in the middle of a divorce battle with his ex-wife. Kendra Scott/Instagram 6 The 46-year-old country star and Scott, 51, told said 'we are so happy and grateful that we found each other.' Kendra Scott/Instagram 'It just adds so much energy to everything else,' Brown added. 'More to give to music, more to give our families and everything. So we're blessed.' In May, the couple made their red carpet debut as they attended the 2025 American Music Awards, where Brown's country rock band the Zac Brown Band was nominated for favorite country duo or group. During the event, Brown was honored with the inaugural Veteran's Voice Award in recognition of his 'unwavering support to the veteran community.' 6 Zac Brown and Kendra Scott speak with fans at NBC's 'Today' in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on July 25, 2025. GC Images 6 Kendra Scott kisses Zac Brown on the cheek in a photo shared to Instagram on June 27, 2025. Kendra Scott/Instagram At the time, a source told People magazine that Brown and Scott had been dating for 'several months.' 'They were set up by a mutual friend, and are totally in love,' the insider shared. 'They are head over heels and have become inseparable.' Scott also accompanied Brown to fellow country music star Jamey Johnson's wedding when he tied the knot with Brittney Eakins in May. Both Brown and Scott have previously been married. Scott was married to John Scott from 2000 to 2006 and the former couple share two sons. The jewelry designer married Matt Davis in 2014 but the two, who share one son, split in 2020. Scott and Thomas Evans tied the knot in 2022 but later went their separate ways. 6 Kendra Scott and Zac Brown make their red carpet debut at the American Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26, 2025. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA 6 Both Brown and Scott have been married before and share kids with their ex-spouses. Kendra Scott/Instagram Brown and his first wife, Shelly, divorced in 2018 after 12 years of marriage. The former couple share five children, including Justice, 18, Lucy, 17, Georgia, 16, Joni, 14, and Alexander, 11. The country star tied the knot with actress and model Kelly Yazdi in August 2023, but they announced their separation four months later. Their split quickly turned acrimonious. Though Brown and Yazdi's divorce was finalized in January 2024, the two are currently engaged in a legal battle. In May, Brown filed a lawsuit against Yazdi, accusing her of violating an employee and confidentiality agreement and defaming him after she shared a handful of Instagram posts in which she accused the singer of 'narcissistic abuse.' Yazdi fired back, alleging that Brown was attempting to silence her with his lawsuit. In July, Yazdi sued Brown over the music video for his song 'Beautiful Drug,' which she claimed featured unauthorized footage from their wedding. She also alleged that he cast a lookalike model in the video in an attempt to portray her in a negative light. The two are set to face off in court during a jury trial, which is scheduled for Sept. 15 in Atlanta.
