Zac Brown Band officially welcomes Caroline Jones as first female member

Zac Brown Band is now a party of nine!

The 3-time Grammy-winning group welcomed Caroline Jones as a permanent addition, making her the band’s first female member since its inception in 2002.

Announcing the exciting news on Tuesday, Jones revealed she will join the band for tours, performances, and in the studio after serving as an opening act for the eight-piece band for three years.

“Joining Zac Brown Band as an official member is the greatest honor of my career so far,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “To be validated not only as a singer and songwriter but as a musician and member of the family means more to me than I can put into words.”

Jones, 32, will now be joining the star-studded line-up consisting of frontman Zac Brown, Coy Bowles, Clay Cook, Daniel De Los Reyes, Jimmy De Martini, Chris Fryar, John Driskell Hopkins, and Matt Mangano.

The band also made the announcement on its own account, writing, “It feels like Caroline has been part of Zac Brown Band for years. She has done a few tours with us and has also been in the recording studio creating with us. She is family and a badass musician. She sings the highest and works the hardest.”

Jones joined the band on their 2017 tour, and was asked back for the next two consecutive tours.

She later appeared as a special guest in the band’s other gigs over the years, including “The Comeback Tour” and their current “Out in the Middle” tour.

“Exciting (and busy!) times ahead as I perform and create with ZBB while continuing to build my own career. Thank you all for your support,” Jones wrote on Instagram.

“Playing with ZBB makes me a better musician, vocalist, songwriter, performer, and human. I live for each of those things and I am humbled that they believe I add to the outfit.”

Zac Brown Band recently released the deluxe version of their 2021 album, “The Comeback.”

The band is still on the road with its “Out In The Middle Tour,” which kicked off on April 22 and is set to wrap up on Nov. 19. Also coming up is the band’s performance at the 56th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 9.