A Timeline of Florida Ga Line’s Vocation

On January 1, 2021, Florida Ga Line kicked off the new calendar year by saying strategies to release solo new music.

In a video contact that users Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley shared to social media, Kelly explained, “Me and you have experienced discussions three or four yrs ago, and this has type of been a lifelong aspiration of mine. But I kinda felt like I started writing an album as soon as I commenced crafting yet again in August and had a few of music that I started off composing that I just felt like perhaps I’m intended to sing these and probably have a task, an outlet for these to occur out on. We talked about that ahead of, and just the timing wasn’t suitable. All the dots weren’t definitely related, all the things wasn’t in line.”

“Like BK mentioned, timing’s almost everything and we’ve been on a 10-yr journey collectively. We would not modify it for the world. And we’re gonna go on our journey,” Hubbard responded. “We’ve form of developed this liberty all over ourselves to in which we can do no matter what we want to do creatively and musically, so it is a large amount of fun…. It’s a lovely position to be, like BK reported, to be in a position to undertaking out and have a voice of our own and have an individuality a very little bit. We have usually been a package deal.”

Though the nation celebrity duo promised that the announcement is not a separation,  and that they nevertheless prepare to tour collectively in the new yr once it is harmless to do so, we at Billboard felt that it was time for a Florida Ga Timeline (get it?)

See down below for a timeline of FGL’s job.

2008 – Belmont University

Kelley and Hubbard fulfilled at the Nashville-situated university through a campus worship group, and started crafting with each other among lessons. Kelley is from Ormond Beach front, Florida, and Hubbard is from Monroe, Georgia — consequently determining on the title Florida Ga Line.

December 2010 – Everything Like Me EP

As an independent duo, FGL self-released their debut EP, which featured six songs which include “You’re Country” and “Backwoods Attractiveness Queen.” They went on to signal a publishing and administration deal with Massive Loud Mountain and worked with Nickelback producer Joey Moi on their following EP.

2012 – “Cruise”

Showcased on their 2012 It’z Just What We Do EP, “Cruise” grew to become FGL’s breakout hit. The tune strike No. 1 on the Sizzling Country Tunes chart on Dec. 22, 2012, its first of a then-document-breaking 24 weeks at the top rated of the checklist. By July 6, 2013, the track — thanks in aspect to a remix showcasing Nelly — peaked at No. 4 on the all-style Billboard Sizzling 100 chart, the duo’s 1st prime 10 strike. The music went on to market additional than 7.5 million downloads by 2020 in the U.S., and has attained additional than 700 million on-need streams and been performed on the radio over 1 million periods.

The music later on opened up FGL’s debut studio album, 2012’s Here’s to the Great Occasions.

2013 – Awards galore!

Thanks to the success of “Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line gained a slew of awards in 2013. At the ACM Awards, the duo snagged new artist of the year and new vocal duo or team of the yr. At the CMT Songs Awards, “Cruise” gained duo video of the yr and breakthrough online video of the 12 months. At the CMA Awards, Florida Ga Line received vocal duo of the calendar year and “Cruise” was named one of the yr. At the American Songs Awards, the Nelly remix of “Cruise” received single of the calendar year.

A 12 months afterwards, at the 2014 Billboard New music Awards, “Cruise” ongoing its successful streak when it was named top rated state song.

August 2014 – Anything Goes album

The group’s sophomore album was led by the single “Dirt.”

August 2016 – Dig Your Roots album

The duo’s third studio album showcased a selection of superior-profile collaborations, including Tim McGraw, Ziggy Marley and the Backstreet Boys, showcasing FGL’s expertise for genre-bending.

2017 – Bebe Rexha’s “Meant to Be”

FGL teamed up with pop star Bebe Rexha for her smash All Your Fault: Pt. 2 observe “Meant to Be,” which arrived at No. 1 on Very hot State Tunes on Dec. 16, 2017, and ultimately logged a document-breaking 50 weeks in the direct. The observe soared to No. 2 on the Billboard Scorching 100 (for a few weeks) and to No. 2 on the Pop Airplay chart. It has produced more than 1.4 billion on-demand streams in the U.S. and over 1.3 million performs on the radio.

February 2019 – Just cannot Say I Ain’t State album

Hubbard and Kelley just about every co-wrote extra than 50 percent the tracks on Place, which spans 19 music, like the singles “Talk You Out of It,” “Sittin’ Pretty” and “Colorado.” They ongoing their affinity for broad-ranging features on the album, with Jason Derulo, Jason Aldean and Hardy among the visitor stars.

The album entered Billboard’s Major Nation Albums chart (dated March 2, 2019) at No. 1, earning 50,000 equal album models (29,000 in regular album gross sales) in its first 7 days, ending Feb. 21, in accordance to Nielsen New music.

October 2019 – The Acoustic Classes

Florida Georgia Line stripped matters down for its 17-observe acoustic venture. The banjo is at the forefront of “Get Your Glow On” instead of electric guitars for a more laidback come to feel. Meanwhile, the band’s collaborators Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Backstreet Boys and Bebe Rexha remained on large hits “This Is How We Roll,” “May We All,” “God, Your Mama, and Me” and “Meant to Be” respectively.

May perhaps 2020 – 6-Pack EP

It’s like “a selection pack – there is a very little some thing for all people: a appreciate track, celebration tracks, and songs that convey us together,” explained FGL’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of the EP. “We’ve been performing actual tough in the studio, and are just super enthusiastic to have new new music out.”

The six-track compilation was co-created by Corey Crowder and highlighted the solitary “I Really like My Country.”

In 2021, FGL additional three far more tracks to the established: “Long Dwell,” “New Truck” and “Life Rolls On.”

November 2020 – “No truth” to break up rumors

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley unfollowed each and every other on social media, which led admirers to consider a hiatus was on the way. A source near to the team told Billboard at the time that there ended up “no truth” to rumors of a split.

January 2021 – Options to release solo music

In a approximately 10-minute video contact that the country duo shared on their social media, Kelley defined how the ongoing pandemic gave him a lot of further time at house for some “soul-searching” and a awesome break from songwriting right before he bought back again into the swing of factors.

“Me and you have experienced discussions three or 4 many years ago, and this has kind of been a lifelong desire of mine. But I kinda felt like I started out composing an album as soon as I started out producing all over again in August and experienced a few of tracks that I begun crafting that I just felt like maybe I’m intended to sing these and likely have a challenge, an outlet for these to come out on,” he explained. “We talked about that prior to, and just the timing wasn’t ideal. All the dots weren’t definitely related, every little thing was not in line.”

“Like BK said, timing’s anything and we have been on a 10-yr journey jointly. We would not alter it for the globe. And we’re gonna continue our journey,” Hubbard responded. “We’ve variety of designed this independence about ourselves to the place we can do whatsoever we want to do creatively and musically, so it’s a large amount of fun…. It is a stunning spot to be, like BK stated, to be able to venture out and have a voice of our very own and have an individuality a little little bit. We’ve often been a bundle offer.”

The duo clarified that they’re not breaking up and still approach to tour jointly in the new yr once it is secure to do so.

January 2021 – “Undivided”

Hubbard teamed up with Tim McGraw for the upbeat, inspirational anthem “Undivided,” which Hubbard wrote with Chris Loocke when reflecting on his individual quarantine in his tour bus following testing favourable for COVID-19 (which designed FGL unable to conduct at the CMA Awards in 2020 alongside with 4 other performers).

“Music presents us hope and brings us alongside one another in a way very little else can. This doesn’t indicate we really don’t have work to do. Very the reverse,” McGraw said in a statement. “I liked the positivity of this song and that it called me to examine myself and to recall that really like is bigger. It is why I realized this music had to be my next single with Tyler as soon as he despatched it to me.”

“I understood right away when I concluded it, I experienced to text it to Tim. He has a way of speaking with the entire world that is unique in tunes,” Hubbard extra. “For him to want to conduct with me was an awesome experience. The tune is about coming with each other, and that’s particularly what we did.”

January 2021 – Inauguration

McGraw and Hubbard performed their unifying duet at the Celebrating The us primetime distinctive honoring President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day (Jan. 20).

They delivered the tune outdoor on the the banking companies of the Cumberland River with Nashville’s skyline lighting up in the qualifications.

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