“The Acoustic Sessions” is NOW AVAILABLE. The album contains 17 stripped down tracks of FGL’s biggest hits including “Cruise”, “Sippin’ on Fire”, “May We All”, “Simple” and “Meant to Be”.

Download the album here. You can also purchase the physical CD at Walmart.

Brian Kelley, half of the country duo Florida Georgia Line, has signed on as a producer for “May We All,” a jukebox musical that will incorporate country hits by fellow stars of the genre like Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and Dolly Parton as well as FGL’s own music.

“May We All” is slated for a developmental production at Memphis’ Playhouse on the Square in the fall of 2020, with a world premiere production being planned for Nashville in 2021. Representatives for the production say a feature film adaptation is hoped for, as well. The show will be licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide for further productions following that scheduled Nashville bow.

Said Kelley in a statement, “I love building, love creating, love being surrounded by an amazing team, and have found endless inspiration in the fact that I can use my voice in any interest that I have, … I couldn’t be more thrilled to have this musical feature the songs of so many of my buddies and artists who’ve inspired me. Can’t wait to bring this project to the stage and beyond.”

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Even if you are a person who hates country music, you are probably familiar with Florida Georgia Line, because Florida Georgia Line is probably a big part of why you hate country music. The duo—Brian Kelley (from Florida) and Tyler Hubbard (from Georgia)—didn’t invent bro-country, the genre’s beers-trucks-and-girls offshoot, but they are very complicit in its ubiquity: Their 2012 debut, Here’s to the Good Times, is a collection of cringe-inducing hymns for the church of drinking on dirt roads with best friends, punctuated with defiant slogans to make fans envious of the life they purportedly live. “It’s just what we do,” they declare to the world in one. In another: “That’s how we do it ‘round here.”

The formula worked: Good Times went platinum twice and propelled them to country music superstardom. Its lead single, “Cruise,” was the first country song in history—one of only eight songs ever—to earn the RIAA’s Diamond designation, with over 10 million combined sales and streams. Their 2017 duet with pop singer Bebe Rexha, “Meant to Be,” spent a record 50 consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot Country Songs chart and still remains the odds-on favorite to be playing in any fro-yo shop the moment you walk in the door.

Much of Florida Georgia Line’s success stems from their strenuous efforts to portray themselves as pushers of the genre’s rigid boundaries—a strain of country that invites even those less familiar with its traditional tropes to take part. “The mixtape’s got a little Hank, a little Drake, a little something bumping, thumb-thumping on the wheel,” they begin on “This Is How We Roll,” which features fellow bro-country king Luke Bryan and brings in Jason Derulo for the remix. “Sun Daze,” off 2014’s Anything Goes, describes an ideal day-drinking playlist of hip-hop, Merle Haggard, Mick Jagger, and Bob Marley, while “May We All” includes a verse from Tim McGraw and a shoutout to 2Pac. The only thing discernibly “country” about “Meant to Be” is the twang in Kelley’s and Hubbard’s voices.

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The ACM Awards have announced 7 new awards and 3 of those, Breakout Artist of the Decade, Single of the Decade and Musical Event of the Decade, go to our boys!

The ACM Breakout Artist of the Decade Award acknowledges an artist that first impacted country music in the decade and has contributed to the country music format in a meaningful way. Factors considered include success at radio, commercial media, sales and streaming, creative integrity, touring statistics, artistic merit and ACM Award recognition.

FGL’s 2012 No. 1 hit, “Cruise, was recognized as the ACM Single of the Decade Award, which recognizes a single that has impacted country music over the decade. The factors considered include success at radio, commercial media, sales and streaming, artistic merit and ACM Award recognition.

Florida Georgia Line received the ACM Music Event of the Decade Award for their 2017 No. 1 hit, “Meant to Be,” with Bebe Rexha. The award recognizes a recording performed by artists who do not regularly perform together that has impacted country music over the decade. The factors considered include success at radio, commercial media, sales and streaming, artistic merit and ACM Award recognition.

Florida Georgia Line are joining Old Dominion as openers for Kenny Chesney’s just-announced Chillaxification 2020 Tour! Presale for LIFERS begins on September 30, with regular sales October 4. More dates are said to be announced soon:

Chillaxification 2020 Tour

April 18 | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas
April 25 | Miller Park | Milwaukee, Wis.
May 2 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, Minn.
May 9 | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Fla.
May16 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Ga.
May 22 | Minute Maid Park | Houston, Texas
May 23 | The Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas
May 30 | Heinz Field | Pittsburgh, Pa.
June 6 | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, Pa.
June 13 | Busch Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
June 20 | Ohio Stadium | Columbus, Ohio
June 27 | Nissan Stadium | Nashville, Tenn.
July 11 | Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, Mo.
July 18 | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Wash.
July 25 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Ill.
August 1 | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, Calif.
August 8 | Empower Field at Mile High | Denver, Colo.
August 15 | Ford Field | Detroit, Mich.
August 22 | MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ
August 28 | Gillette Stadium | Foxboro, Mass.