Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard have been dominating the country charts for the better part of the past two years, and they don't show many signs of slowing their "bro country" freight train. The buddies, better known as Florida Georgia Line, were recently featured in Forbes' annual 30 Under 30 list, which names the top young performers in the country.
They addressed the "bro" tag, as well as the traditional artists and fans who have spoken out against their music.
"I think country's more of a lifestyle. ... The music's always going to evolve," Kelley said in a separate article. "The stories are always going to evolve. But I think it's a combination of things. It's a combination of the songs, the stories, the lifestyle. And it's hard to put a name on country music. It's hard to brand it. Everybody wants to put a name and label it a certain way."
Hubbard and Kelley also shared their pre-show secret to success, which is, of course, alcohol related.
"We get everybody that's there at the show -- friends, family, our band and crew, and get together in a circle and say a little chant. ... Say a prayer, and then a shot of Fireball, get pumped up, and hit the stage," Hubbard said.
Songwriters Hall of Famer Don Schlitz visited Kelley's music class at Belmont and said "there's a song in every conversation. All you have to do is listen." Kelley immediately shared the advice with Hubbard.
"We've taken that, the past couple years, any chance we get to write a title or in our notes in our phone or sing a melody or whatever, you never know what it's going to sound like," he said.
FGL's latest single, "Sun Daze," has been monopolizing country radio for the past couple months. Check it out below:
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