FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE’S “CRUISE” BREAKS RECORD FOR LONGEST #1 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART

Breakout Duo’s Multi-Week #1 “Cruise” Certified 5X Platinum

FGL To Perform Top 15-And-Climbing Smash “Round Here” On Conan Next Monday (8/5)

Nashville, TN (August 1, 2013) – Florida Georgia Line's smash debut single “Cruise” has officially broken the record for the longest #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart in the 69-year history. Holding the summit for 22 weeks, "Cruise" shatters the four way tie for the 21-week record previously held by FGL; Webb Pierce’s "In the Jailhouse Now" (1955); Hank Snow’s "I'm Moving On" (1950-51) and Eddy Arnold’s "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" (1947-48).

FGL has skyrocketed since releasing back-to-back, multi-week #1 smashes in the US and Canada with the PLATINUM “Get Your Shine On” and 5X PLATINUM-certified “Cruise,” which combined with the remix, has sold over five million downloads and is the third-best-selling Country digital song ever, according to SoundScan. The breakout duo - comprised of Tyler Hubbard (Monroe, Georgia) and Brian Kelley (Ormond Beach, Florida) - will perform their Top 15-and-climbing follow-up, “Round Here,” on Conan next Monday (8/5), airing on TBS at 11:00P ET/ 10:00P CT.

The ACM New Artist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year winners are currently touring with Taylor Swift’s THE RED TOUR and Luke Bryan’s DIRT ROAD DIARIES TOUR in support of their GOLD-certified Republic Nashville debut HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES. FGL is already setting venue sales records for their first headline run, HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES TOUR 2013, this fall with Sears Centre Arena (Chicago, IL) selling out in less than 5 minutes and Whitaker Bank Ballpark (Lexington, KY) in 23 minutes.

Garnering buzz among fans, media and several Superstars across genres – including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Ed Sheeran – the hot newcomers most recently scored two CMT Music Awards for Duo Video of the Year and Breakthrough Video of the Year as well as four Teen Choice Awards nominations for  Choice Country Group; Choice Country Song (“Cruise”); Choice Summer Song (“Cruise” Remix f. Nelly) and Choice Summer Music Star: Group. Fans ages 13-19 can vote once a day via teenchoiceawards.com, with results airing August 11 at 8P ET on FOX. VEVO has also selected FGL for the coveted LIFT program, offering exclusive content across the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform.

For tour dates and more, visit FloridaGeorgiaLine.com. 

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE TO MAKE OPRY DEBUT THIS FRIDAY!

Photo courtesy of Republic Nashville

We told you this was gonna be their year and they've gone over and above what we ever thought would happen in such a short amount of time. We just got the BEST news ever on the whole planet! Tyler Hubbard, Brian Edward, Brian Bonds, Jason Schmidt and Tom Beaupre, also known as Florida Georgia Line have been asked to play the Grand Ole Opry this Friday night! Congratulations guys, you've made it to a place that millions only dream of going and you'll be standing in the dust of the footprints of legends such as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and Johnny Cash. That's the dust dreams are made of. We, and all of your fans, are so proud of you, we can't even express in words the happiness we feel for you right now. We love you! Knock 'em dead! We'll be listening!

 

If you can't make the live show, tune in online at www.wsmonline.com. Show starts around 7pm CT.

VIDEO REWIND: FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE PERFORMS "CRUISE"ON WGN MIDDAY NEWS

This is why we do what we do ... we met Florida Georgia Line last June when they were on the "Best Damn Country Tour" and virtually unheard of. We knew the minute we heard them that they were headed places and were a group we definitely wanted to spread the word about and support. Now, in that year since, they've signed with Big Loud Shirt as songwriters, are playing on the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour with Gary Allan, Rodney Atkins and other well known artists, their debut single "Cruise" is a huge hit on Sirius XM's "The Highway" with Storme Warren and other nationwide country stations, their recent cd release, "It'z Just What We Do" is taking off like gangbusters, Jason Aldean is cutting their indie hit, "Black Tears" on his upcoming cd, and now they've made their television debut, performing today on WGN Chicago's Mid-Day News. 

We are SOOOOO proud of Brian, Tyler, and the band (Brian Bonds, Jason Schmidt and Tom Beaupre) on how hard they've worked and the amazing accomplishments this past year. Trust me, you will be seeing and hearing ALOT more from Florida Georgia Line. This is how it's done y'all!

They are found all over the internet so please go check them out and congratulate them on kicking 2012's ass! If you get a chance to catch them in your area, do not pass it up. They put on a rockin' show and it's pretty darned great.

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