Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley’s Drama Explained

Florida Georgia Line bandmates Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have achieved major success in country music, but behind the scenes, it wasn’t always peachy between them.

Hubbard and Kelley founded their duo in 2010 and broke records with their debut single, “Cruise,” in 2012. After releasing four studio albums from 2012 to 2019, they made headlines in 2020 when Tyler and his wife, Hayley Hubbard, unfollowed his bandmate.

The two men addressed the social media drama in a joint interview on SiriusXM’s Exit 209.

“I unfollowed BK for a few days while we were through this political, you know, in the middle of this election and everything going on,” Tyler told Storme Warren. “And I even called him and told him, I said, ‘Hey buddy, I love you. And I love you a lot more in real life than on your Stories right now. So I’m just going to, so that’s why I’m unfollowing you. Nothing personal. I still love you. You’re still my brother.’ I just didn’t want to see it every time I opened Instagram. And so it wasn’t a big deal.”

While they went on to release their fifth studio album, Life Rolls On, in 2021, the musicians hinted at a hiatus in 2022, launching solo careers. Brian, who is married to Brittney Kelley, clarified at the time that they are “not going their separate ways” but rather taking a “break.” However, months later, he hinted that there were no plans for the twosome to work together after wrapping their summer 2022 tour.

In December 2025, Tyler said he was meeting up with Brian before the holidays in hopes of building a new relationship with his once close friend.

Scroll through for a timeline of their ups and downs: