Photo Credit: Adam Taylor for Republic Nashville
Nashville, TN (February 13, 2013) – The good times keep coming for Florida Georgia Line – and just this morning – the rising country duo has been awarded the Academy of Country Music’s 2013 New Vocal Duo or Group honor, marking their first ACM win. FGL also scored nominations in the New Artist of the Year presented by Kohl’s and Vocal Duo of the Year categories. The award show will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7 on CBS at 8:00 PM ET / PT.
“We used to tell each other how fun it
would be one day to actually attend an award show,” shares Brian
Kelley. “This last year has been a whirlwind and we’ve had the
opportunity to go to a few. With that said, we never dreamed we would
win an award or receive multiple nominations. This is an unbelievable
honor!”
Tyler Hubbard adds, “thank you to our
fans for letting us play for you out on the road and giving back in such
a cool way. This award and these nominations couldn’t have happened
without you!”
Since releasing their multi-week #1,
PLATINUM debut single, “Cruise,” FGL has exploded on to the country
music scene. To date, the tune has sold over two million copies and was
the quickest Top 10 by a new duo since Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New
Man” over two decades ago, according to Billboard. In less than two
months, FGL’s follow-up single, “Get Your Shine On,” has sold over
250,000 copies and landed in the Top 25 at Country radio.
Comprised of Tyler Hubbard from
Monroe, Georgia and Brian Kelley from Ormond Beach, Florida, the
Republic Nashville duo brings a fresh combination of eclectic beats and
expressive lyrics to the genre. Producer Joey Moi (Jake
Owen, Nickelback) showcases their unique sound throughout their debut
album, HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES, which earned the highest debut album sales of 2012 for a new Country artist with nearly 63,000 copies in the first week.
FGL is currently on the road with Luke
Bryan’s DIRT ROAD DIARIES tour. Their energetic stage presence and
infectious lyrics have earned the attention of fans and Superstars –
Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Jennifer Nettle’s (Sugarland) and Dierks
Bentley – alike.
ABOUT REPUBLIC NASHVILLE:
In May 2009 Scott Borchetta, President and CEO of the Big Machine Label
Group and Monte Lipman, President and CEO of Universal Republic,
announced the formation of its new label partnership – Republic
Nashville. BMLG Executive Vice President Jimmy Harnen also serves as
President of the label. The imprint is headquartered on Music Row and
utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine and Universal Republic
Records. The two companies first joined forces in 2007 to propel Big
Machine Recording Artist & Country Superstar Taylor Swift beyond the
Country format to promotionally represent Taylor in radio formats
outside of the Country genre. Republic Nashville’s artist roster
includes The Band Perry; Eli Young Band; Florida Georgia Line, Greg
Bates and RaeLynn.
