Tyler Hubbard has taken to Instagram to show love to Brian Kelley's brand new album, Coral Beats, as rumours continue to swirl around a 2027 Florida Georgia Line reunion tour.

Hubbard and Kelley teamed up on-stage for a surprise performance at Nashville's CMA Fest this summer, with the duo reconnecting after years of public jibes and perceived tension, due to all the conjecture surrounding their split in 2022.

In recent months, however, they've been speaking openly about how they've been healing their relationship, with the focus being on their friendship, rather than anything FGL-related. However, since their momentous CMA Fest reunion, both THubb and BK have both been teasing the prospect of 2027 shows as Florida Georgia Line.

Now, with the arrival of Kelley's new Coral Beats album, Hubbard's kind words of support feel like further confirmation that the ‘Cruise’ hitmakers are back to being buddies again.

Via his Instagram Stories, Hubbard gushes, “yall be sure to go check out my brother's new album. Especially if you're looking to catch a vibe or ride a wave. congrats bk”.

The ‘Way Home’ singer-songwriter goes on to reference one of the songs on Kelley's Coral Beats record, ‘Bike With No Hands’, joking, “you already know I been riding my bike with no hands since this dropped. Still mad you didn't let me play that sax tho :)”.

Hubbard's high praise is undoubtedly well-placed, with Coral Beats feeling like a bold new step for Kelley as he consolidates his role in the genre as the Floridian ‘Beach Cowboy’.

Coral Beats is experimental in that Kelley is exploring new delivery styles and incorporating R&B-inspired instrumentals, while still being grounded in his Sunshines State of Mind outlook. It's a refreshing, uplifting collection of sun-drenched earworms.

With a 2027 Florida Georgia Line tour feeling like an inevitability at this point, we're excited to see whether THubb and BK make room in their setlist for their solo material.

We envision it being similar to Kanye West and JAY-Z's famous Watch the Throne Tour in the early 2010s, where each artist had a portion of the show devoted to their respective solo work. If this is the case for FGL next year, then we can't wait to hear BK reeling off some of his Coral Beats anthems, like ‘Beach Bar’ and ‘Tropical’.

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