There has been a lot of speculation since Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley announced that Florida Georgia Line was going on an "indefinite hiatus" in 2022. Now Tyler is setting the record straight.

In a recent episode of the Human School Podcast, he opened up about the moment they decided to end their partnership. During the pandemic, Tyler was going through a lot in his personal life. He and his wife just had their third child, he was recovering from an ankle injury and dealing with the world shutting down. Brian sent him a new song that he'd written. Tyler thought it was something that Kenny Chesney might like to cut. Brian said he did send it to him and he passed on it, which he "took as a sign" that he should record the track. They had talked about pursuing solo careers before, but never seriously. Tyler was willing to support his partner up to a point. "I'm not willing to do Florida Georgia Line and then have a direct competitor that's my partner doing the exact same thing," he explained. Tyler also told him that he didn't want to give 100% to the band if Brian was only giving 50%. It was in that moment that Brian decided to pursue a solo career. Tyler says he did make some mistakes. One of which was unfollowing Brian on Instagram. That just added fuel to the fire. There was no drama between the two...their interests just changed.