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Florida Georgia Line Count Their ‘Blessings’ In New Single

Florida Georgia Line just released their brand new single, “Blessings.” Brian Kelley says, “That song was started in January 2016 in St. John Island, at this house. Me and some…

Florida Georgia Line Counts Their 'Blessings' In New Single

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Florida Georgia Line just released their brand new single, “Blessings.”

Brian Kelley says, “That song was started in January 2016 in St. John Island, at this house. Me and some buddies and my wife and some friends we were there for about five weeks and kind of got the chorus going. And then we got back to Nashville in February and gave Tom (Douglas) a call, had him over to the treehouse with us, and got to work on finishing the song.”

He adds, “'Blessings' is just an attitude of gratitude. You know always count your blessings, always be thankful, even to wake up. No matter how bad your day is, no matter whatever happens, you got to wake up that day and that’s the big deal. We’re super thankful for all the blessings – our families and the fact that we get to create for a living and touch a lot of people’s lives and provide jobs, and just feel extremely fulfilled. So it’s just a good reminder, always count your blessings.”

“Blessings” is the third single off FGL’s current album, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.