Chase Rice Predicts FGL's Surprising Next Chapter

Chase Rice knows a thing or two about making music with Florida Georgia Line.

He co-wrote the duo's monster hit "Cruise."

He spent plenty of time in the songwriting room with Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard before all three went on to build their own careers.

Now that Kelley and Hubbard are back together as Florida Georgia Line, Rice has a pretty good idea of what is happening behind the scenes.

In an exclusive interview with Taste of Country Nights, Rice shared what he thinks the two singers will do as they get back to making music together.

"Knowing them, they'll probably write a ton together," Rice told Taste of Country Nights.

"I could see them getting together and trying to write a lot of songs with just those two, or maybe going back to their — a lot of their hits were with Wiseman (Craig Wiseman) and Rodney Clawson," Rice said.

He wasn't sure where those relationships stand today.

But he could see the duo returning to some familiar songwriting partnerships.

"I don't know how their relationships are with those guys anymore," he added.

RICE'S MUSICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH FGL HAS SHIFTED

Rice spent a lot of time writing with both Kelley and Hubbard when Florida Georgia Line was first getting started.

He says he worked more with one member than the other.

"When we were writing back in the day, we were writing for me mostly, and I'd write with Brian a lot. I wouldn't write with Tyler a ton," he explained.

That relationship has changed over the years.

Rice says he's actually spent more time writing with Hubbard recently than he has with Kelley.

"I've actually written with Tyler more over the last few years than Brian," he said.

Still, Rice thinks the two former bandmates will likely spend plenty of time in the writing room together as they figure out what's next for Florida Georgia Line.

WILL CHASE RICE BE PART OF FGL'S NEXT CHAPTER?

Rice has a pretty important place in Florida Georgia Line history.

That's thanks in part to his role in writing "Cruise."

But don't expect him to be in the middle of every new song the duo makes.

"I don't think I'll be too much of a part of that, especially when I'm writing now, I don't know if it's up their alley," he said.

RICE'S EMOTIONAL TALK WITH HIS MOM

In a separate interview on the Taking Back Ocala podcast, Rice recalled speaking publicly about his childhood sexual abuse for the first time.

He first spoke about it in a June 2025 interview on the In the Blinds podcast.

That prompted a deep conversation with his mother.

Rice recalled discussing the situation with his mom following a summer family trip to a church camp that occurred after the interview went public.

"It was something we've been doing since we were kids, and we finally started going back now that my brothers have kids," he said.

"And she didn't say a word about it, and I didn't think about it. It's just me talking to a podcast. I was just like, whatever. I'm not going to try to hide this. She didn't say nothing."

Rice went home that evening, and his mom asked him to call her.