| NASHVILLE, TENN. (July 1, 2026) – Today, DIAMOND-selling superstar Brian Kelley sets the tone for the season with “Jimmy Buffett Summer” — a blissed-out tribute to the Mayor of Margaritaville. Out now via Kelley’s own Nashville South Records, “Jimmy Buffett Summer” is the first song in his hit-filled catalog co-written with his wife, Brittney Kelley. Go here to listen to “Jimmy Buffett Summer” now. “Brittney and I have built a whole lot of life together, and this song feels like another little piece of our story,” says Kelley. “She’s always been my muse, but writing with her brought a different kind of spark — it was easy, fun and just so us. We’re both huge Buffett fans, and his music has always felt like a reminder to chase the sun, love your people hard, and make memories while you can. That’s really what ‘Jimmy Buffett Summer’ is — a love song to the lifestyle, to the moment, and to the girl I get to live it all with.” Dropping just in time for Fourth of July weekend, “Jimmy Buffett Summer” is an essential add to your summer party playlist, instantly channeling the sublime sensation of stepping onto warm sand and letting the outside world slip away. As the track’s breezy strumming and salt-air grooves work their magic, Kelley leans all the way into the carefree spontaneity and big-hearted optimism his hero embodied (from the second verse: “I wanna take a ride on a seaplane for the very first time / Havana daydreaming, a pretty sunrise / No agenda, just pretending that we ain’t coming back / I’m off my phone, oh baby, I’m way off the map”). Penned solely by Brian and Brittney and produced by Katlin Owen, “Jimmy Buffett Summer” ultimately turns their mutual love for the Tropical Troubadour into a spirited anthem for living in the moment — a sentiment perfectly captured in the sing-along-ready chorus: “Gotta live it out, don’t wanna have to wonder / I’m running on rum right now / It’s a Jimmy Buffett summer.” |
| Later this month, Kelley will headline the next round of his must-see SURF POST SESSIONS with a series of shows on July 23, 24, and 25. Hosted in the backyard of the Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, FL (owned by Brian and Brittney), the in-demand concert series has boasted over 75 SOLD-OUT shows since 2022. Fans can purchase tickets here.Packed with plenty of nods to Buffett iconography (e.g., LandShark beer, marlin fishing, “Cheeseburger in Paradise”), “Jimmy Buffett Summer” marks the follow-up to “B-Y-O-Beach” — Kelley’s freewheeling collaboration with chart-topping hitmaker Niko Moon, released in April alongside its official music video. Cementing his status as a master of feel-good Coastal Country, the Beach Cowboy’s recent output also includes sun-soaked jams like “Bought A Boat,” “93 In The Keys,” and “Queen Of 30A.” |
| ABOUT BRIAN KELLEY: DIAMOND-selling superstar Brian Kelley enters the next chapter of a record-breaking, history-making career with new releases “B-Y-O-Beach” ft. Niko Moon, “Queen Of 30A,” “93 In The Keys” and “Bought A Boat,” following Sunshine State of Mind Season Two, Chapter One (Nashville South Records). With SURF POST SESSIONS SUMMER ‘26 on deck – live from the Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, FL, which is owned by the Ormond Beach native and his wife Brittney – Kelley continues to diversify his thriving enterprise with collaborations including Tribe Kelley (with Brittney), Papa Surf Burger Bar (with Brittney; Jason and Brittany Aldean; Tom and Chris Glavine), and a partnership with Real American Beer. He is also a proud co-owner of the Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club – a professional sport fishing team of the Sport Fishing Championship league. First known as the Florida half of the GRAMMY-nominated Florida Georgia Line, the ACM Breakout Artist of the Decade Award recipients garnered 19 career #1s and became the first and only duo to achieve two RIAA DIAMOND singles in Country music history (#1s: 16X PLATINUM “Cruise” and 14X PLATINUM “Meant to Be” with Bebe Rexha). Surpassing 17 billion global streams, selling more than 40 million tracks and 4.8 million albums worldwide, plus playing to over 4 million fans, FGL has been honored by AMA, Billboard, CMA, and CMT Music Awards, as well as having a Florida Georgia Line: Mix It Up Strong exhibit at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. |
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