Riley Green and Ella Langley’s Friendship Is Unbreakable—Inside Their Bond Ahead of ACM Awards

Ever since Riley Green and Ella Langley collaborated on the song “You Look Like You Love Me,” their bond has been strong—and with the ACM Awards just around the corner, airing on May 17 on Prime Video, their support for one another is clear as day. At this year’s ceremony, Ella Langley is nominated for seven awards, while Green is nominated for four, and in one category, they could even share the trophy for Music Event of the Year for their collaboration, “Don’t Mind If I Do.”

As they head into this exciting weekend with fingers crossed, the love they have for one another is clear. Here, a look at their friendship. 

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Ever since Riley Green and Ella Langley debuted their hit track “You Look Like You Love Me,” country fans have been speculating about the nature of their relationship—but this pair has confirmed time and time again that they’re nothing more than friends.

While the song and its accompanying music video put their chemistry on full display, it’s ultimately nothing more than a close friendship they share, rooted in a mutual love for music and a similar upbringing, both being from Alabama. 

“I’m rumored to have dated a lot of people. I kind of understand that. People always long for that Tim and Faith, Johnny and June, George and Tammy thing,” Green shared on Country Nights Live! with Bev Rainey regarding their speculated romance. “Me and Ella have two giant songs together, and I think fans want to believe that what you’re singing about is real.” 

Regarding “Don’t Mind If I Do,” Ella Langley opened up in conversation with Holler about collaborating with Riley. 

“I’ve done a few duets at this point and some feature stuff, and really, for me, it’s the relationship, the connection. It’s somebody I want to create with, you know? It’s fun. That’s the whole joy of living where we live, and getting to do what we get to do, we are surrounded by people who love to do the same thing.” She continued, “Riley being from Alabama, we grew up with a lot of the same musical influences. Our hometowns are two hours apart from each other. On ‘Don’t Mind If I Do,’ he wrote that one by himself, and he just asked for me to come in the green room and see how a female sounded on it, just for fun. Then I think they loved it the way we did it—so they kept it on there!”

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While Riley and Ella are nominated in one category together, the two are up for the same award in the Artist-Songwriter of the Year category—but there’s nothing but friendly competition between the two.

“Me and Ella have had a lot of success together over the last couple of years. I’m so happy to see how she’s doing in country music—it’s so tough for a new artist to break through, especially a female artist,” Green told Taste of Country. “What she’s done in the last year or so is pretty amazing. To see another artist from Alabama win like that, we’ve got a lot of pride in where we’re from, so I’m really happy for her.”

As Riley and Ella head into the ACM Awards on May 17, one thing is crystal clear: their friendship is the real winner. Whether they take home trophies or not, these two Alabama natives have already proven that genuine connection and mutual respect can create magic—both on stage and off. We’ll be cheering them both on!