When Riley Green and Ella Langley performed together at The American Rodeo on April 12, 2025, audience members couldn’t help but wonder if there’s more to the pair’s relationship than just music. In a fan-posted TikTok video from the show, Green slightly changed the lyrics of the duo’s hit, “You Look Like You Love Me.” Instead of singing, “She was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen in a pair of boots,” the country music star sang, “She was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen with bangs and boots.”
This change made the line a clear reference to Langley, who was walking around Green sporting bangs and boots as he sang. Green’s colossal grin in her direction only added more fuel to the fire, and many fans took to the TikTok video’s comments section to share their speculations about the two. Many fans called the interaction cute, and some felt sure that the two singers now share a more intimate connection.
Langley Has Shut Down Rumors of a Possible Relationship With Her Duet Partner
GettyAlthough many fans love the idea of Green and Langley being together, all evidence points to the contrary. In September 2024, Langley told Taste Of Country that the nature of her relationship with Green was anything but romantic. “We’re not dating,” she insisted. “We’re just good friends.” They may have recorded a very convincingly love-themed duet together, but their real-life connection is more platonic.
Nevertheless, as Langley further explained, Green was an essential part of her introduction to the local music scene in Alabama. “Riley was probably the first famous person I ever met,” Langley shared. “He was playing all the same bars I went to, and I played the same bars as him.”
Green Warned Langley That Gossip Might Crop Up Because of Their Hit Song
GettyFor his part, Green has also been quick to dispel any speculation about him having a romantic connection with Langley. On an episode of the “In The Blind” podcast from March 2025, the singer emphatically confirmed that he was single. The host gave him the option to avoid answering the question about his relationship status, but Green didn’t hesitate.
Not only has Green been very clear about seeing Langley as just a friend, but he even warned her about potential relationship rumors flying. As he explained in an episode of “The Viall Files,” back in December 2024, he believed that fans’ adoration for couples like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill could lead some people to think there was something more between Langley and him after “You Look Like You Love Me” debuted. Green told the podcast hosts: “When we first started having the success we did with that song, I kind of told Ella, I was like, ‘You know, there’s going to be a lot of things said, but, I mean, we don’t really got to play into it.’”