Jelly Roll Announces 13-Track Debut Country Album

Jelly Roll has revealed the name, date, and album cover of his new album. The album is called Whitsitt Chapel, and will be released June 2.

The album is titled after the church Jelly attended in his native Antioch, Tennessee ( a suburb of Nashville). Dubbed his debut full-length country project, the new work features 13 tracks, including his current single, "Need A Favor."

Recently, Jelly Roll teased the announcement with images of Whitsitt Chapel's outdoor sign featuring song lyrics from current and not-yet-released tracks on the album. Additional tracklist information will be announced at a later date.

Jelly Roll said in a statement, "This album is about growth and gratitude happening in my life. I wanted to create a project that felt hopeful. I believe the worst feeling a person can have is feeling hopeless or worthless. This is therapeutic music. Real music for real people with real problems."

Earlier this week, Jelly Roll was named to CRS New Faces at the 2023 Country Radio Seminar and announced his upcoming 44-date "Backroad Baptism Tour."

JELLY ROLL "BACKROAD BAPTISM TOUR" DATES:

Fri July 28 — Southaven, MS — BankPlus Amphitheater*
Sat July 29 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank Amphitheater*
Sun July 30 — Orange Beach, AL — The Wharf Amphitheater*
Tue August 01 — Huntsville, AL — Orion Amphitheater*
Thu August 03 — Darien Center, NY — Darien Lake Amphitheater+
Fri August 04 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center!
Sat August 05 — Bangor, ME — Maine Savings Amphitheater!
Tue August 08 — Gilford, NH — Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion!
Wed August 09 — Bridgeport, CT — Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
Fri August 11 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live>
Sat August 12 — Virginia Beach, VA — Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach>
Tue August 15 — Burgettstown, PA — The Pavilion at Star Lake<
Thu Aug 17 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theater<
Fri August 18 — Milwaukee, WI — American Family Insurance Amphitheater<
Sat August 19 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre>
Tue August 22 — Evansville, IN — Ford Center*
Thu Aug 24 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP*
Fri August 25 — Omaha, NE — CHI Health Center>
Sat August 26 — Kansas City, MO — T-Mobile Center>
Tue August 29 — Lubbock, TX — United Supermarket Arena#
Wed August 30 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater#
Fri September 01 — Las Vegas, NV — MGM Grand Garden Arena#
Sat September 02 — Salt Lake City, UT — USANA Amphitheatre#
Sun September 03 — Greenwood Village, CO — Fiddler's Green<~
Tue September 05 —Rapid City, SD — Summit Arena at The Monument*
Wed Sep 06 — Bozeman, MT — Brick Breeden Fieldhouse*
Tue September 12 — Bend, OR — Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
Thu September 14 — Concord, CA — Concord Pavilion$
Fri September 15 — Bakersfield, CA — Mechanics Bank Arena$
Tue September 19 — Oklahoma City, OK — Paycom Center>
Thu September 21 — Austin, TX — Germania Insurance Amphitheater>
Fri September 22 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^$
Sat September 23 — Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion$
Tue September 26 — Tupelo, MS — Cadence Bank Arena*
Thu September 28 — Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center!
Fri September 29 — Indianapolis, IN — Ruoff Music Center!
Sat September 30 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center&
Tue October 03 — Charleston, WV — Charleston Coliseum*
Thu October 05 — Wilmington, NC — Live Oak Bank Pavilion*
Fri October 06 — Greensboro, NC — Greensboro Coliseum<
Tue October 10 — Lexington, KY — Rupp Arena<
Thu October 12 Greenville, SC — Bon Secours Wellness Arena#
Fri October 13 — Jacksonville, FL — VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena#
Sat October 14 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre#

^On Sale April 14

*With Support from Struggle Jennings, Caitlynne Curtis, & Josh Adam Meyers
+With Support from Merkules, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers
!With Support from Elle King, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers
>With Support from Ashley McBryde, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers
<With Support from Yelawolf, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers
#With Support from Chase Rice, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers
$With Support from Three 6 Mafia, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers
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It's hard to believe how quickly ten years can pass. Ten years ago some pretty special projects from artists, including Blake Shelton, Lady A, Tim McGraw, and more, were brand new. Blake was on fire back then (as he is now), winning his one and only CMA Entertainer of the Year award the previous year (2012). In 2013 he won CMA's Male Vocalist and Album of the Year for his project Based On A True Story. It was the year we were just learning of a future Grammy darling named Kacey Musgraves.

Also, in 2013, Miranda Lambert won another Female Vocalist award from the CMA, and the CMA Musical Event was a song McGraw released with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban called "Highway Don't Care."

Sadly, it was also the year when country icon and Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones passed away. Still, it was only the beginning for what was dubbed "Baby Antebellum" as Lady A's Hillary Scott gave birth to her first child Eisele. Now the trio has six children between them.

As we look at 2013 in country music, here are some of our favorite albums to come out that year.

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The second album from the Miranda Lambert-led trio Pistol Annies. One reviewer said at the time of its release, "A bluegrass-inspired collection that is nothing short of entertaining, even when the women complain non-stop about the men in their lives."

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The fifth studio album won a Grammy For Best Country Album. The album's standout single was "Downtown."

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Kacey's debut project, this album won the 2015 Best Country Album Grammy. It also took home Album of The Year at the 2014 ACM Awards.

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This album featured "Highway Don't Care," a duet with Taylor Swift which featured Keith Urban on guitar. Tim said of the project when it came out, "There's something special about this record to me, in the optimism that it has. I'm looking forward to more stuff than I've ever had happen before; there's more ahead of me than behind me. I feel like I've grabbed another gear."

This project was the 2013 CMA Album of the Year winner. At the time of its release, it was a career-best for Shelton selling 200,000 copies in one week. It was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Album in 2013.