Jelly Roll On Dustin Lynch And His ‘Honest Spirit’

Jelly Roll is giving some praise to his fellow country star, labelmate, and friend, Dustin Lynch, following their collaboration on "Chevrolet." As a fellow Tennessee kid, this cowboy is one that Jelly Roll has always wanted to work with.

The new country anthem, "Chevrolet," by Lynch featuring Jelly Roll, was released in September 2023 on Lynch's sixth studio album, Killed The Cowboy. It was co-written by Chase McGill, Jessi Alexander, Hunter Phelps, and Mentor Williams.

"First of all, before we talk about 'Chevrolet,' I'd like to talk about just Dustin Lynch. What a great guy. What an honest spirit," Jelly Roll said. "And if you've never seen him in his natural born habitat, you got to go to Crash My Playa that Luke Bryan has where Dustin Lynch is in charge of the pool party. He's the mayor of Crash My Playa."

He continued, "Zach (Jelly Roll's producer) called me and said, hey, man, I produce for Dustin, too, of course. He's like, I know you've been wanting to work with him. I got a song that might be it, and he sent it. I was like, dude, I'm in. I'm actually really in. So it was really cool to see it come around and be able to work with Dustin."

Most recently, Jelly Roll kicked off his next era of music by performing a new song, "Liar," at the 2024 ACM Awards. He also took home the win for Music Event of the Year with Lainey Wilson for "Save Me."

Jelly Roll, a multi-genre hitmaker, will hit the road this summer for this headlining 2024 Beautifully Broken Tour with special guests Warren Zeiders and Alexandra Kay. He will also perform at Nissan Stadium on Saturday, June 8 during CMA Fest.

Jelly Roll is on fire these days, having just enjoyed his second number-one song on country radio, "Need A Favor." He is currently on his headling tour, "Backroad Baptism." It is his "moment" in country music, and he's been enjoying every second of it, as you can clearly see on his social media.

He recently revealed that during his first performance at CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium in June, which was televised as a TV special on ABC, he was "trembling."

Jelly posted a video clip of the performance on his Instagram. He wrote in a lengthy caption, "If you listen closely, you can hear my voice shaking the first half of the song— I was trembling; I was so nervous. Sixty-five thousand people in my hometown stadium- the same stadium my father took me to every Sunday for Titans games. The same stadium I've been taking my daughter to since she was a baby."

He continued, "Thank you, CMA fest, for letting me be a part of your 50th anniversary - I have literally been going to 'Fan Fair' since I was a child. This night was unbelievable... to hear 65k people [sing] 'and God, I need a Favor' in unison like one voice. Speaking of 'NEED A FAVOR,' I can officially say it is the #1 song on Country Radio right now. There is no greater achievement in this town than being #1 in country radio. The fact this is my 2nd number one at Country Radio this year makes it almost unbelievable to me, to be honest - and this same song also held 3 weeks at number 1 on Rock radio."

Jelly concluded, "Just when I thought things couldn't get any wilder, y'all continue to amaze me. Thank y'all - this has been an unreal year."

We celebrate all things Jelly today as he shines in the country music spotlight. Let's take a look at the four songs that brought him to this place in music.

Jelly first released this song in June of 2020. At the time, he said of the song's video, "This one is a bit of a curveball for me. I don't usually do these stripped-down acoustic videos, but writing this song made me feel something. I felt y'all needed some insight into the more vulnerable side of the music business." The song was later re-recorded as a duet with Lainey Wilson.

This is Jelly Roll's first single released to the country music format. It is also his first number-one song on country radio. The song is about Jelly Roll's personal life as a traveling musician and his personal struggles with drug addiction. Jelly said that he was intoxicated while recording the vocal track.

Jelly's second number-one song on country radio. It centers on a man on the verge of losing the love of his life and praying for God to do him a favor, admitting he does not deserve it, and hoping to repent for his past actions.

An official remix of the song with Lainey Wilson was released on May 12, 2023, as the second single from Jelly's album Whitsitt Chapel. Jelly and Lainey performed it together at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards and later at the finale of season 21 of "American Idol."