Jelly Roll still can’t quite believe how his life is turning out. The Nashville native scored a No. 1 hit with “Son of a Sinner,” kicking off a long string of successes and accomplishments that included multiple awards, a second chart-topping single, a headlining tour and more. It’s a far cry from where Jelly Roll thought he might be, but…
No one is more surprised than Jelly Roll at how his life is unfolding. The Nashville native just launched his Backroad Baptism Tour, selling more than 550,000 tickets before the tour even began. While the overall success is massive, Jelly Roll sees each ticket as a lot of individual people who put forth the effort to see him perform. “It’s…
Jelly Roll has a second No. 1 hit, with “Need A Favor.” The song, the debut single from Jelly Roll’s 2023 Whitsitt Chapel album, follows his first chart-topping single with “Son of a Sinner.” “A second No. 1 at country radio is something I wouldn’t have even allowed myself to dream about,” Jelly Roll admits to Billboard. “‘Need A Favor’…
Jelly Roll performed his entire Whitsitt Chapel album to a sold-out crowd at the Ryman Auditorium on May 31, including his hit single, “Need a Favor.” The song, which is currently in the Top 5 on the charts, is the debut single from Whitsitt Chapel. Jelly Roll wrote “Need A Favor” with Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta and Rob Ragosta, inspired…
Jelly Roll‘s debut country album, Whitsitt Chapel, just came out, but it’s not because he just decided to write country music. Instead, the rapper-turned-singer says he has always been tied to the country music genre, even if the connection wasn’t obvious. “I feel like I’ve always written nothing but country songs, they were just my version of it and…
Jelly Roll‘s rags-to-riches, prodigal son story is more than just a way for him to get notoriety. The 38-year-old was first incarcerated when he was just 14 years old, spending the next decade in and out of juvenile and adult prisons, racking up a lengthy list of serious charges, including aggravated robbery and possession with intent to deliver. The…
