In and out of the juvenile detention system since age 14, the Bridgestone headline date represented several milestones for Jelly, with proceeds from the show earmarked to
build a recording studio and provide music programs at the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center – where Jelly himself served as a teen-and for other programs benefiting at-risk youth in partnership with Impact Youth Outreach, including Hometown Heroes Scholarships for Metro Nashville Public School seniors.
After independently building his own fanbase, the past year has marked Jelly Roll’s biggest to date
. Jelly Roll has held the No. 1 spot on
Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart for 16 straight weeks – marking the second-longest reign ever on the chart. His Gold-certified single, ‘Son of a Sinner,’ is currently Top 3 at Country Radio and climbing after earning Jelly his first
Billboard Hot 100 debut back in July. Earlier this year, Jelly topped the
Billboard and Mediabase Rock charts for two weeks with his debut Rock single ‘Dead Man Walking’ – his first No. 1 ever as an artist/songwriter. With ‘Dead Man Walking,’ Jelly became the
first act this decade to top the Rock charts while simultaneously having a Top 30 song on Country radio, and he is the first artist in Billboard history to do so with debut singles. It was just over a year ago that Jelly Roll signed with BMG and sold-out the Ryman Auditorium in under an hour, prompting an immediate invitation to the historic Opry to make his debut.
‘NEED A FAVOR’ marks the latest release of new music from Jelly’s highly anticipated forthcoming album and the second new song release since Jelly’s current single, ‘Son of A Sinner.’ On 2 December, Jelly released ‘She,’ a ballad about the perils of addiction that quickly resonated with fans and that encouraged people, through the music video and Jelly’s partnership with Shatterproof, to seek help with addiction and mental health. Written by Jelly Roll, Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta and Rob Ragosta, Jelly’s new single, ‘NEED A FAVOR,’ was inspired by the “the internal fight between faith and vices” (American Songwriter) and continues his path of “therapeutic music.” Of his new music and upcoming album, Jelly shared earlier this month with Billboard, “I want to keep making music that helps people. That makes it worth it.”
ABOUT JELLY ROLL:
Outright genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper Jelly Roll has quietly been building a remarkable career, under the radar and on his own terms. Since his days selling his mix tapes out of his car, he has constantly been releasing new music (more than 24 albums), touring relentlessly, consistently topping various iTunes charts, engaging a rabid fanbase and creating videos that have amassed nearly 2 billion views on YouTube. He pairs deeply personal lyrics with music that blends Old-school Rap, Classic Rock, Country and Soul to create music that is therapeutic, raw and tackles the heaviness in life.
His 2020 single “Save Me”—a confessional, vulnerable expression of self-doubt set the stage for his new season of life and took him to new heights, with more than 141 million views on YouTube and Platinum certification from the RIAA. Born and raised in Nashville’s Antioch neighborhood, the former addict and drug dealer released his album Ballads of the Broken in 2021, ahead of his sold-out hometown show at the famous Ryman Auditorium. The introspective 10-track album shows Jelly Roll’s growth as an artist and man, drawing from his personal experiences to tell the story of a man who has been through the ringer and isn’t afraid to share his raw truth, featuring his multi-week No. 1 Rock hit “Dead Man Walking.” His current single on Country radio, “Son of a Sinner” is currently headed toward Top 3 and just sold out Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena while reigning No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart for 16 weeks.
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