Country Music Star Jelly Roll Gets Emotional Following Grammy Nominations
Country music star Jelly Roll wept as he spoke about his recent Grammy Award nominations following his checkered past. On Friday, Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Deford, 39, posted an emotional video on his…

Country Music star Jelly Roll wept as he spoke about his recent Grammy Award nominations following his checkered past.
On Friday, Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Deford, 39, posted an emotional video on his Instagram page after he was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the remix of his song “Save Me” with country singer Lainey Wilson at the anticipated 66th Grammy Awards, according to Billboard.
“I’m not sure if I should post this or not because I’m so emotional, but the greatest honor an artist can ever hear is that they’ve been nominated for a Grammy,” he said. “I got to hear that this morning.”
He continued, “I haven’t cried like this since my daddy died. I love you all, man, so f***ng much.”
In the caption of the video, Jelly Roll admitted his embarrassment over posting the video but credited his wife, content creator



