In this week’s issue of Us Weekly, country singer Jelly Roll looked back on his incredible journey to the top of the charts
Create a free account to access exclusive content, play games, solve puzzles, test your pop-culture knowledge and receive special offers.’s “Country Stars Love America” issue, the “Save Me” singer, 39, looked back on his whirlwind year and recalled how his past — which included being in and out of jail for a decade — led him to becoming a chart-topper. “There were moments in my life that were so dark, there was absolutely no hope or sense of there being something else that,” Jelly Roll told.
And what a year it’s been: Since 2023, Jelly Roll has won multiple awards, celebrated opening a recording studio in his former juvenile detention center and testified in Washington, D.C. about the dangers of fentanyl. Yet, he had an enlightening moment on June 6, when heat Nissan Stadium — which shares a parking lot with the juvenile detention center he spent time in as a teenager — in Nashville.
“I could hear the football games and the concerts from the cell I was in, and I just headlined a show for more than 50,000 people, and hosted the CMA Fest TV special there,” he shared. “I was standing in the same exact place a completely different place in life.”He may have had an uncontroversial start to fatherhood, but Jelly Roll has always prioritized his family. The country singer welcomed his first child, daughter Bailee Ann, with ex-girlfriend Felicia in 2008.
“I don’t know if there is a moment of more perspective than that to illustrate how different my life could have been and how different it is now,” the “I Am Not Okay” singer continued.According to the musician, the awards and accolades mean nothing if he’s not using his platform to pay it forward.
“Music granted purpose and enabled me to reach people,” he added. “I hope my story inspires them to find whatever that is for them.”Jelly Roll’s “Country Stars Love America” issue, the “Save Me” singer, 39, looked back on his whirlwind year and recalled how his past — which included being in and out of jail for a decade — led him to becoming a chart-topper.
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