Jelly Roll opened the 2023 CMA Awards with a performance of 'Need a Favor' and also paid tribute to the Judds with K. Michelle.
is the year’s breakout country star, a larger-than-life character with so much heat right now that the producers of thechose him to open the show. The face-tattooed singer-rapper from Antioch, Tennessee, sang a boisterous “Need a Favor” with help from an unannounced guest: Wynonna Judd.
“Who the hell am I to expect a savior/if I only talk to God when I need a favor?” the man born Jason DeFord howled in the song, a track off his new album, while a gospel choir took the Bridgestone Arena crowd to church with the gospel-inflected “Amen” of the chorus. Wynonna proved a fitting foil for Jelly Roll, throwing herself into the power ballad about forgiveness and repentance.
A longtime mixtape hustler and rapper, Jelly Roll has all but seamlessly transitioned into both a country and rock singer. His vulnerable, sometimes even shaky, singing style has endeared him to fans and fellow artists, making him a go-to collaborator in Nashville. Right now, he has collabs with Lainey Wilson , Cody Johnson , Jessie Murph , Riley Green , and Dustin Lynch . He’s shared the stage with Wilson, Murph, and Eric Church in recent weeks.
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