Jelly Roll

Award-winning, Grammy nominated Nashville native singer/songwriter Jelly Roll (Jason
DeFord) debuted Top 3 on the Billboard 200 All Genre Chart and #2 on the Top Country Album
charts with his debut Country Album, Whitsitt Chapel (released June 2nd, 2023) – earning the
biggest Country debut album in Billboard Consumption Chart history. Following his sweep at the
2023 CMT Music Awards where he earned 3 awards to become the most awarded artist of the
night, the Billboard Country Power List Cover star and “country’s ‘most authentic’ new artist”
(The New Yorker) received Billboard’s 2023 Breakthrough Award and the People’s Choice
Award for Male Country Artist of the Year. Nominated for Best New Artist and Best Duo/Group
Performance for “Save Me (with Lainey Wilson)” at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, along with
eight genre-spanning nominations at the 2024 iHeartRadio Awards and a win for best New
Country and Pop artist wins, Jelly Roll is one of three artists alongside Morgan Wallen and Luke
Combs to have scored three Country Airplay #1s in 2023 and the first to do it with his first three
singles. He has earned four consecutive #1s to date at Country radio and is “one of Nashville’s
fastest rising stars” (The New York Times). A 4X winner at the 2023 People’s Choice Country
Awards and the most nominated male at the 2023 CMA Awards, with five total nominations
capturing his first CMA Award for New Artist of the Year, Jelly continues to break boundaries.

His #1 hit 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 including a  Platinum certification
from the RIAA on the heels of his 28-week reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart.
Most recently, “Save Me” earned Jelly his first ACM win for Musical Event of the year, and he is
set to release new music following his four consecutive #1 singles: “Halfway To Hell,” “Save
Me,” “Need A Favor” and “Son of A Sinner.”

Not just an artist but a humanitarian, Jelly Roll continues to resonate with fans on a global scale
while racking up numerous milestones – from playing his sold-out hometown show for 18,000
fans at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to donating a recording studio at the juvenile detention
center he served in as a teen, to the release of his record-breaking documentary by ABC News,
“Save Me” -the most watched music documentary on the platform- to his visits with rehab
centers and those incarcerated across the US. Featured by Nightline, GMA, GMA3, The New
York Times, LA Times, The Tennessean, Billboard, Variety, American Songwriter, CMT and
more, his self-built, unconventional industry rise and unique fan connection has garnered praise
from numerous outlets, with Variety noting, “for everyone who’s facing the same struggles, Jelly
Roll is their Springsteen,” and American Songwriter echoing, “with a string of accolades and an
extremely dedicated following, Jelly Roll has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the
music industry.”