Jelly Roll may have left the GRAMMYs with a lot of new hardware, but it sounds like he’s already got plans for the new trophies. The “Son Of a Sinner” singer had a BIG night at the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards this past weekend. He won three awards, one for Best Country Duo/Group Performance with his song “Amen” alongside Shaboozey, one for Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken, and one for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Hard Fought Hallelujah” with Brandon Lake. It was obviously an emotional night for Jelly, who used his acceptance speech to spread the gospel on a night when most of the winners chose to focus on politics: “First of all, Jesus I hear you and I am listening Lord. I am listening Lord. Second of all, I want to thank my beautiful wife. I would have never changed my life without you. I would have ended up dead or in jail or I would have killed myself if it wasn’t for you and Jesus. I thank you for that.” Jelly Roll went on to thank his record label, and shouted out country radio, which he’s had much success with in his still rising country music career. Once he got all of that out of the way though, Jelly Roll shifted into evangelist mode and basically told the story of his life, invited others to follow Christ, and proclaimed that the Lord doesn’t belong to one political party over the other: “There was a time in my life y’all that I was broken. That’s why I wrote this album. I didn’t think I had a chance y’all. There were times where I thought the darkest things and thought I was a horrible human. There was a moment in my life where all I had was a (pocket) Bible this big and a radio the same size in a six-by-eight-foot cell. I believed that those two things could change my life. I believed that music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life. I want to tell you all right now that Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party. Jesus is not owned by one music label. Jesus is Jesus and anybody can have a relationship with him. I love you Lord.” Jelly Roll delivers emotional Speech after winning best country album. pic.twitter.com/8XYSEQ5maw — TheHumanOpinion (@HumanOP69) February 2, 2026 Well with all that new hardware, where is Jelly Roll going to keep it? Turns out, at least for one of them, he isn’t. After the show, Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo revealed the heartwarming plan that the country superstar has for one of his trophies: He’s going to gift it to the Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville, the same facility where Jelly was once locked up himself. “I know he’s going to give one to the Juvenile in Nashville to kind of give them a little inspiration and let them have a Grammy to themselves.” Jelly has spoken many times about the impact being locked up in that facility has had on him, including during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new detention center last year: “I celebrated my 14th, 15th, and 16th birthdays there. The only reason I wasn’t there at 17 was because I was charged as an adult.” It’s a time that he called “the most impactful” of his life during a 2022 interview with PEOPLE Magzine: “I was in and out of there for about three, three and a half years. I spent a lot of time there and eventually got charged as an adult for a crime I committed as a juvenile. And I just realized that was the most impactful thing that ever happened in my life, and the darkest moments of my life still were being that 15-year-old scared kid spending Thanksgiving away from his family.” Obviously Jelly now spends a lot of time and money to help those who are in the same situation he was in all those years ago, and is even funding the new juvenile justice center. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Jelly is donating his GRAMMY trophy to the center – something that clearly doesn’t surprise Bunnie either: “That is my husband. That’s what he does.” Say what you want in the comments, but you’ll never make me hate Jelly Roll. The post Bunnie Xo Reveals Jelly Roll’s Emotional Plan for His GRAMMY Trophy first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Simply beautiful. Last week, American Idol returned for its 24th season. This year, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returned as judges; however, former Idol winner and country superstar, Carrie Underwood, returned to the show in her first year as a judge. So far, it’s already been a pretty stellar season from a country music perspective, highlighted by 16-year-old Michael Garner delivering a stellar acoustic rendition of The Red Clay Strays’ “I’m Still Fine.” Though it’s still early in the season, the most moving moment of the year very well might have come last night, which brought Underwood herself to tears. Stepping on stage was none other than 25-year-old Hannah Harper. As a Missouri native, Harper was born into a traveling bluegrass gospel family, which enabled her to begin her musical journey at only nine years old. Spending seven years on the road with her family, she became a worship leader at a small church in Missouri, where she would meet her husband Devon. After getting married in 2018, the couple would have had three kids, who Harper bases a lot of her content online and music about. Over the past few years, the Missouri native has garnered quite a large following online, currently having over 100,000 followers on Instagram (being followed by the likes of Zach Top, Ernest, Jake Owen and more) as well as 153,000 followers on TikTok. Despite having quite a few viral videos on the platform, it’s safe to say her Idol performance is something she never could have dreamed of. Even before she performed her moving original song, “String Cheese,” Harper immediately caught the eye of Underwood, who would comment on her eye-catching homemade dress before calling the 25-year-old her “favorite person.” When asked by Richie what the song is about, she would explain that it was a reflection of her battle with postpartum depression. As the mother of three explained, shortly after her youngest son, who is one, was born, she simply couldn’t shake it. After praying for her spirit to be calmed, she had what can only be described as a wake-up call when she was asked by her son to open up a package of the titular string cheese. “My youngest is one, and shortly after he was born, I had postpartum depression. So I was sitting on my couch, wallowing. And you have boys, you know, everybody wants to touch you, and I didn’t want to be touched… I was just having a pity party, praying that the Lord would calm my spirit. My son kept coming up to me. He said, ‘Mom, open this. Mom, open this. Open my cheese. I’m like, ‘Leave me alone with the dadgum cheese.'” To her, that simple moment finally gave her motivation and made her realize how precious life with her three children truly is. “And I finally opened his cheese, and when I did, I realized that God had put me in that place and that where I was in my house was the biggest ministry that I could ever have. And being a mom, I gathered myself, and I got up off the couch and I quit throwing a pity party and I realized that was exactly what I wanted. I kinda kicked the postpartum depression in the butt, and I said, ‘I ain’t doing it.’ So I wrote this song called ‘String Cheese.'” After tearing up and getting a tissue from Underwood, she’d then proceed to perform the first two verses and the chorus to her debut single, “String Cheese,” which was released on May 5, 2025. “I warm my morning coffee up for the third time Ms. Rachel on the TV with their favorite nursery rhyme Hot Wheels and little people under my feet Babies crying, it’s pure chaos, but I don’t miss a beat I always knew that a 9 to 5 wouldn’t suit me very good But my hours are extended; that’s just motherhood I never knew this is what my 20’s would look like But they saved me before I had the chance to waste my life” “One day I’ll be alone with a hot fresh cup of Joe Wishing that someone would just drop by And I’ll sit and reminisce, the times that I sure miss Scattered toys and a baby on my hip I thought finding peace in the quiet’s what I wanted But I’d give anything back to being needed” “Some days I wanna cry, run away and hide But I worry about their every need When I’m ovеrwhelmed and touched out Thеy come climbin’ up on the couch Sayin’, ‘Mama, can you open my string cheese?’ And I smile because I know meeting their needs feels my soul And being their mama is who I’m meant to be” By the time Harper finished the final line of the chorus, Underwood was overcome with emotion, wiping away tears before asking for more tissues. Immediately after, she’d praise the 25-year-old: “Well, that’s about the most relatable song I’ve ever heard… You might be my favorite person who’s walked through those doors in the past three days. You’re gorgeous. You look famous already. I just think you have a beautiful simplicity to your voice. You’re one that I’m gonna think about when we leave here… I love everything about everything you just did.” All I can say is, “Wow.” In a time where women in country are finally receiving the attention they severely lacked for years, “String Cheese” is just another shining example of the talent that has been getting overlooked for years. Undeniably country, beautifully penned and wholly relatable for mothers everywhere, it’s nothing short of a beautiful song. It also looks like it’s primed to become a hit for the up-and-coming artist, thanks to how viral it’s been going online. In just 16 hours, it has 2.2 million views and 161,00 likes on Instagram alone. On TikTok, it’s even bigger, having a staggering 5.2 million views, 786,800 likes along with 12,900 comments and 134,000 shares. “String Cheese” has also garnered high praise from a plethora of different artists, ranging from Randy Houser to Emily Ann Roberts. “Damn. Luke pass me some tissues too” – Randy Houser “I am so so proud of you ” – Emily Ann Roberts “Hannah I’m so proud of you! go win this thing!!” – Breanna Nix “I’m not crying, you’re crying!! so goood!” – Amanda Kate Watch the full audition here: Listen to the full version of “String Cheese” here: The post Carrie Underwood Brought To Tears By ‘American Idol’ Contestant’s Powerful Original Song About Overcoming Postpartum Depression first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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