Former United States President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Previously, the Clintons failed to reach an agreement, prompting a vote that led to their being held in contempt of Congress. “By voting …

Jelly Roll is riding high after a massive night at the 2026 Grammy Awards. This past Sunday night, the rapper-turned-country-artist (whose real name is Jason DeFord) cleaned up at the Grammys, as he won in three Grammys, with the biggest being the award for “Best Contemporary Country Music Album” for his Beautifully Broken project. @whiskeyriff Check out the new Whiskey Riff Raff podcast episode with @Ernest out now. #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff #patmcafee ♬ original sound Whiskey Riff The country music artist could barely believe it when his name was called by presenters Jeff Goldblum and Lainey Wilson, and he took the opportunity on a national TV broadcast to witness to the world, proclaiming the name of Jesus to millions all over the world: “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, he shared his testimony about how far he’s come and how God helped him go from prison to the Grammys stage: “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.” And while a ton of focus was on the fact that he won a Grammy, Jelly was looking noticeably slimmer, and he recently underwent a huge weight loss after weighing in around 550 pounds at his highest. He knew he had to make a change, and he’s been very open about this process, recently admitting that it got to the point that he was “disgusted” with himself and struggling to do daily tasks: “A little bit over a year ago, I was, I literally struggled to walk down my hill to the mailbox. I mean, it was really bad. And I had let myself get to a point of just being absolutely disgusted with myself.” Flash forward to 2026, and he also reached his goal of being on the cover of Men’s Health and is still on track to continue losing weight: View this post on Instagram Of course, it’s a huge win for his overall health, and during a press session after winning his Grammy, Jelly was asked about how he achieved such an impressive goal of losing that much weight, and he explained that a lot of it came down to his “food addiction,” which he says he fought the way he fought his drug addiction: “Dude, listen, man. First of all, I did a lot of consistent cardio and food. And I had to fight my food addiction just the way I fought my cocaine addiction. I had to really take it serious. I had to change my relationship with food, and had to do a lot of mental therapy and a lot of mental work to block the food noise.” Contrary to what many probably have assumed (myself included, honestly), he also said that he never used a GLP1, but he doesn’t judge anyone who has used them for weight loss because if you’re over 500 pounds like he was, the most important thing is to get the weight off and getting healthy as soon as possible: “Never did the GLP1, but I don’t judge nobody who does it. Anybody who is 500 pounds I don’t care if you take one shot or ten, do whatever it takes to get the weight off. Don’t listen to nobody else. Get your life straight, save that heart.” Regardless of how he did it, it’s clearly taken a ton of work and discipline to not only lose the weight, but keep it off, and I have to imagine it feels great to have finally achieved such a difficult goal: @itsneyha #grammys #musictok #jellyroll ♬ original sound – neha Here’s his full Grammys speech in case you haven’t seen it yet: The post No Ozempic: Jelly Roll Says He Lost Weight By Fighting His Food Addiction Like He Fought His Drug Addiction first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Ernest is willing to help, no matter what your background is musically. The Nashville-based artist and songwriter recently returned to the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast, and he had a story and anecdote for just about everything. He spoke to us about how rewarding it is to give joy to others through music, the responsibility he felt producing a Toby Keith demo after the country legend’s death, and what it’s like working with artists like Jelly Roll. And non-artists like Pat McAfee. Whether you call yourself a fan of Pat McAfee or not, there’s no denying that the 38-year-old has really carved out a lane for himself. He flipped a punting career in the NFL into a sports media empire, and now, he’s one of the faces of ESPN, all while having the freedom to do whatever he wants on ESPN. Some of that freedom led McAfee to become interested in making music. Pat has previously called his music venture a “crazy addition” to his life, and said that his journey into music production has been as much fun as he’s ever had. That’s probably because he’s working with one of the most talented hitmakers in the entire music industry. Ernest and Pat McAfee were introduced to one another through Jelly Roll, and Ernest told us that the two of them immediately hit it off: “When I was on tour with Jelly Roll, he was like, ‘I’m gonna go do Pat McAfee this morning if you want to roll with me.’ I rolled with him. I was wearing my ‘Legalize Country Music’ jacket. Me and Pat bro-ed down. Jelly connected us. Pat had mentioned he wanted to do music and Jelly was like, ‘I gotta connect you with Ernest.’ Which is crazy. I guess I’m the guy for that.” And during that initial meeting, Ernest and Pat go along so well that the country artist ended up giving him his custom, one-of-one jacket, which still sits on the back of McAfee’s chair to this day (tune in to The Pat McAfee Show to see it). After building that relational foundation, McAfee felt comfortable reaching out to Ernest and asking for help with some music ideas he had. The “Flower Shops” singer says that Pat McAfee might not be your typical artist, but the sports personality does have some writing ability: “He’s not a musician, but he’s definitely a fan of music and he’s been writing lyrics for years. His phone is so full of notes.” Ernest said that before he got involved, McAfee was feeding his lyrics into an AI songwriting tool. Those gave Pat a good idea of what he was working with, but paled in comparison to what Ernest and some others were able to bring to the table. Pat and Ernest first worked together to release a song titled “Dookie,” and the country artist says they busted out eight or nine songs that could be perfectly inserted into any sports video game: “We’re having a blast. We went in and cut eight or nine songs with a band. Pat flew into town and cut vocals. We were coaching him through it. He’s got songs… some of them are ridiculous, but they’re true story type s*** that Pat McAfee is writing. His story is insane. There’s a lot of that struggle coming up and beating the odds stuff. You could hear it as you’re creating a player on Madden. Any EA Sports game should have a Pat McAfee song on it. It’s locker room hype s***.” And if you’ve listened to what Pat has released already, and like what you hear, the good news is that there’s more to come. Ernest says just before he sat down with us, he and the former NFL punter were chatting about continuing their partnership: “We were just texting and talking about doing another session.” @whiskeyriff Check out the new Whiskey Riff Raff podcast episode with @Ernest out now. #whiskeyriff #whiskeyriffraff #patmcafee ♬ original sound Whiskey Riff To hear more Ernest on his connection (and musical projects) with Pat McAfee, make sure to download the podcast on Apple Podcasts by searching “Whiskey Riff Raff” or click here. We’re also available on Spotify and wherever else you can listen to podcasts. Cheers, y’all. Audio Video The post “His Story Is Insane”: Ernest Details Pat McAfee’s Surprising Songwriting Skills & Their Plan To Release More Music Together first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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