Jelly Roll Couldn't Believe His 4 ACM Awards Nominations

After becoming the most awarded artist at the 2024 CMT Music Awards for two consecutive years, Jelly Roll couldn't believe he had earned his first four nominations from the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Jelly Roll, formally known as Jason Bradley DeFord, received a total of four nominations at the 2024 ACM Awards.

Jelly Roll ACM Awards Nominations

Jelly Roll is nominated for Music Event of the Year for his collaboration with Lainey Wilson on "Save Me."

He's up against formidable foes in the category with Old Dominion and Megan Moroney on "Can't Break Up Now," Riley Green and Luke Combs' "Different 'Round Here," and Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves on "I Remember Everything." (via Billboard)

His CMT Award-winning single "Need A Favor" is also nominated for the ACM Award for Single of the Year against Jordan Davis' "Next Thing You Know, Morgan Wallen's "Last Night," Parker McCollum's "Burn it Down," and Luke Combs' "Fast Car."

Jelly Roll is also nominated for the ACM Award for Male Entertainer of the Year against Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson, and Luke Combs.

In his first year of being nominated, Jelly Roll is already running for the Entertainer of the Year category alongside Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson.

He was the first one in decades to go from no nominations to being nominated for Entertainer of the Year since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1993.

Jelly Roll Reacts to ACM Awards Nominations

Jelly Roll didn't mince his words and excitement when he learned of the nominations, telling People that "It's just f---ing unbelievable."

"I've been getting healthier, and every morning we get in the sauna, me and my buddies, and we do highs and lows and a gratitude, and man, I just couldn't get off gratitude," he says. "I just couldn't quit thinking about how unreal the last eight days have been."

Jelly Roll, who thought he would grow up and go on with his career thinking he would never get his break, is in his pinch-me moment upon the consecutive waves of triumph.

"I spent my whole life just thinking that what I was doing would never be heard or seen," he confessed. "I almost gave up on any dream of this thing ever being like it is now, and man, is it just incredible to be in the middle of it. I'm grateful."

Jelly Roll won three awards at the 2024 CMT Music Awards, making him the most-awarded artist for two consecutive years because he also won three in the 2023 ceremony.

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