{"id":449652,"date":"2026-02-02T19:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449652\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:04:07","slug":"jelly-roll-addresses-politics-at-grammys-says-hell-speak-out-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449652\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll Addresses Politics at Grammys, Says He’ll Speak Out ‘Soon’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJelly Roll<\/a> said he\u2019s long been disconnected from the world of politics, but plans to speak out \u201cin the most loud and clear way\u201d within the next week.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter winning Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken at the Grammy Awards last night, Jelly Roll stopped by the press room, where a Rolling Stone reporter asked if he wanted to speak out on the state of the country. This was after Billie Eilish called out<\/a> Donald Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown<\/a> while accepting Song of the Year, and after Shaboozey dedicated his Grammy<\/a> win (for \u201cAmen,\u201d a collaboration with Jelly Roll) to the children of immigrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd though certainly not as declarative, Jelly Roll did seem to touch on America\u2019s fractured political climate during his own acceptance speech<\/a>. Speaking of the importance of religion in his life, Jelly Roll said, \u201cI believed that music had the power to change my life and God had the power to change my life. Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party\u2026. Jesus is Jesus. Anybody can have a relationship with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut in response to the question in the press room, he said people shouldn\u2019t \u201ccare to hear my opinion,\u201d before making a self-deprecating crack: \u201cYou know, I\u2019m a dumb redneck. I haven\u2019t watched enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe country star went on to say he\u2019s largely been checked out of politics, not only in recent years, but for much of his life. Noting his 18-month stint without a phone, and subsequent break from social media, he added, \u201cI hate to be the artist aesthetic, aloof, but I\u2019ve become so disconnected from what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThat disconnect, he continued, has long been a feature of his life. \u201cI grew up in a house insane pandemonium,\u201d Jelly Roll said. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know politics were fucking real until I was in my mid-twenties in jail\u2026. When you grow up in a drug addict household, do you think we have common calls about what\u2019s happening in world politics? We\u2019re just trying to find a way to survive, man, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tStill, Jelly Roll insisted he had \u201ca lot to say\u201d and planned to say it \u201cin the next week.\u201d He continued: \u201cEverybody\u2019s going to hear exactly what I have to say about it in the most loud and clear way I\u2019ve ever spoken in my life. So I look forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Jelly Roll has largely steered clear of politics, he has addressed Congress<\/a> about the fentanyl crisis in the past, and inadvertently stoked some speculation<\/a> about his political leanings after the 2024 election, when he was was seen meeting then-president-elect Donald Trump at a UFC match in New York City. Addressing<\/a> the moment afterwards, Jelly Roll insisted he was \u201cnot political,\u201d and was only honored to meet the president-elect.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cDude, there\u2019s not a chance in hell that I\u2019m not going to meet the president-elect,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I got a call to meet Joe Biden, I would have stopped at any point to meet him. That\u2019s the active president. I don\u2019t care about what he thinks or I think about policies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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