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Jelly RollandLainey Wilsongave the 2024iHeartRadio Music Awardsa duet to remember.
On Monday night, the “Son of a Sinner” singer, 39, and the “Heart Like a Truck” artist, 31, performed a stripped-down rendition of their collaboration “Save Me” after Jelly Roll won best new artist awards in both the pop and country categories.
After the performance, the country star took to the stage to give an impassioned speech in honor of the accolades he received. He began the speech, “To be one of the voices coming through your radio and to be the best new country artist and represent country music and the best new pop artist, you want to know what it means to a kid like me?”
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“I was thinking about it, ‘What does it mean when a guy like me gets the opportunity to be the new pop artist of the year?’ It means that God will always use the least likely messenger with the biggest message every single time,” Jelly Roll told the crowd.
Jelly Roll earnedeight nominationsincluding artist of the year, best new artist (pop), country artist of the year, best new artist (country), best new artist (alternative and rock), rock song of the year, rock artist of the year and favorite on screen. Wilson wasnominatedfor two awards at this year’s event — country song of the year and country artist of the year.
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WhileTaylor Swiftled the pack as the most-nominated artist, ranking in a total of nine nods,SZAand21 Savagelanded eight nominations along with Jelly Roll, whileOlivia Rodrigoearned seven nods.
Artists likeBeyoncé,Billie Eilish,Ice Spice,Jonas Brothersand many others also received recognition across the various categories.
The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer, 42, is set to receive the Innovator Award at this year’s show to celebrate her influence on pop culture and her creative endeavors, whileCherwill be honored with the Icon Award with a special musical tribute for “her unparalleled contributions to music and pop culture for over seven decades," per a press release.
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Jelly Roll attends iHeartRadio Hot 99.5’s Jingle Ball 2023 at Capital One Arena on Dec. 11, 2023 in Washington.Tasos Katopodis/Getty
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In addition to the tribute performance,Justin Timberlake,Green Day,TLC,Lainey WilsonandTate McRaeare all set to take the stage.
There are a handful of exciting new categories. There are five new awards, each with a genre focus: pop artist of the year, pop song of the year, K-pop artist of the year, K-pop song of the year and best new artist (K-pop).
source: people.com
