Jelly Roll Tells Vulnerable Stories On Powerful 'Beautifully Broken'

By Kelly Fisher

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Jelly Roll shared “a quick gratitude” moment in the hours ahead of Beautifully Broken’s debut. The trailblazing singer-songwriter delivered his highly-anticipated, 22-track studio album on Friday (October 11).

The reigning CMA New Artist of the Year (and 2024 CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee, among other categories) followed 2023’s Whitsitt Chapel with Beautifully Broken. Jelly Roll's debut country project was titled after a church he formerly attended in his hometown, the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Jelly Roll's next chapter also expanded with Beautifully Broken (Pickin’ Up The Pieces). The deluxe edition includes five additional tracks to the record, and each one is a collaboration. Jelly Roll teamed up with Halsey, Keith Urban, ERNEST, Russ, Skylar Grey and mgk on the deluxe album. The expanded version includes Jelly Roll’s previously-released, John Denver-inspired duet, “Lonely Road.” He and mgk also teamed up on “Time of Day” on the original edition of Beautifully Broken. Jelly Roll noted on Friday that “the idea behind this artwork comes from a Japanese practice called kintsugi. The idea is that if something breaks, and it’s worth fixing, you fix it by filling in the cracks with gold. I honestly don’t think anything personifies this record better.” The new record offers deeply vulnerable stories, heartfelt messages and powerful anthems:

  1. Winning Streak - Written by Jason DeFord, Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta & Rob Ragosta
  2. Burning - Written by Jason DeFord, Zach Crowell, Ian Fitchuk & Ilsey Juber
  3. Heart Of Stone - Written by Jason DeFord, Zach Crowell, Blake Pendergrass & Shy Carter
  4. I Am Not Okay - Written by Jason DeFord, Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley & Casey Brown
  5. When The Drugs Don’t Work (feat. Ilsey) - Written by Jason DeFord, Ilsey Juber, Vincent Pontare, Hillary Lindsey & Alysa Vanderheym
  6. Higher Than Heaven (feat. Wiz Khalifa) - Written by Jason DeFord, Cameron Thomaz, Taylor Phillips, Jessi Alexander & Brock Berryhill
  7. Liar - Written by Jason DeFord, Ben Johnson, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips
  8. Everyone Bleeds - Written by Jason DeFord, Ryan Tedder, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson & Amy Allen
  9. Get By - Written by Jason DeFord, Ryan Tedder, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson & Jon Bellion
  10. Unpretty - Written by Jason DeFord, Ryan Tedder, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson & Amy Allen
  11. Grace - Written by Jason DeFord, Ilsey Juber, Ian Fitchuk & Ben Johnson
  12.  What It Takes - Written by Jason DeFord, Josh Hoge, Josh Miller & Zach Crowell
  13. Hey Mama - Written by Jason DeFord, Chris LaCorte, Jaxson Free, Taylor Phillips & Blake Pendergrass
  14. Time Of Day (feat. mgk) - Written by Jason DeFord, Colson Baker, Zach Crowell, Ilsey Juber, Ashley Gorley, Michael Wayne th, Brandon Allen, & Stephen Basil
  15. Born Again - Written by Jason DeFord, Alysa Vanderheym, Steph Jones, Devin Dawson & Jaxson Free
  16. Guilty - Written by Jason DeFord, Taylor Phillips, Ben Johnson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jacob th, Brock Berryhill, Ashley Gorley & Ryan Vojtesak 
  17. Little Light - Written by Jason DeFord, John Ryan, Alexander Izquierdo, Gregory Aldae Hein, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K Johnson & Isaiah Tejada 
  18. Hear Me Out - Written by Jason DeFord, Alysa Vanderheym, Steph Jones, Devin Dawson & Jaxson Free
  19. Woman - Written by Jason DeFord, Joe Reeves, Ilsey Juber, Geoff Warburton & Joe Fox
  20. Smile So Much - Written by Jason DeFord, Ben Johnson, Blake Pendergrass, Marshmello, Rocky Block, John Byron & Ryan Vojtesak 
  21. My Cross - Written by Jason DeFord, Ryan Vojtesak, Ilsey Juber, Geoff Warburton & Joe Fox
  22. What’s Wrong With Me - Written by Jason DeFord, Ryan Vojtesak, Rocky Block, John Byron & Blake Pendergrass
  23. Take A Bow (feat. Halsey) - Written by Jason DeFord, Halsey, Zach Crowell, Hillary Lindsey, Jacob Hackworth & Blake Pendergrass
  24. Don’t Want To (feat. Keith Urban) - Written by Jason DeFord, Joe Reeves, Ilsey Juber, Geoff Warburton & Joe Fox
  25. Devil Down (feat. ERNEST) - Written by Jason DeFord, Taylor Phillips, Ben Johnson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jacob Hackworth & Brock Berryhill
  26. Really Gone (feat. Russ) - Written by Jason DeFord, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass & Russell Vitale
  27. Past Yesterday (feat. Skylar Grey) - Written by Jason DeFord, Holly Hafermann, Blake Pendergrass, Jessie Jo Dillon & Jesse Frasure
  28. Lonely Road (mgk & Jelly Roll) – Written by Nick Long, Bill Danoff, Brandon Allen, Colson Baker, John Denver, Mary Danoff, Steve Basil, Taffy Nivert Danoff & Travis Barker

Before Beautifully Broken’s arrival, Jelly Roll released “I Am Not Okay,” “Liar” and other tracks. he delivered the debut live performance of the opening track, “Winning Streak,” when he took the stage for his first-ever performance on Saturday Night Live. Jelly Roll performed on the premiere of the iconic show’s 50th anniversary season.

Jelly Roll recently kicked off his headlining “Beautifully Broken Tour,” which includes Warren Zeiders, Alexandra Kay, ERNEST, Shaboozey and Allie Colleen on select dates. See the list of upcoming tour stops below. Find Beautifully Broken (Pickin’ Up The Pieces) on iHeartRadio here (warning: language).

JELLY ROLL BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN 2024 TOUR DATES:

10/11/2024 - Chicago, IL - United Center #

10/12/2024 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center #

10/15/2024 - Wichita, KS - INTRUST Bank Arena #

10/16/2024 - Springfield, MO - Great Southern Bank Arena #

10/18/2024 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center #

10/20/2024 - Bossier City, LA - Brookshire Grocery Arena #

10/22/2024 - Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena #

10/23/2024 - St Louis, MO - Enterprise Center #

10/25/2024 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center #

10/26/2024 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena #

10/27/2024 - Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center #

10/30/2024 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena *

11/1/2024 - Charleston, WV - Charleston Coliseum *

11/4/2024 - Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center *

11/6/2024 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena *

11/7/2024 - Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse *

11/8/2024 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena *

11/10/2024 - Evansville, IN - Ford Center *

11/12/2024 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Arena *

11/13/2024 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center *

11/14/2024 - Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center *

11/17/2024 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center *

11/18/2024 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center *

11/19/2024 - Austin, TX - Moody Center *

11/21/2024 - Birmingham, AL - Legacy Arena at the BJCC

11/22/2024 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena *

11/23/2024 - Jacksonville, FL - Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena *

 

#Warren Zeiders & Alexandra Kay

*ERNEST, Shaboozey & Allie Colleen