Nashville native Jelly Roll is riding high after scoring a major honor at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The genre-blending country artist (real name Jason DeFord) was crowned Country Artist of the Year at the star-studded awards ceremony in Los Angeles​.

A star-studded benefit concert led by country icon Trisha Yearwood brought the Nashville community together this week and raised over $700,000 for the fight against breast cancer​.