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Jelly Roll Praises This Year’s CMA Awards Winners, Takes Inspiration From Taylor Swift: ‘I’m Going to Work Harder’

Jelly Roll may not have won any CMA Awards this year, but he has plenty of praise for this year's winners, as well as for Taylor Swift's songwriting.

1 Country Airplay hits such as “I Am Not Okay” and “Halfway to Hell” and embarking on his first headlining arena trek, The Beautifully Broken Tour. Plus, he turned in a pair of top-shelf performances at this week’s CMA Awards, including a moving version of “Believe” with Brooks & Dunn. In a social media post, Jelly said he was grateful for his performance alongside Brooks & Dunn, showered praise on Wallen, Johnson and Stapleton, thanked his family, and revealed a moment of inspiration he took from watching Taylor Swift.

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