Here's how Lainey Wilson responded to Jelly Roll's praise for her work ethic

Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll, who scored a multi-week hit on Country Airplay with their collaboration “Save Me,” have a friendship that extends beyond just being partners and collaborators: They're also staunch supporters of each other. elsewhere.

Jelly roll previously he said The Taste of Country Nights The podcast catches up with Wilson after she won the Country Music Association's most coveted honor, Entertainer of the Year, in November. “When I saw her, I could tell she was a little confused. I said, “Are you okay?” He had just gotten up, he was running late. He was like, “Man, I had to wake up at 5 o'clock this morning to catch a flight, and I had a five-hour layover. I'm leaving here and I have a flight at 4am tomorrow to do a corporate show at 3pm, then I have to fly to another city to do Luke Combs.' These were commercial flights. This girl was running on fumes. Her work ethic is next level.”

Jelly Roll, of course, won New Artist of the Year at November's CMA Awards. In February, Wilson won a Grammy for Best Country album (Bell Bottom Country), while Jelly Roll was nominated for Best New Artist and were both nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Save Me.”

Speaking most recently with Taste of Country NightsWilson acceptable her partner's praise, but she also praised Jelly Roll's work ethic.

“I'll take it. But I will say, you know, if Jelly Roll doesn't win me over with all the work ethic, I think he comes in a close second,” Wilson said. “Because, he's always somewhere. I'm like, 'Man, I thought that I was the only one running,” and he's like, “I was running, too.”

Wilson has two upcoming concerts in Norway and Sweden before she is scheduled to perform at the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16, where she has five nominations for this year's show. Wilson will headline two shows in Nashville from May 31st to June 1st as part of her current Country's Cool Again tour, before joining CMA Fest in Nashville on June 8th.

The “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” singer noted that she is happy with the beats. “It's fun, it's what we asked for, and I feel so blessed and lucky to be a part of what's happening right now.”

Wilson also called out some other artists she says are like brothers to her, including collaborators Hardy (“Wait in the Truck”) and Cole Swindell (“Never Say Never”).

“Hardy, I mean Hardy is more like my twin brother, you know? I have so many friends in the industry and many of them treat me like I'm their little sister. Even Cole Swindell, they all treat me like that. Which I love because they fight for me and I fight for them.”