Temperatures rose at the 2024 CMA Awards when Jelly roll took the stage for his second performance of the night, joined by Keith Urban for a rousing rendition of “Liar.”
Against a backdrop of bursts of flame and rhythmic balls of sparks, the two musicians brought the heat, with the 'Son of a Sinner' singer passionately writing his lyrics while the Aussie-American country star shreds on guitar alongside him. “You ain't nothing but a liar/ Yeah, I'm walking right out of the fire,” Jelly sang, with his wife – podcaster Bunnie XO – belting out the lyrics to the audience. “Yeah, you try to keep me down/ Try to put me underground/ But I'm only going higher.”
Bowing to No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs chart, “Liar” appears on Jelly's top Billboard 200 album Beautifully broken. The Tennessee native previously made his debut in May at the ACM Awards.
Jelly was nominated for several awards at the 2024 CMA Awards, including Artist of the Year, which was won by the absent Morgan Wallen at the end of the night. He was also nominated for album of the year with 2023 Whitsitt Chapel and vocalist of the year, but the awards went to Cody Johnson's Skin and Chris Stapleton, respectively.
Earlier that night, the “Need a Favor” musician took the stage for the first time, performing a cult rendition of his Brooks & Dunn collaboration “Believe.” The three-hour show was hosted by Peyton Manning, Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson and took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
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