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Country Music Star Is Donating His Grammy

Country music star Jelly Roll is turning his biggest career milestone into a powerful symbol of hope by donating one of his three Grammy Awards to the Davidson County Jail in Nashville where his life took a dramatic turn decades ago. After sweeping all three categories at the 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony the Nashville native revealed that one trophy will be gifted to Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall as a reminder that there is life after incarceration. The emotional gesture comes from an artist who was arrested around 40 times before turning his life around often for drug related offenses that began in his teenage years.

During his acceptance speech for Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken Jelly Roll reflected on 2008 when he was locked in a six by eight cell on a drug possession charge relying on a small Bible and a radio to get through each day. He told the audience that he believed music and faith had the power to change his life declaring that Jesus is for everybody while his emotional reaction made clear why this moment carries so much weight. Everything shifted when his daughter Bailee was born in 2008, a moment he credits with forcing him to confront the destructive path he was on and inspiring him to pursue a different future.

In the years since Jelly Roll has become just as recognized for his advocacy work as for his music having helped fund addiction recovery initiatives and supported programs for at risk youth in Nashville including building recording studios in local juvenile facilities. He plans to keep one Grammy in his studio as a reminder of the troubles he has overcome while the donated trophy will serve as inspiration for current inmates proving that redemption is possible for anyone willing to fight for it.

Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jelly-roll-donating-grammy-nashville-jail-symbol-second-chances/3887066/

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