Jelly Roll Wins Country Tour Of The Year At 36th Annual Pollstar Awards
Jelly Roll accepts the honor for Country Tour of the Year at the 2025 Pollstar Awards
Jelly Roll took home the Country Tour of the Year award for his “Beautifully Broken Tour” at the 36th Annual Pollstar Awards on April 16 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Ryman Auditorium also received recognition, being inducted into the Pollstar Hall of Fame along with Barrie Marshall, Louis Messina and Stevie Nicks.
iHeartRadio personality Valentine hosted the 36th Annual Pollstar Awards. This year’s ceremony honored the most innovative and successful artists, tours, companies, venues and executives, with other award winners including Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Missy Elliott, Taylor Swift, who notably won Major Tour of the Year for the second consecutive year for her ongoing “Eras Tour” (having also won at the previous 35th Annual Pollstar Awards), Usher, and more.
Major highlights include Dead & Company‘s Residency of the Year award, accepted by John Mayer and Bob Weir. Eddie Vedder spoke for The Music Festival of the Year award win for the Ohana Festival, and Missy Elliott took the stage to receive her Hip-Hop Tour of the Year award.
The evening celebrated industry icons with Pollstar Live! Hall of Fame inductions and prestigious award recognitions, honoring those who have made a lasting impact on live entertainment. Nicks was inducted by presenter Jimmy Iovine, and fellow inductees including Messina, Marshall (introduced by Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson of Paul McCartney’s band) and the Ryman Auditorium (presented by Bob Weir) were also honored.
The Personal Manager of the Year award was a tie between Irving Azoff (presented by his first client, Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon/the Kevin Cronin Band) and Coran Capshaw (presented by The Strokes’ Albert Hammond, Jr.). The Lifetime Achievement award was presented posthumously to Gary Kurfirst by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.
