Jelly Roll Celebrates Chart-Toppers With 3x No. 1 Party
Pictured (L-R, back row): BMI’s Clay Bradley, Tape Room Music’s Katherine Godwin, ASCAP’s Emilia James, Back Blocks Music’s Rakiyah Marshall, Rhythm House’s Vanna Moua, Big Machine Music’s Tim Hunze, Madfun Entertainment’s Alicia Pruitt, Tape Room Music’s Caroline Hodson and Sony Music Publishing’s Kenley Flynn. (L-R, front row): BMG Americas’ Jon Loba, Blake Pendergrass (BMI), Ashley Gorley (ASCAP), Taylor Phillips (BMI), Jelly Roll (BMI), Zach Crowell (ASCAP/Producer), Ben Johnson (BMI) and Studio Bank’s Ron Cox. Photo: Katie Mathis for BMI
BMI and ASCAP hosted a No. 1 party yesterday (March 10) celebrating Jelly Roll’s latest three chart-toppers, “Liar,” “Heart of Stone” and “Halfway to Hell.”
The event took place at the Grand Ole Opry’s Studio A, before Jelly Roll’s member induction.
Emceed by BMI’s Clay Bradley, the evening began by inviting the hitmakers behind the six-week No. 1 “Liar” to the stage. Produced by Zach Crowell, the song was co-written by Jelly Roll, Ben Johnson, Taylor Phillips and Ashley Gorley, who all shared grateful remarks. Next, Jelly Roll’s co-writers behind the multi-week No. One “Heart of Stone,” Crowell and Blake Pendergrass, shared their praises about the song’s success while giving a nod to their co-writer, Shy Carter.
To end the night, Jelly Roll gave a nod to the songwriters of the 2025 BMI Country Award-winning song “Halfway to Hell”, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jesse Frasure and Matt Jenkins.
In celebration of his first No. 1 party as a BMI songwriter, Bradley presented Pendergrass with a custom Taylor 210e DLX guitar. Jon Loba presented the songwriters with plaques celebrating their milestones.
The evening was sponsored by Studio Bank, who made a charitable contribution on behalf of Jelly Roll and the songwriters to the Judge Dinkins Educational Center.
