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Forbes
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jelly Roll's First Acting Role Produces A New Top 10 Single
Jelly Roll's new single 'Dreams Don't Die' debuts inside the top 10 on two Billboard charts as he ... More becomes a TV actor for the first time. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Jelly Roll attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by) For much of the past year, Jelly Roll has been hard at work promoting his full-length Beautifully Broken, a project that's already enjoyed a long life on the charts. Even before it arrived, the genre-blurring artist was hyping singles tied to the effort. But now, he's moved on to something new. Jelly returns this week with an exciting release, one that doesn't appear on his most recent album, but rather, was released to celebrate something of a career pivot. The newly-released 'Dreams Don't Die' enters Billboard's tallies this week. The cut opens inside the top 10 on two charts and manages a respectable start on a third. The single kicks off its run at No. 3 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, making it one of the bestselling tracks in the U.S. in its debut frame. On the all-genre Digital Song Sales list, the tune lands at No. 9, marking another top 10 smash on a highly-competitive list that includes tracks from all musical styles. According to Luminate, 'Dreams Don't Die' sold 3,500 copies in its first full frame. While 'Dreams Don't Die' is performing best on the two sales-focused lists, it also makes its way to a third ranking. The track begins its run on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 35. That placement is a bit further down than on the purchase-only tallies, but it's still a top 40 win. It's clear that the tune's early success is being driven primarily by dedicated fans purchasing it outright. That direct support helped push it onto the Hot Country Songs list — even if it hasn't quite gained major traction via radio and streaming platforms. With 'Dreams Don't Die,' Jelly Roll earns two more top 10 hits to add to his growing list of chart successes. The cut is now his tenth top 10 on the Digital Song Sales chart and his fifteenth on the Country Digital Song Sales ranking. The new single also marks his twentieth placement in total on the Country Digital Song Sales chart and his twenty-second on the overall Digital Song Sales list. 'Dreams Don't Die' wasn't released just to hold fans over between albums. It arrived tied to a special moment in Jelly's career. The tune was unveiled to help promote his brief but buzzed-about cameo on Fire Country, the CBS drama. In the episode, Jelly plays a man whose backstory closely mirrors his own. The character spent time incarcerated and has since turned his life around — a journey that's similar to what the musician himself went through, which he has spoken about openly since becoming a Grammy-nominated star.
The Independent
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jelly Roll makes his acting debut and premieres a new song alongside it
Singer-rapper Jelly Roll has made his primetime TV debut — and he premiered a new song in the same episode. Appearing on the April 11 episode of the hit CBS drama Fire Country, Jelly Roll, 40, played healthcare worker and former convict Noah. The role marked Jelly Roll's first scripted TV appearance after a previous cameo as himself on the Paramount+ series Tulsa King. Then, after his character was introduced, Jelly Roll's new song, 'Dreams Don't Die,' premiered later in the episode. Now in its third season, Fire Country follows a young convict, Bode, seeking redemption and a shortened sentence by joining a firefighting program in Northern California. Jelly Roll's appearance on the show came about after he crossed paths with its star and executive producer Max Thieriot at the CMT Music Awards. 'I said, 'Thank you for letting us have some of your songs on the show,'' Thieriot recently told US Weekly. 'And he's like, 'Dude, how do I get on the show? I've been petitioning online and talking to my people and you got to get me on that show.'' Thieriot told the outlet Jelly Roll called him the next day to follow up on his desire to appear on the show. 'We worked on coming up with a character [for him] that we all thought would be interesting, unique and special and still. It tells some of the story about second chances and what he really represents,' Thieriot told US Weekly. 'But [it] also feels different from who he is and how people see him day to day as a country singer.' Jelly Roll's appearance and song resonated with fans of his, and of the show. 'Jelly Roll was great on the show. Wish he was on there for good,' one fan wrote on Facebook. 'He hit a homerun again with this song,' another person wrote. 'Jelly Roll on Fire Country is so clutch!!' someone else shared on X. 'I started at 540 pounds and I was 357 pounds this morning,' he said on the April 9 episode of Pat McAfee's Big Night Aht show. 'I'm gonna lose another 100 pounds and go skydiving with my wife in Sweden, baby!'
