Even though it was a Wednesday evening in Nashville, Brooks & DunnandAt the 2024 CMA Awards, Jelly Roll took a lot of Sunday morning worship with them as they performed “Believe.”
Kix Brooks played the introductory line on the piano as Jelly stood by his side to begin the performance. After singing, Ronnie Dunn came out onstage and stood next to Jelly.
A choral chorus, horns, and strings accompanied the stars, giving this already poignant lament even more force.
Jelly was dressed in a black shirt with white collar accents. Although the meaning of these specific designs was not immediately apparent, the singer’s attire selections for major performances and award events usually carry significance. However, it was obvious that Jelly wore a big silver cross around his neck, a reference to the song’s theme of unwavering religious devotion.
“I love you, Lord,” Jelly said into the microphone as the song was coming to an end. He held up his hand to the crowd.
The performance elicited strong reactions from the celebrities in the audience. In one video, Carly Pearce was seen singing along and clapping her hands.Philip Sweet of Little Big Town wiped away his tears, but Jimi Westbrook, a bandmate, didn’t try to disguise it; he sobbed in public right there in the arena.
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On Brooks & Dunn’s new Reboot II album, the legendary country team collaborates with modern artists to reimagine some of their greatest hits, and the Jelly-led rendition of “Believe” is one of the album’s highlight tracks.
In fact, “Believe” had already received theReboottribute from Brooks & Dunn. A story-song about a man who finds faith in the face of unfathomable pain, the spiritual, vocal-forward ballad was Kane Brown’s contribution to the initial version of the album.
This time, however, Jelly Roll’s bandmates Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn were immediately certain that they wanted him to get his hands on this specific song.
“The performers and the songs they chose to perform were not really our concern. But our boss told us, ‘I really want Jelly Roll to record ‘Believe,'” Brooks told Taste of Country Nights in an interview conducted around the day of the album’s release.
ABC broadcast the 2024 CMA Awards live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.The show was co-hosted by Luke Bryan, Lainey Wilson, and Peyton Manning.
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