Jelly Roll brought a pair of new tracks during his musical guest debut on the season 50 premiere of Saturday Night Live.
The 39-year-old country singer and rapper brought positive energy to Studio 8H on Sept. 28, performing new songs “Liar” and “Winning Streak,” both of which will appear on his upcoming album, Beautifully Broken, set for release on Oct. 11.
Jelly’s first performance featured an introduction from host Jean Smart, who brought out her Hacks co-star Hannah Einbender to assist. Donning a gray denim jacket with a black shirt and dark pants, the country star showed off his impressive vocals with “Liar,” a bold song about confronting addiction and the emptiness of materialism. He previously debuted the single at the ACM Awards in May.
For his second SNL performance, Jelly — whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord — lifted the audience with a powerfully delivery of “Winning Streak,” which he’s previously described as a track about attending an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Similar to his first performance, the artist surrounded himself with his band and singers on each side of him.
The next SNL on Oct. 5 will see comedian Nate Bargatze returning as host for a second straight season with Coldplay back as musical guest for an eighth time on the long-running show. The Chris Martin-fronted band first performed on the show in 2001, and their most recent appearance was in 2023.
Watch Jelly Roll’s SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.
