{"id":18396,"date":"2025-06-08T22:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18396"},"modified":"2025-06-08T22:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:11:21","slug":"jelly-roll-just-pulled-off-one-of-the-most-heartwarming-surprises-the-grand-ole-opry-has-ever-seen-in-front-of-a-packed-crowd-he-brought-out-a-group-of-wide-eyed-elementary-school-kids-to-sing-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18396","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll just pulled off one of the most heartwarming surprises the Grand Ole Opry has ever seen. In front of a packed crowd, he brought out a group of wide-eyed elementary school kids to sing with him on stage\u2014and in that moment, dreams became real. As each child stepped into the spotlight, Jelly Roll welcomed them with a high five, like a proud big brother cheering them on. Then the music started, and their voices rose beside his, full of nerves and joy. 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He performed several songs, including a duet with Brandon Lake of their collaboration \u201cHard Fought Hallelujah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But one of the sweetest moments of the night came when Jelly Roll invited a group of elementary school kids onstage to sing along with him on his hit, \u201cI Am Not Okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Am Not Okay\u201d was released last year as the lead single from Jelly Roll\u2019s\u00a0<em>Beautifully Broken<\/em>\u00a0album. Since then, it has become an anthem for mental health awareness.<\/p>\n<p>The song went on\u00a0to top the Country Airplay chart\u00a0and has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was also nominated for Best Country Song at the Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay (Official Lyric Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qop5XLgwkNc\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The group of kids Jelly Roll brought out were from Ruby Major Elementary School.<\/h3>\n<p>Before they joined him on stage, Jelly Roll told the crowd that he first heard about the kids after learning they performed his song \u201cI Am Not Okay\u201d for teens at Antioch High School, where students had tragically faced a school shooting earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll said that ever since he heard about it, he had wanted to find a way to sing with the kids, and he felt that a night at the Opry was the perfect time to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>As the kids walked on stage, Jelly Roll greeted each of them with a high five before they took their places. 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