Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll were thrown a huge bash by BMI last week in Nashville to celebrate the three number ones between them.<\/p>\n
And it sounds like they had a whole lot of fun.<\/p>\n
Jelly Roll’s cousin even set up in the back giving out free tattoos for any of the event’s 250 guests. Jelly said, “That’s how white trash our family is.”<\/p>\n
They were celebrating Jelly Roll for his songs “Need a Favor” and then “Save Me” which was nominated for a Grammy alongside Lainey.<\/p>\n
And they also celebrated Lainey’s song, “Watermelon Moonshine”, which is her fifth number one.<\/p>\n
The two are close and think of each other as family.<\/p>\n
Jelly said that he calls Lainey to talk about everything from career triumphs to negativity on social media, and she always answers the phone.<\/p>\n
Both of them were asked why they didn’t quit after so many years of not making it. Jelly said,<\/p>\n
“I think I just had this deep-rooted belief that I was here to represent a group of people that wasn’t represented. I knew that one day it could connect.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Lainey added,<\/p>\n
“I think it was grit . . . that grit that my mama and daddy instilled in me from the beginning . . . I knew from an early age . . . that this was my calling.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n