SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Multi-Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Jelly Roll is coming to the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview on June 23. Joining him will be Kashus Culpepper, an Alabama-born Navy veteran known for sound blending blues, folk and rock.
Jelly Roll, born Jason Bradley DeFord, got his nickname after his mother said he grew up with an affinity for doughnuts. He won three CMT Music Awards in 2023. That same year, he won the award for best New Artist at the CMA Awards and was also nominated for the Best New Artist award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. At the 2026 Grammys, he won three awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance with Shaboozey, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with Brandon Lake and Best Contemporary Country Album for his tenth studio album, Beautifully Broken…