Jelly Roll teamed up with Grammy-nominated artist and producer Marshmello on a “heartfelt” and “emotional” genre-blending collaboration on Friday (August 8).

The two artists released “Holy Water,” a song that Marshmello — who previously worked with country star Kane Brown — described in a statement as “really heartfelt. This is one of the most emotional songs I've ever released. It's about losing a loved one. Unfortunately, a lot of us can relate to that. When I showed the initial idea to Jelly Roll and told him the story, he loved it. He's an open book, and it was really great to see how it resonated. It inspired me to go in even more on the production and get creative with the country elements. He definitely brought it home to where it is now.”

“One tear for the broken hearted/ Pour out a little holy water/ Two tears for the soul departed/ Pour out a little holy water/ We still slowly feel what you feel yeah-eah / Two tears for the soul departed/ Pour out a little holy water”

Jelly Roll is part of the star-studded lineup of the genre-spanning iHeartRadio Music Festival presented to Capital One, which is slated to return later this year to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two-day festival will also include performances by Bryan Adams, Ed Sheeran, Feid, GloRilla, John Fogerty, Justice, Lil Wayne, LL COOL J, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Sammy Hagar, Tate McRae, The Offspring, Tim McGraw and more.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place on September 19 and 20. Fans can tune in to the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival as the music mega event will be broadcast live each night via iHeartMedia radio stations throughout the country across more than 150 markets. Hulu will be the Official Streaming Destination of the festival, with performances livestreamed each night exclusively to all Hulu subscribers. Tickets go on sale to the general public on AXS.com beginning Friday, June 13th at 2pm ET/ 11am PT. Find more info here.

Bob Delmont