Jelly Roll Transforms Miley's Flowers Into a Gritty Country Anthem

When a Grammy-winning pop ballad finds its way into a country artist’s hands, magic can happen—and Jelly Roll just proved it at Spotify House in Nashville.

The country superstar brought his signature grit and energy to Miley Cyrus’“Flowers,”the 2023 Endless Summer LP track that earned Cyrus her first-ever Grammy awards in 2024 for best pop solo performance and record of the year. But this wasn’t a gentle tribute. Jelly rolled out a revved-up, full-band version that traded pop polish for rocking swagger, turning what started as an anthem about self-love into something that felt raw and rebellious in his capable hands.

This isn’t the first time Jelly’s gravitated toward this song. Back in April, he warmed up by singing it backstage at Stagecoach with his wife, podcaster and author Bunnie XO, before taking it into his headlining set that day. During that performance, he wove“Flowers”into a medley that also dipped into Lynyrd Skynyrd’s“Sweet Home Alabama,”Nickelback’s“How You Remind Me,”and 2Pac and Dr. Dre’s“California Love”—a setlist that told you everything about his willingness to blur genre lines and draw from the deep wells of rock and hip-hop that shaped his sound.

Thursday night’s Spotify House performance on June 4 kicked off a three-day Nashville showcase that pulled together an all-star roster: Ashley McBryde, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Old Dominion, and a dozen more artists proving why Music City remains country’s epicenter. Friday’s June 5 lineup added the Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce, and Keith Urban, while Saturday’s June 6 slate featured Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, and Shaboozey among others.

Meanwhile, Jelly’s got his Little Ass Shed Tour rolling forward with Kashus Culpepper and Jay Webb, with a stop at the BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden in Southhaven, Miss. coming up Friday night. The guy’s not slowing down—he’s just proving that the best covers happen when an artist isn’t afraid to make a song completely their own.