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Elsewhere during the show, Jelly Roll teamed up with K. Michelle for a tribute to The Judds -- the duo consisting of Judd and her late mother Naomi -- with a performance of the duo's song \"Love Can Build a Bridge.\"

Jelly Roll also took home the CMA Award for new artist of the year, delivering an inspiring speech when he took to the stage.

\"There is something poetic about a 39-year-old man winning new artist of the year,\" he began. \"I don't know where you're at in your life, or what you're going through, but I want to tell you to keep going, baby. I want to tell you success is on the other side of it. I want to tell you it's going to be OK.\"

Jelly Roll continued, \"I want to tell you that the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason. What's in front of you is so much more important than what's behind you.\"

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