Shaboozey and Jelly Roll took the 2025 ACM Awards to church with a stirring performance of their collaboration “Amen.” Jelly Roll preceded the collab with a version of his song “Heart of Stone.”

Jelly Roll took the stage first, for a rousing solo performance with his band. As “Heart of Stone” wrapped, Shaboozey and a choir performed on a stage that was in the middle of the audience. Jelly Roll walked through the audience to join Shaboozey, saying hello and singing to Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson along the way. At the end, Jelly Roll gave a quick, impassioned sermon about God’s grace before wishing Shaboozey a happy birthday.

Shaboozey is a first-time nominee at this year’s ACM Awards. He received a nomination for New Male Artist of the Year — which went to Zach Top in an early round of winner announcements — as well as Single of the Year for his breakout single “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The hit appeared on his album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. The record was recently expanded to include “Amen,” as well as collaborations with Sierra Ferrell and Myles Smith.

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“Thank you for being the best human one could possibly be, for your guidance, your prayers, your leadership, your humility, and your big mf heart,” Shaboozey wrote to Jelly Roll on Instagram when the collaboration was released. “You’ve changed so many people’s lives with your story and music. You inspire countless of artist to use their talents to uplift people and the communities around them. You actually are the best. Miss those tour days, love you brother.”

Jelly Roll is a returning ACM Awards nominee. The country artist received nominations this year for Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year, as well as Album of the Year for his record Beautifully Broken. “I knew early in this project that this was my exploration of mental health, this was my exploration of addiction, and this was my exploration of detox,” he told Rolling Stone last year. “These were the feelings that seemed to surround what we were writing. I took a lot of pride in the top line of this album, every lyric I fought for. It took me 18 months to write this album.”