Jelly Roll’s Surprise NFL Thanksgiving Halftime Show With Lainey Wilson Has the Internet in a ‘Whirlwind’

Lainey Wilson performed at the Giants-Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game halftime show, and fans loved the dazzling display she put on. Partnering with the Salvation Army, she led the Red Kettle Kick Off to start the holiday fund raising. She performed a medley of her biggest hits, including “Heart Like a Truck” and “Hang Tight Honey.” Additionally, Jelly Roll appeared to perform “Save Me” with Wilson.

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Fans took to social media to share their love for her performance, previously calling for her to perform. “The only thing worth watching in the cowboys game is Lainey Wilson at halftime,” one person wrote ahead of time.

“Lainey Wilson’s performance will be the single most exciting thing to happen in a Giants game all year,” one person wrote, commenting on the state of the game.

“Jelly Roll is elite,” one user added. Another fan noted “How can you not like Jelly Roll.” Love continued to flow across social media, “Lainey Wilson and JellyRoll killed it! Perfect duo. My wife is obsessed with Lainey fr Great halftime performance!,” a viewer wrote.

Lainey Wilson Stuns NFL Audience with Dazzling Halftime Performance

Lainey Wilson recently showed off her skills at the CMA Awards as well, where she also hosted the show with Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan. She gave a stunning performance of her recent hit “4x4xU” with an incredible backdrop, and recently shared the inspiration behind the song.

According to Wilson, she’s been writing more songs about her current relationship with Devlin “Duck” Hodges. “4x4xU” is about “finding that someone that gives you the comfort and peace of home anywhere in the world as long as you’re by their side,” she said, adding, “The truth is, I write what I know, and I finally found a man worth writing about. I got me a cheerleader.

“We wrote that song in 30 minutes. I don’t normally write songs in 30 minutes. I’ll write for six hours and maybe come back to it the next day. I want to, like, go through it with a fine-tooth comb but this was not one that I felt I needed to do that,” she recalled in a recent interview. “It just was what it was.”

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