Carrie Underwood<\/strong><\/a> has struck up a strong connection with American Idol<\/em> colleague Jelly Roll<\/strong><\/a> and a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> that they\u2019re both down to collaborate on music in the very near future \u2013 much to the delight of adoring fans, who\u2019ve been blowing up social media urging them to make it happen!<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bOn a Facebook fan page<\/a> for the singer \u2013 real name Jason Bradley DeFord, 40 \u2013 one fan said, \u201cI think Jelly Roll and Carrie Underwood should make a song together,\u201d and another chimed in, \u201cThat would be awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n A third user wrote, \u201cJelly Roll would be perfect with anyone he did a duet with!!\u201d<\/p>\n As for Carrie, 42, the source says she \u201cloves Jelly Roll\u201d and \u201chaving him on the show has been such a blessing because he is such a bright light.\u201d<\/p>\n Carrie Underwood<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u201cShe\u2019s such a fan of his music too, she thinks he\u2019s so talented and loves how their voices sound together,\u201d adds the source. \u201cWhen fans started saying they should collab, that actually had a big impact<\/a>. It put it out there and now they are seriously talking about doing just that.\u201d<\/p>\n However, the idea is still \u201cin the early stages,\u201d according to the source, who notes that the \u201clogistics\u201d of a team-up between the busy singers would still \u201chave to be worked out,\u201d including \u201cchoosing a song, whether to make it original or a cover, [and] how the split would go financially.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll those things have to be decided so this isn\u2019t an overnight thing,\u201d the source says.<\/p>\n Despite all the planning that would need to go into it, a \u201cbig plus\u201d to a collaboration between the \u201cBefore He Cheats\u201d singer and the \u201cI Am Not Okay\u201d artist is that they could \u201ccapitalize on the promo via the show and also promote the show when they promote the song.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a no-brainer to do this. It may even get fast tracked to capitalize on the fan interest right now,\u201d the source explains.<\/p>\n With both artists seemingly on board, one thing that could be standing in Carrie\u2019s way is time. As Life & Style previously reported, a source spilled that all of 2025 is going to be \u201cabsolutely packed\u201d for the country star as she balances her new American Idol gig with all of her other responsibilities.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing a judge on Idol is going to be such a nerve wracking experience, that would be enough to handle on its own, but on top of that she has all kinds of gigs lined up plus her residency in Las Vegas, it\u2019s hard to imagine how she\u2019ll pull it all off,\u201d added the source.<\/p>\n![\"GettyImages-2213810850-jelly-roll-carrie-underwood-considering-collab\"](\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213810850-jelly-roll-carrie-underwood-considering-collab.jpg?fit=400%2C267&quality=86&strip=all\")
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