To hear Jelly Roll tell it, the three awards he took home at Sunday's (April 7) 2024 CMT Music Awards don't hold a candle to his ultimate reward: seeing Bunnie XO, his wife of eight years, she gets all the shine she deserves.
In an interview with Billboard News' Tetris Kelly on the CMT red carpet on Sunday, Jelly Roll gushed when asked about how amazing it was to see Bunnie do a backstage hosting gig and her other solo endeavors.
“The coolest moment I've had in this whole process is… when I left, they had a placard with my name on it where my seat was and then her poster,” Jelly said proudly. “I said, 'You're not a co-one anymore, baby! You're a seat!'”
Jelly was the big winner at Sunday night's CMT Awards, entering the show with three top nominations and walking away with all three awards — his second year in a row to pick up a trio of CMT material. The singer/songwriter had the distinct honor of facing some very friendly competition for video of the year in Cody Johnson and Kelsea Ballerini, the evening's host. Jelly Roll eventually took home the top fan-voted award for “Need a Favor.”
“The best part is that Kelsea is my friend. Cody is my friend,” he told Billboard News. “And I don't mean in the way we say friends in the industry – because we're all 'friends' here, right? – but in a real way, like, I've spent real time with them. I've spent hours on the phone with Cody, many dinners, I've hung out with him many times. I've been spending real time with Kelsea and Chase,” he said, referring to Ballerini Foreign Banks star friend Chase Stokes. “These are my friends. So it's cool.”
Before setting off on his triple-win night, Tetris asked Jelly to describe his breakthrough year in one word.
“Unbelievable,” he said without hesitation. “I'll look back one day on all of this and say, 'What the f— was going on in that decade?'
Watch Jelly Roll's interview below:
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