Jelly Roll and wife Bunnie Xo looked as loved-up as ever as they attended the CMT Music Awards 2024 in Austin, Texas on Sunday – just two days after their plane had to make an emergency landing.
The Need A Favor hitmaker, 39, who is up for three awards, looked cool in a cream, black and tan jacket paired with joggers and sneakers.
His stunning wife flashed her cleavage in a plunging bodycon gown, which featured a striking geometric pattern.
Her locks were styled in soft waves and she sported a glamorous palette of make-up.
The couple looked in great spirits ahead of the musical night – despite their private plane drama.
Jelly Roll and wife Bunnie Xo looked as loved-up as ever as they attended the CMT Music Awards 2024 in Austin, Texas on Sunday – just two days after their plane had to make an emergency landing
The Need A Favor hitmaker, 39, who is up for three awards, looked cool in a cream, black and tan jacket paired with joggers and sneakers
Jelly Roll’s private airplane was forced to make an emergency landing Friday in Los Angeles as the singer was on his way to Austin, TX for the CMT 2024 Awards show
Jelly Roll said on the red carpet to E!News: ‘What happened was the screen cut ou. The pilot was like, ‘I’m not even risking this.’ He had to manually fly the plane back. He had to fly like it was the 1960s again. He was shooken.’
‘It was incredible. We’re blessed.’
The singer who recently had some transformative dental work, was on his way out of Los Angeles for Sunday’s awards ceremony when his private airplane was forced to turn around.
Bunnie XO documented the ordeal on social media as she revealed to followers they were experiencing some technical issues mid-flight.
On TikTok she shared video of the captain explaining the situation to them with the caption: ‘Our plane we were on just stopped mid air & turned around for an emergency landing.’
While waiting for the all clear in the airport lounge, the YouTube star asked her husband, ‘Hey Daddy, what’s happening?’
The native Tennessean answered, ‘Oh! The plane just got turned around. They turned the plane around. They said it’s an issue with the computer.’
‘And they want us to get back on it,’ she said, before Jelly Roll quipped ‘at least it wasn’t the brakes.’
No word on how long it took to get the jet airborne, but the influencer shared video of the second attempt, as they taxied down the runway.
‘Alright LA let’s try this again, Austin here we come!’ she wrote over the video.
Jelly Roll ruled the awards show with three wins – including the coveted Video of the Year award.
This year’s edition will be hosted once again by country icon Kelsea Ballerini, who served as host for the last three ceremonies. This year, however, marks the first time she will be doing the honors on her own.
Ballerini, who ordinarily hosts with Kane Brown, told People: ‘It’s definitely new grounds for me.’
‘But it’s my fourth year hosting, so I feel like I’ve learned a lot. And the good thing about CMT is there’s such a light energy, so there’s not a pressure that I feel to be perfect.
‘I just want to be fun, honor the night and help people have a good time.’
On top of hosting, Kelsea has been named as one of the night’s performers. Jason Aldean, Dasha, Trisha Yearwood, Sam Hunt and more will also be hitting the stage.
The acclaimed artist flashed his new veneers at the ceremony
The star looked as cool as ever as he attended the ceremony
His stunning wife flashed her cleavage in a plunging bodycon gown, which featured a striking geometric pattern
The star shared a kiss with his wife at the ceremony
Jelly Roll was the biggest winner on the night with three awards
He performed his monster hit Halfway to Hell at the show
There will also be a performance paying tribute to the late Toby Keith featuring Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, Lainey Wilson, and more. Toby’s band will be backing the performance.
Billy Bob Thornton, Emma Roberts, James Van Der Beek, Jane Seymour, Mickey Guyton, and Jelly Roll are among the all-star presenters hitting the stage.
Nominees for this year’s awards show were announced last month.
In the female video of the year category, Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Reba McEntire square off.
In the breakthrough female video of the year, its Anne Wilson, Ashley Cooke, Brittney Spencer and Tigirlily Gold.
Morgan Wallen, one of the genre’s top stars, received only one nomination: for male video of the year for ‘Last Night (One Record at a Time Sessions).’
He will be competing against Bailey Zimmerman’s ‘Religiously,’ Cody Johnson’s ‘The Painter,’ HARDY’s ‘Truck Bed,’ Jelly Roll’s ‘Need A Favor,’ Jordan Davis’ ‘Next Thing You Know’ and Luke Combs’ ‘Fast Car (Official Live Video).’
Her locks were styled in soft waves and she sported a glamorous palette of make-up
Wallen’s 2023 album, ‘One Thing at a Time,’ spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, making it the most popular album of any style last year. Its run broke a record previously held by Garth Brooks´s 1991 LP ‘Ropin´ the Wind’ by becoming the longest reigning No. 1 country album, ever.
In the breakthrough male video of the year category, Chayce Beckham, Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders and Zach Bryan go head-to-head.
Other categories include Duo/Group Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year.
There are also 14 first-time nominees this year, a list that includes some acts that go beyond country music – a direct reflection of CMT’s spotlight on genre-blending collaborations.
Those new names include Amber Riley, Ashley Cooke, Anne Wilson, Ella Langley, The Castellows, Tigirlily Gold, Bret Michaels, Chayce Beckham, Hozier, Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders, and Zach Bryan.
