Jelly Roll

Country music's latest sensation Jelly Roll turned Austin, Texas' Moody Center into a revival Sunday night with "Need A Favor."

I believe the worst feeling a person can have is feeling hopeless or worthless. It will include “Need A Favor.” “I don’t look like the guy that you would’ve assumed would’ve made it [in country music].”

'We're shutting Sixth Street down tonight.' Watch Jelly Roll celebrate winning third CMT Award. Nate Chute. Austin American-Statesman.

After winning this third award, Jelly Roll ended his acceptance speech with a call to celebrate. It had previously been held for decades in Nashville, the hometown of Jelly Roll (AKA Jason DeFord). [first-ever CMT Music Awards](https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/04/02/cmt-awards-2023-austin-moody-center-fan-photos-videos/70074302007/) Sunday night.

Jelly Roll didn't think he'd live to be 38 or sing on an awards show. He calls his success "overwhelming" and is waiting for someone to say it's over.

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See the list of CMT winners, including Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson, and a red carpet gallery with Megan Thee Stallion, Gwen Stafani and Shania Twain.

ET/PT, a version of the show with an extra 30-minutes added in will air on CMT. Wynonna Judd was also joined by Ashley McBryde for a tribute to the Judds’ hit cover of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Lainey Wilson, who is on her sophomore album, came in second with two trophies — one for female video of the year for her current No. The all-star teamings spread to those who presented, too, with Megan Thee Stallion providing the most enthusiastic introduction imaginable for “my new besty,” Shania Twain, picking up the Equal Play award. However much the official winners may delight a core country crowd happy to see young radio and streaming favorites get rewarded, the big draw for the CBS audience was likely a series of collaborations between country stars and their pop or rock counterparts, as has been the custom for years on the rival CMA Awards. But the biggest winners may have been CMT and CBS, putting the three-hour telecast on the map as a show packed with enough performance firepower that it does merit having made the move from a cable platform to major broadcast premiere as of last year.

Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie XO made their first CMT Music Awards red carpet appearance together. See photos.

The show will also include a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan from Gary Clark, Jr. Additionally, the show will feature one-of-a-kind collaborations, including a 10th anniversary of CMT Next Women of Country celebration featuring Alanis Morissette with Lainey Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards, and Morgan Wade. “This weekend I get to see you perform at the Cmt awards & I don’t think I’ll be able to contain the tears.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three ...

performed a tribute to the late Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn at the top of the show. Texas native and Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion introduced Twain and the pair danced and hugged to Twain’s hit, [“Man, I Feel Like a Woman.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJL4UGSbeFg&utm_source=townandcountrytoday.com&utm_campaign=townandcountrytoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) Pop singer Stefani performed her No Doubt mid-1990s pop-punk hit “Just a Girl” alongside country singer Carly Pearce. Carrie Underwood, the most-awarded artist in CMT history with 25 awards, performed “Hate My Heart" as fireworks lit up the Austin night. Earlier in the evening, country artists wore black ribbons on the red carpet to honor victims of the shooting. The law has been “I believe in an all-inclusive country music.” “This is all so new to me. Lainey Wilson won twice with female video of the year for “Heart Like a Truck” and collaborative video of the year for “Wait in the Truck” with HARDY. She noted how she shared their pain, explaining that in 2008 she witnessed a school shooting in her hometown high school cafeteria in Knoxville and prayed for “real action” that would protect children and families. I promise you that. [“Need a Favor”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1nRboaLTzU&utm_source=townandcountrytoday.com&utm_campaign=townandcountrytoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) and got the crowd to raise their hands to the roof.

The rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards on Sunday as an outsider who won over fans with his confessional songs.

performed a tribute to the late Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn at the top of the show. Rocker Alanis Morissette brought more of the '90s rock to the stage with a group performance of "You Oughta Know" featuring Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade. Texas native and Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion introduced Twain and the pair danced and hugged to Twain's hit, "Man, I Feel Like a Woman." Later in the show, Ballerini took to the stage flanked by drag artists, as states across the country consider legally limiting drag show performances. I told them that I wanted to be a country singer and I am standing here at the CMT Awards with the male video of the year, baby!" She noted how she shared their pain, explaining that in 2008 she witnessed a school shooting in her hometown high school cafeteria in Knoxville and prayed for "real action" that would protect children and families.

Jelly Roll, a first-time CMT Music Awards nominee, now has three-time CMT Music Awards-winner to add to his list of many accolades this year.

And I want to thank the country music community for standing behind me and standing next to me through all this.” “I want to thank country radio for accepting me knowing who I was and letting me do it my way the whole way to this stage tonight,” he added. “I told them I wanted to be a country music singer and I’m standing here at the CMT Awards with the Male Video of the Year, baby!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three ...

performed a tribute to the late Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn at the top of the show. The Tennessee native sang “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down Too)” and danced with Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon and Olivia Lux, all stars of the show “RuPaul's Drag Race.” Texas native and Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion introduced Twain and the pair danced and hugged to Twain’s hit, [“Man, I Feel Like a Woman.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJL4UGSbeFg&utm_source=lakelandtoday.ca&utm_campaign=lakelandtoday.ca%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) Pop singer Stefani performed her No Doubt mid-1990s pop-punk hit “Just a Girl” alongside country singer Carly Pearce. Carrie Underwood, the most-awarded artist in CMT history with 25 awards, performed “Hate My Heart" as fireworks lit up the Austin night. The law has been “I believe in an all-inclusive country music.” Earlier in the evening, country artists wore black ribbons on the red carpet to honor victims of the shooting. “This is all so new to me. Lainey Wilson won twice with female video of the year for “Heart Like a Truck” and collaborative video of the year for “Wait in the Truck” with HARDY. She noted how she shared their pain, explaining that in 2008 she witnessed a school shooting in her hometown high school cafeteria in Knoxville and prayed for “real action” that would protect children and families. I promise you that.

"Son of a Sinner" singer Jelly Roll got emotional during the show in Austin, Texas, as he thanked the country radio industry for its acceptance and shouted ...

performed a tribute to the late Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn at the top of the show. Rocker Alanis Morissette brought more of the '90s rock to the stage with a group performance of "You Oughta Know" featuring Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Madeline Edwards and Morgan Wade. The Tennessee native sang "If You Go Down (I'm Going Down Too)" and danced with Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon and Olivia Lux, all stars of the show "RuPaul's Drag Race." I told them that I wanted to be a country singer and I am standing here at the CMT Awards with the male video of the year, baby," he shouted. ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJL4UGSbeFg) Earlier in the evening, country artists wore black ribbons on the red carpet to honor victims of the shooting.

The rapper turned country singer won all three categories in which he was nominated.

Later in the show, Ballerini was joined on stage by drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race for a performance of “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down Too).” The CMT Performance of the Year award went to Cody Johnson for “’Til You Can’t” from last year’s show. “I told them that I wanted to be a country singer and I am standing here at the CMT Awards with the male video of the year, baby.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of Sinner” Jelly Roll is a three-time winner at the CMT Music Awards. The rapper-turned-country singer reigned at Sunday ...

performed a tribute to the late Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn at the top of the show. The Tennessee native sang “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down Too)” and danced with Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon and Olivia Lux, all stars of the show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Texas native and Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion introduced Twain and the pair danced and hugged to Twain’s hit, [“Man, I Feel Like a Woman.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJL4UGSbeFg) Carrie Underwood, the most-awarded artist in CMT history with 25 awards, performed “Hate My Heart” as fireworks lit up the Austin night. The awards show in Austin, Texas, also honored country superstar Shania Twain with the Equal Play Award for being a visible and vocal advocate for diverse voices in country music. Pop singer Stefani performed her No Doubt mid-1990s pop-punk hit “Just a Girl” alongside country singer Carly Pearce. Earlier in the evening, country artists wore black ribbons on the red carpet to honor victims of the shooting. “I believe in an all-inclusive country music.” “This is all so new to me. The rapper-turned-country singer reigned at Sunday night’s (April 2, 2023) fan-voted awards show in Austin, Texas. The awards program started off with a somber tone as co-host Kelsea Ballerini dedicated the show to those whose lives were changed by gun violence. (AP) — “Son of Sinner” Jelly Roll is a three-time winner at the CMT Music Awards.