Jelly Roll won massive at the 2024 CMT Songs Awards Sunday night time, getting household a few awards at the annual party celebrating the very best in place songs movies.
His accolades began with the CMT overall performance of the yr award for his gospel-assisted rendition of “Need a Favor” at the 2023 CMT Songs Awards approximately a calendar year in the past to the day. It also was his 1st-ever awards show performance.
“In that very last year you improved my everyday living in just about every way I in no way assumed my life could be improved,” the tattooed rapper-turned-place breakout star claimed in an psychological acceptance speech dwell from the Moody Middle in Austin, Texas. The exhibit was broadcast reside on CBS and Paramount+.
The new music movie for “Need A Favor” gained him male video clip of the yr and the biggest award of the night, video clip of the calendar year.
“I’m possessing 1 of the greatest evenings of my lifestyle,” he claimed, in advance of concentrating his speech on people who are hunting for “second likelihood,” exclusively all those in juvenile detention amenities. “I as soon as listened to a guy say that ‘you never change until the suffering to continue to be the exact same is larger than the suffering it can take to adjust,’ and which is what it normally takes. I adore you, Texas.”
In some strategies, it was déjà vu from the 2023 awards demonstrate, exactly where Jelly Roll also took home a few awards, profitable in excess of audiences for his larger-than-everyday living persona and outsider tunes.
Kelsea Ballerini hosted the awards for fourth time in a row, opening with a comedic sketch about studying the minds of country music’s largest names that ended with Keith Urban hugging the beaver mascot of beloved Texas gasoline station chain Buc-ee’s.
Her a lot of outfit variations have been only the initial of a few surprises, which also integrated Melissa Etheridge showing up on a duet of “Come to My Window” with Ballerini.
Early on, Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton won collaborative video clip of the calendar year for their song, “We Really don’t Struggle Anymore.” She thanked Stapleton, who was not in attendance, and “Fans, lovers, lovers, supporters, enthusiasts!”
Ashley Cooke won breakthrough female video clip of the year for “Your Place,” her first-at any time award. “I just received a CMT award, oh my god, very good evening!” she cheered as she headed off stage. Warren Zeiders took house the male equal for “Pretty Little Poison,” thanking God and his ideal close friend: his dad.
Stay performances have been quick and furious. 3-time CMT award winner and Texas native Cody Johnson opened the 2024 display with his ode to the lone star state, “That’s Texas.” Jason Aldean executed “Let Your Boys Be Country” in front of the College of Texas at Austin, a considerably less controversial choice than his radio strike “Try That in a Smaller Town.” Its songs movie was taken off from CMT last year.
Megan Moroney introduced her break up anthem, “No Caller ID,” to the CMT phase and Parker McCollum teamed with Brittney Spencer for “Burn It Down.” NEEDTOBREATHE and Jordan Davis teased “CMT Crossroads” by tackling each individual other’s “Brother” and “Next Point You Know,” respectively.
Lainey Wilson reminded the viewers that “Country’s Amazing Again,” leading into an out of doors general performance of “Where It Ends” by Bailey Zimmerman. Veteran Keith Urban brought the 1st solitary of his forthcoming album, “Straight Line.”
Wilson invested a great deal time on phase, taking property feminine video of the calendar year for “Watermelon Moonshine.” “Thank you for supporting women of all ages in nation,” she instructed the audience.
Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland reunited on the CMT stage for the 1st time considering the fact that 2011 in a collaborative efficiency with Minor Significant City. The six voices teamed up for a address of Phil Collins’ “Take Me Home.”
Trisha Yearwood was awarded the inaugural June Carter Funds Humanitarian Award, which honors musicians or marketplace veterans who exhibit “an fantastic devotion to group and their fellow artists, embodying June’s spirit as a fierce advocate and initiator in paying out it forward,” a statement claimed.
Jelly Roll is talking out on a bring about that is near to his coronary heart.
The place star was honored for her charitable contributions, including longstanding get the job done with Habitat for Humanity and the yearly Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work 7 days Venture.
“I really do not consider anyone who’s at any time gotten a humanitarian award has thought they should have it,” she started, agreeing with the sentiment right before turning her focus to the female the award is named following.
“June Carter Money was a force, and she was married to a drive. I know a tiny bit about that,” she mentioned, in reference to her spouse Garth Brooks, before applauding Carter Cash’s capability to continue to keep shining a gentle on her individual successes. “She was strong in a incredibly human way,” Yearwood mentioned.
Afterwards in the night, she debuted a new song from her forthcoming album, the acoustic ballad, “Put It in a Song.”
The emotional center of the award clearly show no doubt arrived later on, in an all-star tribute to the late Toby Keith, with Brooks & Dunn tackling Keith’s 1993 breakout hit, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” Sammy Hagar carrying out “I Enjoy This Bar” and Lainey Wilson masking “How Do You Like Me Now.” They all have been backed by Keith’s longtime band.
Keith, a hit region crafter of professional-American anthems who riled up critics and was liked by hundreds of thousands of admirers, died in February at 62 right after getting diagnosed with belly most cancers.
In the crowd, artists including Ashley McBryde and Jelly Roll lifted their red solo cups in a cheerful tribute to the singer, who immortalized the humble plastic cups in his 2011 strike, “Red Solo Cup.”
Just after the musical tributes on phase, Keith’s longtime mate and baseball star Roger Clemens, his eyes watering, thanked Keith’s wife and little ones in the viewers for sharing their partner and father with the planet.
Clemens led a toast to people on phase, in the group, and at residence: “Repeat soon after me. ‘Whiskey for my guys, and beer for my horses,’” a reference to a comedic music by Keith that includes Willie Nelson.
It was a fitting homage: a little funny, with a whole great deal of nation coronary heart.
