Jelly Roll had an unforgettable night at the 68th GRAMMY Awards, taking home Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken on February 1, 2026.
As soon as he got on stage, he looked emotional and the very first person he thanked was Jesus: “Jesus, I hear you and I’m listening. Lord, I’m listening.”
He also gave a heartfelt shoutout to his wife, saying she literally helped save his life. “I’d ended up dead or in jail… I’d have killed myself if it wasn’t for you and Jesus,” he admitted.
Jelly Roll then thanked his team, his label, and country radio, then he pulled a Bible out of his pocket and opened up about how dark his life once was.
He shared that there was a time when he felt completely broken—so broken that all he had in a jail cell was “a Bible this big and a radio.”
He said he believed those two things could change everything: “Music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life.”
And then he ended with a message that hit the whole room:
“Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party. Jesus is not owned by no music label. Jesus is Jesus and anybody can have a relationship with him. I love you, Lord!”
