Jelly Roll has extra than simply his 2024 CMT Music Award nominations to be pleased about after his aircraft not too long ago made an emergency touchdown on the way in which to the large present.
On Sunday, ET’s Cassie DiLaura talked with the 39-year-old musician and his spouse, Bunnie XO, who detailed the scary incident, through which their aircraft was pressured to show round mid-air and land for technical causes. The ordeal was documented in a TikTok video posted by Bunnie on Friday.
“Little child scare,” he stated of the impromptu aircraft touchdown. “No, we’re superior man, it is all good.”
Within the video posted by Bunnie, a crew member is seen speaking with these on board the flight earlier than slicing to the group again on the bottom and ready for approval to take off as soon as once more for his or her vacation spot.
“The aircraft acquired rotated,” Jelly Roll says within the video. “They are saying it is a subject with the pc… not less than it wasn’t the breaks.”
The glad couple — who not too long ago celebrated the one-year anniversary of Bunnie leaving the intercourse work trade — didn’t let the interruption boring their shiny smiles on the pink carpet of the CMT Music Awards, nonetheless. Dressed to impress, the pair turned heads as they stepped onto the carpet in matching colours, with Jelly Roll carrying a black and white bomber jacket and Bunnie matching him in a gown.
Jelly Roll isn’t just making waves along with his vogue decisions; he is additionally set to ship one other electrifying efficiency on the awards ceremony. The artist is amongst the most-nominated performers, which comes on the heels of him sweeping his classes final yr. When requested if he’s hoping for a “three for 3” sweep once more, he informed ET, “No, in no way, dude.”
He added: “You recognize what I used to be eager about as we speak? I used to be like, ‘Would not or not it’s cool if Kelsey [Ballerini] may win one, Cody [Johnson] may win one, and I may win one?’ As a result of it appears to be what it boils right down to for the ultimate class, so I am like, ‘They’re my buddy’s, man.'”
Jelly Roll is nominated for Video of the Yr, Male Video of the Yr and CMT Efficiency of the Yr for “Want a Favor.” Earlier within the day, he was revealed to be within the last spherical of competition for the Video of the Yr award alongside Ballerini and Johnson.
It is not solely his expertise however his unimaginable disposition and sportsmanship that Bunnie says makes her love her husband all of the extra. She informed ET on the carpet that they usually need to cease and take inventory of the large moments as they proceed to dwell in disbelief on the success he has achieved and their rise to fame.
“Being proud is like not even… I can not even say it to him anymore. Like, what do you say to a person who will get the whole lot he desires of?” Bunnie stated. “I cried as we speak like over the littlest factor, it is loopy so we’re not cry — properly he used to not be a crier. And I am undoubtedly not a crier however we cry on a regular basis now as a result of it is like, ‘What’s going on? What’s life?'”
Whereas chatting with ET, Jelly Roll additionally addressed a shiny new accent he was sporting, his brand-new, pearly white smile. The singer not too long ago underwent a process that supplied him with new veneers after 20 years with the outdated ones.
“I have never been to the dentist in 20 years,” he stated. “So, I lastly went. I’m going each 20 years, I am gonna return after I’m 60 now.”
In a TikTok video posted by Bunnie again in March, the couple let the world in on his “reconstructive” mouth surgical procedure and the method of upgrading his outdated veneers, cavity fillings and crowns.
“I am getting all my tooth redone. I’ve had these identical veneers for 20 years,” the famous person stated. “I am lastly getting them changed and I’m getting some implants and I am getting some cavities and a few knowledge tooth pulled out. I am doing loads of sh*t.”
With Ballerini taking the reins as host for the fourth consecutive yr, pleasure for the occasion is palpable.
In February, after it was introduced that Ballerini had been tapped to emcee the ceremony as soon as once more, the songstress expressed how thrilled she is to be heading up the awards present one other time.
“I could not be extra excited to be again for my fourth yr with my CMT household to host this yr’s CMT Music Awards in Austin, Texas,” Ballerini stated in an announcement. “Internet hosting an awards present that celebrates the music that the followers love most has been an honor and I do know this yr will probably be one other unforgettable evening.”
And earlier this yr, ET spoke with Ballerini, who once more expressed her pleasure concerning the annual gig.
“I really like the CMTs. I grew up watching them, however extra so it is the present that is actually [has] such an attractive, gentle, enjoyable, celebratory vitality,” she informed ET. “It is all concerning the followers, which nation music to me is the style that basically has all the time been about that and that relationship and nurturing it. So I simply suppose it is enjoyable, it is gentle, it is celebratory and it is all concerning the music and the followers.”
Whereas she’s flying solo this yr — after beforehand co-hosting with Kane Brown final yr — the “Peter Pan” singer teased some surprises.
“I believe I’d name up some pals only for just a little assist all through the present, simply to make it really feel just a little extra heat and fuzzy,” she added.
Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the 2024 CMT Music Awards takes place on the Moody Heart in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 7, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The present will air on CBS and also will be accessible to stream dwell and on demand through Paramount+.
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