“I told you you were gonna win a GRAMMY…” — but no one was ready for what happened after he walked onstage. Jelly Roll had just finished a powerful live performance when the room shifted. His voice cracked during his acceptance speech, the cameras cut away — and that’s when the moment everyone is replaying happened. Bunnie XO broke down in tears in the crowd, their kids crying beside her, hands over their faces as the reality finally hit. This wasn’t just a win. It was years of pain, doubt, and survival colliding in one raw, unscripted moment — and the footage captures something words can’t. The look Jelly Roll gives his family says everything.

Jelly Roll took home two Grammys during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon and is still up for one more.

Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie Xo were celebrating on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 1) heading into the night’s 2026 Grammy Awards as the country superstar picked up his first and second Grammys before the prime-time broadcast even started.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo at the Pre-Grammy Gala on January 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

During the Grammys’ pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony, Jelly Roll picked up his first two Grammy wins: best country duo/group performance for his collaboration with Shaboozey on their song “Amen” and best contemporary Christian music performance/song for his collaboration with Brandon Lake on “Hard Fought Hallelujah.”

Though Jelly Roll wasn’t onstage during the Premiere Ceremony, he and Bunnie were absolutely celebrating the wins. As they learned of his first Grammy win, Bunnie and her team quickly shared the celebratory moment with fans on social media. A video, shared on Bunnie Xo’s Facebook page, opens with the podcast host getting ready for the Grammys, speaking to Jelly Roll on her phone, saying, “I knew it! I told you you were gonna win a Grammy!” The video then shows Bunnie rushing to meet up with Jelly Roll to celebrate together. As she entered the room to greet her husband, the two quickly embraced in an emotional hug. And then they quickly had more to celebrate.

Jelly Roll and Family Steal the Spotlight At The GRAMMYs - Country Now

The video is captioned with, “While this was uploading he WON ANOTHER ONE!!! TWO GRAMMY’S!!!!!!”

“Hard Fought Hallelujah” reached the top 40 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, while the song also topped the Christian Airplay chart. Meanwhile, “Amen” reached No. 5 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

Jelly Roll is also up for best contemporary country album this year, for his Billboard 200 chart-topping album Beautifully Broken. Jelly Roll has earned a total of seven Grammy nominations to date.

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