Jelly Roll and wife Bunnie
The Need A Favor hitmaker, 39, who is in the running for three prizes, looked cool in a cream, black and brown jacket paired with joggers and sneakers.
His gorgeous wife showed off her cleavage in a plunging bodycon dress with a striking geometric pattern.
Her tresses were styled in soft waves and she wore a glamorous makeup palette.
The couple looked ahead to the musical evening in good spirits, despite their private plane drama.
Jelly Roll and wife Bunnie
The Need A Favor hitmaker, 39, who is in the running for three prizes, looked cool in a cream, black and brown jacket paired with joggers and sneakers
Jelly Roll’s private plane had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Friday while the singer was en route to Austin, Texas for the CMT 2024 Awards show
Jelly Roll told E!News on the red carpet: ‘What happened was the screen went blank. The pilot said, “I won’t even risk this.” He had to fly the plane back manually. He had to fly like it was the sixties again. He was shocked.’
‘It was incredible. We are blessed.”
The singer, who recently underwent transformative dental work, was on his way from Los Angeles for Sunday’s awards ceremony when his private plane was forced to turn around.
Bunnie
On TikTok, she shared a video of the captain explaining the situation to them with the caption: “Our plane we were on just stopped in mid-air and turned around for an emergency landing.”
While waiting for the all clear in the airport lounge, the YouTube star asked her husband, “Hey dad, what’s going on?”
The native Tennessean responded, “Oh! The plane just turned around. They turned the plane around. They said it was a computer problem.’
“And they want us to get back on it,” she said, before Jelly Roll joked: “At least it wasn’t the brakes.”
No word on how long it took to get the plane into the air, but the influencer shared a video of the second attempt as they taxied down the runway.
“Alright LA, let’s try this again, Austin, here we come!” she wrote about the video.
Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini, Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson top the list with three nominations each.
Trisha Yearwood will receive the first-ever June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award.
This year’s edition will once again be hosted by country icon Kelsea Ballerini, who has hosted the last three ceremonies. However, this year marks the first time she will carry the honor alone.
Ballerini, who normally hosts Kane Brown, shared People: ‘It’s definitely new territory for me.’
“But it’s my fourth year as host, so I feel like I’ve learned a lot. And the good thing about CMT is that there is such a light energy, so there is no pressure I feel to be perfect.
“I just want to be fun, honor the night and help people have a good time.”
In addition to hosting, Kelsea has been named as one of the evening’s performers. Jason Aldean, Dasha, Trisha Yearwood, Sam Hunt and more will also take the stage.
The acclaimed artist showed off his new veneer during the ceremony
The star looked as cool as ever as he attended the ceremony
His gorgeous wife showed off her cleavage in a plunging bodycon dress with a striking geometric pattern
There will also be a performance paying tribute to the late Toby Keith featuring Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, Lainey Wilson and more. Toby’s band will accompany the performance.
Billy Bob Thornton, Emma Roberts, James Van Der Beek, Jane Seymour, Mickey Guyton and Jelly Roll are among the all-star presenters taking the stage.
The nominees for this year’s awards ceremony were announced last month.
The female video of the year category features Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney and Reba McEntire.
The groundbreaking female video of the year features Anne Wilson, Ashley Cooke, Brittney Spencer and Tigirlily Gold.
Morgan Wallen, one of the genre’s top stars, received just one nomination: for male video of the year for “Last Night (One Record at a Time Sessions).”
He will compete against Bailey Zimmerman’s ‘Religiously’, Cody Johnson’s ‘The Painter’, HARDY’s ‘Truck Bed’, Jelly Roll’s ‘Need A Favor’, Jordan Davis’ ‘Next Thing You Know’ and Luke Combs’ ‘Fast Car (Official Live video).’
Her locks were styled in soft waves and she wore a glamorous makeup palette
Wallen’s 2023 album, “One Thing at a Time,” spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, making it the most popular album of any style last year. The series broke a record previously held by Garth Brooks’ 1991 LP “Ropin’ the Wind” by becoming the longest-reigning No. 1 country album ever.
Chayce Beckham, Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders and Zach Bryan compete in the groundbreaking male video of the year category.
Other categories include Duo/Group Video of the Year, Collaboration Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.
There are also 14 first-time nominees this year, a list that includes some acts that go beyond country music – a direct reflection of CMT’s attention to cross-genre collaborations.
Those new names include Amber Riley, Ashley Cooke, Anne Wilson, Ella Langley, The Castellows, Tigirlily Gold, Bret Michaels, Chayce Beckham, Hozier, Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tyler Childers, Warren Zeiders and Zach Bryan.