Jelly Roll hasn’t forgotten where he started.
Following his sweep of all three Grammy awards on February 1st, 2026, the country music star announced he will be donating one of his golden Gramophone trophies to a county jail in Nashville.
Jelly shared in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on February 4th that she plans to keep one of the awards at her studio, fulfilling a long-held dream. She intends to donate the other award to Sheriff Daron Hall to display in the local jail.
It was so great seeing Sarah Michelle Gellar, my fellow Star Search costar, join Jason in the interview! She chimed in at one point, and it was just perfect – she was really getting at the idea that things don’t end with one role, there’s always more to come.
Even the 41-year-old, who is a father to 17-year-old Bailee and 9-year-old Noah, highlighted this point when accepting the award for his album Beautifully Broken, which won Best Contemporary Country Album.
I went through a really difficult time in my life,” he explained. “That’s what inspired this album. I felt completely hopeless, and I even had some very dark thoughts. I wasn’t proud of the person I was back then.
Jelly, who married Bunnie XO in 2016, shared a personal story, holding up a small bible. He recalled a time when he was in a small cell, with only this bible and a radio, and how he believed they could help him turn his life around.
Jelly thought back to his 2008 jail time for drug possession and shared what helped him stay strong and ultimately change his life for the better.
He explained that he felt music and faith in God could transform a person’s life. He emphasized, ‘Jesus is for everyone.’
Jelly has always been honest about his past, sharing that he spent a significant part of his life in and out of jail – around 40 times. But things changed dramatically when his daughter was born in 2008.
He explained on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2023 that he earned his GED through a program advertised at the facility. He didn’t have a clear plan for the future, but he was determined to leave drug dealing behind for good.
Jelly’s success wasn’t the only heartwarming moment at the Grammys. Find out about other winners from the 2026 show by continuing to read…
WINNER: “Anxiety,” Doechii
“Love,” OK Go
“So Be It,” Clipse
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Young Lion,” Sade
WINNER: Sinners
A Complete Unknown
F1 The Album
KPop Demon Hunters
Wicked
WINNER: “Golden,” KPop Demon Hunters
“As Alive As You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares
“I Lied to You,” Sinners
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late
“Pale, Pale Moon,” Sinners
“Sinners,” Sinners
WINNER: “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters),” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Gabriela,” KATSEYE
“APT.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars
“30 for 30,” SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: “Bad As I Used to Be,” Chris Stapleton
“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade
Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro
BOGOTÁ DELUXE, Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta, Karol G
Y Ahora Qué?, Alejandro Sanz
WINNER: “Changes Back to the Beginning,” YungBlud
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
“Never Enough,” Turnstile
“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and the Sniffers
WINNER: EUSEXUA, FKA Twigs
Ten Days, Fred again..
Fancy That, PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale, Rüfüs du Sol
F*** U SKRILLEX U THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, Skrillex
WINNER: “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“Illegal”, PinkPantheress
“Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie),” Tate McRae
“Midnight Sun,” Zara Larsson
“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
WINNER: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure
SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver
DON’T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator
moisturizer, Wet Leg
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams
WINNER: “Music by John Williams,” John Williams
“Devo,” Devo
“Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” Raye
“Relentless,” Diane Warren
“Piece by Piece,” Pharrell Williams
WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani
“Yes it Is,” Leon Thomas
“Overqualified,” Durand Bernarr
“It Depends,” Chris Brown
“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker
WINNER: Mutt, Leon Thomas
Beloved, Givéon
Why Not More?, Coco Jones
The Crown, Ledisi
Escape Room, Teyana Taylor
WINNER: Never Enough, Turnstile
Private Music, Deftones
I Quit, Haim
From Zero, Linkin Park
Idols, Yungblud
WINNER: “Chains & Whips,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
“Outside,” Cardi B
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“tv off,” Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I,” Tyler, The Creator ft. Teezo Touchdown
WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey
Wintersongs, Laila Biali
The Gift of Love, Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Harlequin, Lady Gaga
The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, Barbra Streisand
WINNER: “Bitin’ List,” Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey
“I Never Life,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton
“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson
“A Song to Sing,” Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste
Bloom, Larkin Poe
Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle
Middle, Jesse Welles
WINNER: “Folded,” Kehlani
“Heart of a Woman,” Summer Walker
“MUTT (NPR Tiny Desk),” Leon Thomas
“It Depends,” Chris Brown
“Yukon,” Justin Bieber
WINNER: “tv off,” Kendrick Lamar ft. Lefty Gunplay
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“The Birds Don’t Sing,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire
“Sticky,” Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
“TGIF,” GloRilla
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish
“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga
WINNER: “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“APT.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars
WINNER: DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
Swag, Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Mayhem, Lady Gaga
GNX, Kendrick Lamar
Mutt, Leon Thomas
Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator
“Abracadbra,” Lady Gaga
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“APT.,” Rosé, Bruno Mars
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters),” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
WINNER: “Wildflower,” Billie Eilish
WINNER: Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Swag, Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus
WINNER: Mayhem, Lady Gaga
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy [Part 2], Teddy Swims
“Daisies,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
WINNER: “Messy,” Lola Young
Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Glorious, GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly, Jid
WINNER: GNX, Kendrick Lamar
Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer
Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
WINNER: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer
Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer
How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer
WINNER:Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just In Time
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