Bunnie XO Reveals Jelly Roll is Donating One of His GRAMMYs to a Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville

Jelly Roll plans to donate one of his three new GRAMMYs to the local Nashville Juvenile Detention Center, as a symbol of hope and redemption for those currently incarcerated.

When accepting his GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Country Album for his 2024 record, Beautifully Broken, the ‘Need a Favor’ hitmaker referenced the time he spent in the criminal justice system, “First of all, Jesus, I hear you, and I’m listening. Lord, I am listening. Lord. Second of all, I want to thank my beautiful wife. I would have never changed my life without you. I would have ended up dead or in jail. I would have killed myself if it wasn’t for you and Jesus. I thank you for that”.

During a backstage interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jelly's wife, Bunnie XO, first revealed his plans to gift one of the coveted gongs to a local jail, “Well, I know he's gonna give one to the Juvenile in Nashville, to kind of you know give them a little inspiration, and let them have a GRAMMY to themselves. And then, I don't know what we're gonna do with the other two”. The host of the Dumb Blonde Podcast then quips, “But I'm getting one, for sure! Because I feel like I earned it”.

Now, in a more recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jelly movingly confirms, “It never gets old...I haven't said this publicly yet, so I'm gonna break it with you. I'm gonna obviously keep one at the studio, because that was my dream, and I think I'm gonna give the second one to the county sheriff Daron Hall, to put at the jail”.

Jelly was speaking as part of a promotional discussion for the new Netflix talent show, Star Search. Jelly is a judge alongside Chrissy Teigen and Sarah Michelle Gellar, with the host of the popular new series, Anthony Anderson, also joining the chat.

It's the latest example of the ‘Save Me’ singer-songwriter's efforts to help lift up and inspire those that find themselves in a similar situation to the one he was in as a teenager.

Jelly has said on a number of occasions that he has been arrested around 40 times, with the Nashville native fully pardoned in December 2025 by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

Through his Backroad Baptism Tour, for instance, Jelly raised a staggering $540,000 for at-risk youth, with Live Nation agreeing to give one dollar per ticket to charity.

The ‘Son of a Sinner’ crooner did catch some flak, however, at the GRAMMYs courtesy of his refusal to comment on the current political situation and anti-ICE protests in the US during his GRAMMYs press conference, despite numerous other artists, such as Shaboozey and Billie Eilish, vocally condemning ICE.

One Rolling Stone journalist alleges that he then confronted his colleague over an article they published tying him with the MAGA movement. Jelly has stressed that he will be addressing the state of the country “loud and clear” at some point this week.

While his political allegiances remain unclear, it's evident that Jelly and his wife, Bunnie, have so far been a tremendous force for good in the country music world. This furore hopefully won't overshadow that, nor Jelly's momentous GRAMMY triumphs.

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