Jelly Roll’s overtly religious acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammys has left liberals seething as they flocked to social media to accuse the star of ‘religious psychosis.’
The 41-year-old country crooner took to the stage after winning the award for Best Contemporary Country Album at Sunday night’s ceremony held in Los Angeles.
His 2024 album Beautifully Broken beat out the likes of Miranda Lambert, Tyler Childers, Eric Church and Kelsea Ballerini for the top country prize.
Jelly Roll spent much of his emotional speech talking about Jesus and how Christianity, like music, ‘changed [his] life.’
He added to the faith-fueled moment by holding up a small bible for the crowd to see.
‘I believe that music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life,’ he told the crowd of A-listers with his shiny gold Grammy in hand.
‘I want to tell y’all right now: Jesus is for everybody, Jesus is not owned by one political party. Jesus is not owned by no … label. Jesus is Jesus.’
Jelly Roll’s overtly religious acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammys has left liberals seething as they flocked to social media to accuse the star of ‘religious psychosis’
At one point the star even held up a bible for the crowd to see
‘I would have never changed my life without you,’ Jelly Roll told Bunnie Xo, who was seated in the audience.
‘I would’ve ended up dead or in jail. I would’ve killed myself if it weren’t for you and Jesus.’
He continued: ‘There was a time in my life that I was broken. That’s why I wrote this album. I didn’t think I had a chance.
‘There was days that I thought the darkest things.’
Along with his country win, Jelly Roll also took home the Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for his collaboration with fellow country star Shaboozey titled Amen.
While many Grammy viewers were moved by Jelly Roll’s words, the star’s critics were out in full force as they cruelly accused him of suffering from ‘religious psychosis’
Bad Bunny made a strong statement against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as he accepted the top honor at the 2026 Grammy Awards on a night that Hollywood expressed many anti-ICE sentiments.
Other winners including Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean – who led the star-studded red carpet – used their shining moments to honor immigrants and blast the law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Many artists at the event wore ‘ICE out’ pins in protest of the controversial agency after the killings of Keith Porter in LA and Renée Good and the VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis at the hands of its agents.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican global superstar – born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio – beat out a very competitive field as he took home Best Album for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.
Bad Bunny – who will be performing at the Super Bowl LX Half-time Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California next week – was obviously emotional as he cried as he sat down for several seconds with his head in his hand in disbelief after his name was called.
Then during his speech he sent a powerful message as he said: ‘I want to dedicate this award to all the people that had to leave their homeland, their country, to follow their dreams.’
Elsewhere in his acceptance speech, Jelly Roll gave an emotional shout-out to his longtime wife Bunnie Xo for helping him turn his life around
For the biggest honor of the night, he faced a highly-competitive field which included: Justin Bieber – SWAG, Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend, Clipse, Pusha T and Malice – Let God Sort Em Out, Lady Gaga – MAYHEM, Kendrick Lamar – GNX, Leon Thomas – MUTT, and Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA.
That was not his only political statement as earlier in the night, the artist’s first words were ‘ICE out’ when he hit the podium to accept Best Música Urbana Album for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.
The NUEVAYoL hitmaker said: ‘Before I say thanks to god, I’m going to say, ICE Out.’
He received a massive ovation from the crowd before he continued his speech by saying that immigrants and Puerto Ricans are not savage, animals, or aliens and that they are in fact, Americans.
Billie Eilish also expressed similar political sentiments earlier in the night as she even used profane language which was bleeped out by network censors.
The 24-year-old Los Angeles native – born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell – was emotional as she earned Song Of The Year for WILDFLOWER while accompanied by brother FINNEAS.
During her speech she said: ‘As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land.
‘And, yeah, it’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter. That’s all I’m going to say. Sorry. Thank you so much. I can’t believe this.’
Bad Bunny made a strong statement against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as he accepted the top honor at the 2026 Grammy Awards on a night that Hollywood expressed many anti-ICE sentiments
Other winners including Billie Eilish (pictured left) and Olivia Dean used their shining moments to honor immigrants and blast the law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security
If Eilish’s message was not already clear enough she yelled ‘f** ICE’ before walking off-stage in a moment which was censored by CBS.
Olivia Dean earned one of the most coveted awards in music as she took home Best New Artist and took the opportunity to reference the political climate by including a dedication to her immigrant grandmother in her speech.
The 26-year-old British singer is the latest winner in a star-making category which has had previous title holders including Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, and Olivia Rodrigo.
She also made a political statement while honoring her family as she said during her acceptance speech: ‘I guess I want to say I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant. I wouldn’t be here.
‘Yeah, I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated. So yeah, we are nothing without each other. Thank you so much. I love you. Thank you so much.’
Her grandmother immigrated from the UK from Guyana at the age of 18 as part of the Windrush Generation during World War II. Her ethnic background also includes Jamaican and English.
Kendrick Lamar earned arguably the second most important award of the night as he took home Record Of The Year for the track luther featuring SZA.
The 38-year-old Compton, California native made sure to thank late R&B legend Luther Vandross who inspired the song and whose vocals were sampled in it.
Kendrick Lamar earned arguably the second most important award of the night as he took home Record Of The Year for the track luther featuring SZA
Lady Gaga was one of the biggest winners of the night as she earned Best Pop Vocal Album for MAYHEM
Newcomer Lola Young had perhaps the most shocking win of the night as she earned Best Pop Solo performance over a field of A-lister for her track Messy.
It was a massive night for Lamar as he also earned the first award during the televised portion of the night in the Best Rap Album category for GNX.
Nominations were announced in November, with then 22-time Grammy winning rapper Lamar leading the pack with nine nods ultimately taking home five more bringing his new total to 27.
Lady Gaga was one of the biggest winners of the night as she earned Best Pop Vocal Album for MAYHEM.
The 39-year-old artist – born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – was also a massive winner even before her stunning appearance on the red carpet.
Gaga earned two awards including Best Dance Pop Recording for her hit track Abracadabra before the live broadcast even began.
Newcomer Lola Young had perhaps the most shocking win of the night as she earned Best Pop Solo performance over a field of A-lister for her track Messy.
The 25-year-old British singer won over Justin Bieber – DAISIES, Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild, Lady Gaga – Disease, and Chappell Roan – The Subway.
Jelly Roll gave perhaps the most boisterous acceptance speech of the night as he earned Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken.
