Jelly Roll’s private jet had to make an emergency landing during a trip to Austin, Texas, for the 2024 CMT Music Awards.
The 39-year-old 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.
The country crooner’s wife, 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.”
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
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 replied, “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.
The flight arrived safely and the Almost Home singer and his crew even had time to get to the Moody Center, where preparations had already been made for the Sunday, April 7, ceremonies.
Bunnie XO shared clips of empty folding chairs with their photos on them in the VIP area.
Jelly Roll has a chance to win three prizes; Video of the Year, Best Video by a Male Artist and CMT Performance of the Year for Need a Favor, which he introduced at last year’s show.
At the 2023 awards, he won the coveted award for Best New Artist.
The singer’s wife, Bunnie XO, 44, shared a video on TiKTok of the captain explaining the problem after they returned safely to the ground. Bunnie claimed the flight “stopped in mid-air” before returning for an emergency landing
While waiting in the airport lounge, the YouTube star asked her husband, “Hey dad, what’s going on?” He replied, ‘Oh! The plane just turned around. They turned the plane around. They said it was a computer problem… at least it wasn’t the brakes’
The influencer shared a video as they taxied down the runway for the second time, writing, “Okay LA, let’s try this again Austin, here we come!”
The flight arrived safely and the Almost Home singer and his crew even had time to get to the Moody Center, where preparations had already been made for the Sunday, April 7, ceremonies.
The hitmaker will also perform at the ceremonies, along with fellow artists Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Kelsea Ballerini, Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Sam Hunt and Trisha Yearwood. It airs at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on CBS and on the Paramount+ app.
Photos from Saturday’s rehearsals gave an idea of what Jelly Roll’s performance will entail.
One shows him walking down the stairs among the crowd as red lights shine into the arena.
Photos from Saturday’s rehearsals gave an idea of what Jelly Roll’s performance will entail. One shows him walking down the stairs among the crowd as red lights shine into the arena
Another shows the fan favorite standing on stage with smoke machines and red and white lights creating a mystical feel
Another shows the fan favorite standing on stage with smoke machines and red and white lights creating a mystical feel.
The performance gives fans a taste of what to expect as the Wild Ones singer kicks off his Beautifully Broken Tour.
The shows kick off on April 11 in Florence, Arizona and continue through October 27, where the tour concludes in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The singer and songwriter wrote about the roadshow on social media, saying: ‘This is the biggest tour of my life everyone and I’m going to do it really big this year – I can’t wait to see you all. at a performance. Come party with us!’
