Music crossover sensation Jelly Roll, known for a blend of country and hip-hop styles that previously earned him Country Music Award’s New Artist of the Year in 2023, praised the Lord Jesus Christ on stage at the 2026 Grammys during a speech in which he said he’d probably get kicked off the stage for professing his faith.
For context, the singer born Jason Bradley DeFord was thrice a winner on Sunday night, February 1st, at the 68th annual award’s ceremony where celebrities pat themselves on the back. He took home statuettes for Best Contemporary Country Album, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. But it was his victory speech on stage in front of woke Hollywood that he really earned his greatest praise.
Standing at the microphone in front of everyone, and succeeding a panoply of self-righteous ignoramuses who condemned Donald Trump and ICE, Jelly Roll proclaimed his love of Jesus, saying ‘they’re going to try to kick me out of here’ in doing so.
“I know they’re going to try to kick me off here, so just let me try to get this out,” the award-winning artist began. “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’d ended up dead or in jail. I’d have killed myself if it wasn’t for you and Jesus, I thank you for that.”
Continuing, he praised and thanked God for the many gifts He bestowed him. “I thank you for my label, Broken Bow, country radio. Baby, what’s up? Dawg. Oh, Republic, John and Neely, we did it. Baby, there was a time in my life, y’all, that I was I was broken. That’s why I wrote this album. I didn’t think I had a chance.”
Then, speaking to the crowd directly, he brought some southern twang to his candid experiences with recognition that it was God alone who saved him from premature death. “Y’all, there was days that I thought the darkest things I was a horrible human. There was a moment in my life that all I had was a Bible this big, and a radio the same size, and a six by eight foot sale.”
“And I believe that those two things could change my life. I believe that music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life. And 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 music label. Jesus is Jesus, and anybody can have a relationship with him. I love you, Lord,” he finished.
Watch Jelly Roll rock the Grammys with his love of Jesus and God below:
Writing on X, social media influencer Collin Rugg immediately observed that the speech given by Jelly Roll sharply contrasted with most of the others audiences were forced to suffer through. “Notice the difference here. Others got on stage and started praising themselves by virtue signaling to the world about how great they are for their “opinion” on ICE. Jelly Roll did the opposite. He took the attention off of himself and praised Jesus,” he wrote.
Another comment on X pointed out how brave the speech was, considering Jelly Roll was in the ‘pit of hell.’ “Bro just proclaimed Jesus in the pit of hell surrounded by demons. Well done. Great is your reward in Heaven,” he wrote.