Jelly Roll, along his wife Bunnie XO and their team, were en route to the 2024 CMT Music Awards when their private jet suddenly encountered a technical issue and was forced to make an emergency landing.
Jelly Roll And Bunnie XO’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing En Route To CMT Music Awards
Bunnie XO took to social media late Thursday evening (April 4) to share the scary news with her followers. After landing safely on the ground, she posted a video on TikTok recounting the incident. The clip featured the pilot talking to Jelly Roll and his entourage about what happened mid-flight that caused him to make an abrupt landing.
“Our plane we were on just stopped mid air and turned around for an emergency landing,” Bunnie wrote alongside a video of the group sitting in a private aircraft.
The couple and their crew then exited the plane and made their way inside an airport to wait for their plane to be repaired so that they could embark on the rest of their journey to Austin, Texas, for the CMT Music Awards. While waiting to return to the plane, Bunnie XO asked Jelly Roll, “what’s happening?”
The Dumb Blonde Podcast host then panned the camera to her husband while sitting in an airport awaiting to return to their flight.
“The plane just got turned around… They turned the plane around, and they said it’s an issue with the computer,” Jelly Roll said in the video, before joking, “at least it wasn’t the breaks.”
“And they want us to get back on it?” Bunnie XO quickly replied with a laugh.
The Dumb Blonde Podcast Host Shared An Update: “CMT… We’re Coming”
Bunnie XO later shared an additional clip on social media, which she captioned, “When the private jet you’re in just stopped mid air, turned around and said we had to emergency land because of a malfunction.”
She went on to promise fans, “CMT, I swear we’re coming.”
The 44-year-old model and entrepreneur then issued an update, letting fans know that they are fine and safe. “We’re good baby, but that was scary,” she revealed to a fan in the comments of the clip.
2024 CMT Music Awards
Jelly Roll and his team were en route to the 2024 CMT Music Awards, where he will take the stage as part of the star-studded performance lineup. The CMT Music Awards will also feature performances from Jelly Roll, Bailey Zimmerman, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Sam Hunt, Cody Johnson, Dasha, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town + Sugarland, Megan Moroney, NEEDTOBREATHE + Jordan Davis, Old Dominion ft. Megan Moroney, Parker McCollum ft. Brittney Spencer, Trisha Yearwood and more.
The genre-bending singer is also among the most-nominated artists at the coveted awards show, where he has three nods, including Male Video of The Year (“NEED A FAVOR”), CMT Performance of The Year (“NEED A FAVOR” from 2023 CMT Music Awards) as well as biggest award of the night, Video of The Year (“NEED A FAVOR”).
He will also serve as a presenter during the show.
Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the 2024 CMT Music Awards will air live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, for the second consecutive year on Sunday, April 7 at 8/7c on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
