Jelly Roll Takes The CMT Awards 'Halfway To Hell' With Red-Hot Performance

Jelly Roll brought down the house while closing out the 2024 CMT Music Awards on Sunday (April 7) with a red-hot performance.

As smoke filled the air and red lights lined the stage, adding an eerie and intriguing atmosphere, Jelly Roll stared directly into the camera as he brought his trademark passion to an incredible performance of "Halfway to Hell," the opening track from his 2023 album Whitsitt Chapel.

The "Save Me" fan-favorite singer got the entire audience on their feet, moving through the crowd as he made his way to a smaller stage to end his performance, making good on his previous promise to burn down the stage as bursts of flames lit up the stage as he wonders whether he is "halfway to heaven or hell."

Jelly Roll won big throughout the night, including taking home the trophy for Video of the Year. In his acceptance speech, he praised the other finalists for the award, Cody Johnson and Kelsea Ballerini, gave a sweet shoutout to his wife Bunny XO, and joked to CBS Mornings host Gayle King that he's "gonna be a little late in the morning" for their interview as he's "gonna party, y'all."

Following Jelly Roll's notable appearance at last year's show — in which he was the winningest artist with three trophies and performed in his first major award show — he was also one of the most nominated artists at the 2024 show, including one of the finalists for Video of the Year for "Need A Favor." He also received nods for Male Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.

Jelly Roll was recently confirmed in the star-studded lineup of the 2024 iHeartCountry Festival, set for May 4 in Austin, Texas. The lineup also includes Old Dominion, Jason Aldean, Lady A, Riley Green, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, and Walker Hays. The show will be hosted by iHeartRadio's Bobby Bones. Fans across the country can tune in and stream the 2024 iHeartCountry Festival, as iHeartRadio Country music stations across the country will broadcast the event in their local markets, as well as on the free iHeartRadio app and iHeartRadio.com, on Saturday, May 4th at 8pm ET/5pm PT (7pm CT). Tickets are available to the general public now. For more information visit iHeartRadio.com/countryfestival.