Jelly Roll one Male Country Artist of the Year at People Choice Awards which took place on 2/18/24 in California.
Jelly Roll was not there to collect his trophy due to a promise he made months ago.
Instead of being at the People’s Choice Awards, JR was in Tennessee fulfilling a promise to incarcerated youth.
Jelly Roll hopped on social media to thank the fans for voting for him to win an award for People’s Choice, and reassure them that his absence wasn’t a reflection on how seriously he took the honor.
“I’ve always said, I don’t have the biggest fan base but I have the mightiest fan base….Y’all have never let me down. Thank you,” he said in his video message. “Thank you to the People’s Choice. I’m sorry I wasn’t there.”
In the background of the video JR posted on social media you can see the stairwell at a juvenile detention facility.
“Here’s the truth: I’m standing in the juvenile courthouse right now. I just walked out of the juvenile facility. We partnered with The Beat of Life to bring a music program to the kids. This is has been on my calendar for a long time,” the singer continued.
“I promised these kids I was coming. I know whenever I was a kid in here, I got let down a lot. I didn’t wanna be one of the people letting these kids down. I had to honor my word.”
“I hate I wasn’t [at the awards show], but don’t take me not being there as a sign of anything other than love, and respect, and me trying to do better for my community, baby,” Jelly Roll summed up.
Photo: Reuters
Source: Taste Of Country
