Jelly Roll slammed for ‘religious psychosis’ during Grammy acceptance speech: Live updates

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and KATRINA SCHOLLENBERGER, US HEAD OF LIVE NEWS

Updated: 23:12 EST, 1 February 2026

The best of the music industry are gathered in Los Angeles for the 68th annual Grammy Awards.

Comedian Trevor Noah is hosting the show for his sixth consecutive and final time, where he took aim at Nicki Minaj‘s MAGA alliance and mocked Trump.

Grammy viewers slammed Jelly Roll after he swept an award for best contemporary country album, comparing his acceptance speech to ‘religious psychosis.’

Bruno Mars, Rosé, Tyler, the Creator, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse and Pharrell Williams will also perform.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine total, surpassing Jay-Z’s record of 25 awards for the most Grammy wins after snatching Best Rap Album for GNX. 

Ahead of the main event, the Premiere Ceremony was held where categories such as best audiobook narration were awarded.

Following along for the latest updates. 

Jelly Roll slammed for religious acceptance speech

Jelly Roll was slammed for his overtly religious speech during his acceptance speech for best contemporary country album.

‘I believe that music had the power to change my life, and God had the power to change my life. 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 … label. Jesus is Jesus,’ he said.

Critics blasted him for the rambling speech and even blamed it on his recent weight loss.

‘That GLP-1 really fast-tracked the religious psychosis for Jelly Roll, huh,’ one person wrote on X.

‘Jelly Roll being like scary skinny suddenly, girl, what happened. Now the face tattoos and Jesus talk seem even more menacing,’ wrote another person.

‘Does this mf Jelly Roll ever just talk normal?’ a third person added.

Chappell Roan’s topless Grammy look is bid to ‘outdare’ Bianca Censori’s nude moment

Chappell Roan turned heads at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday in a topless look that nodded to Kanye West and Bianca Censori‘s shock red carpet moment – and a body language expert says it was clearly meant to upstage them.

The Hot To Go! star, 27, who is up for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year for The Subway, went full-on shock mode in a sheer Mugler gown held together by little more than two hoops dangling from her nipples.

The daring ensemble left little to the imagination, instantly evoking last year’s Grammys, when Censori whipped off a fur coat to reveal a near-nude bodysuit that set social media on fire.

Lauryn Hill honors D’Angelo and Roberta Flack

Lauryn Hill led the tribute to D’Angelo along with Lucky Daye, Raphael Saadiq, Anthony Hamilton, Leon Thomas, Bilal and Jon Batiste.

She also honored Roberta Flack with Batiste, Leon Bridges, Alexia Jayy, Lalah Hathaway, October London, John Legend, Chaka Khan and Wyclef Jean.

Slash and Post Malone lead tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Slash and Post Malone, as well as Chad Smith, Duff McKagan and Andrew Watt paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a performance of War Pigs.

Ozzy’s wife Sharon as well as two children Kelly and Jack were visibly emotional as the tribute was played, crying as images of the Black Sabbath front man flashed on screen.

Reba McEntire makes Grammy performance debut

Reba McEntire gave her first ever Grammys performance singing her song Trailblazer during the tributes segment of the awards show honoring the musicians who died over the last year.

It included tribute to her former stepson Brandon Blackstock, a talent agent and former husband of Kelly Clarkson, who died last year at age 48.

Lady Gaga blasted for underwhelming performance

Fans blasted Lady Gaga for her ‘underwhelming’ Grammy performance of Abracadabra.

‘Lady Gaga performance is.. why are you just standing there doing glambot?? where’s the gag, the choreo? the dancers??’ one person wrote on X.

Another added, ‘Why did Lady Gaga just perform with a lamp shade over her head.’

‘Lady Gaga performance was a chop I’m sorry #GRAMMYs. A very aggressive CHOP. I hate when artists try to flip their songs for an award show,’ a third person wrote.

‘I guess I’m not moved about anything #ladygaga does anymore. She is no longer entertaining to me. And I don’t really care to hear from her again. Maybe it was the #Guccimovie #GRAMMYs,’ wrote a fourth person.

‘I applaud Lady Gaga’s acceptance speech tonight… didn’t like her performance wearing a lamp shade or a bird cage … but that’s just not for me,’ a fifth person added.

Pharrell Williams honored with Dr. Dre Global Impact Award

‘It’s always awkward for me to sit through these montages,’ Pharrell Williams said, adding: ‘For me, it’s like listening to your voicemail over like a loud speaker.’

‘To everyone in this room who believes in the power of Black music, thank you so much,’ he said.

‘F*** ICE,’ Billie Eilish says

Billie Eilish ranted against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement during her Grammys acceptance speech.

‘As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I don’t need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,’ she said.

‘It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting, speaking up and protesting. Our voices really do matter, and the people matter.

‘F*** ICE. That’s all I’m gonna say. Sorry,’ she concluded.

Sports broadcaster Emily Austin slams Grammys crowd for ‘ICE out’ standing ovation

Emily Austin slammed Grammys attendees for standing in solidarity with Bad Bunny’s ‘ICE out’ declaration following his acceptance speech.

‘Standing ovation for ICE out… I’m going to sit down. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. I love our law enforcement,’ she said.

Regina King makes guest appearance

Actress Regina King made a guest appearance during rapper Tyler, The Creator’s performances for ‘Chromakopia’ and ‘Don’t Tap the Glass.’

Miley Cyrus is slammed for reaction to Lady Gaga’s Best Pop Vocal Album win

Miley Cyrus was slammed on X by Grammy viewers for her reaction to Lady Gaga’s Grammy win for Best Pop Vocal Album.

While the crowd noticeably gave Gaga a standing ovation, Miley appeared stone faced on camera, whispering something private to fiancé Maxx Morando.

‘Ummm sorry why is Miley not clapping?’ one person posted of her reaction.

‘miley not standing up…okay…’ another said.

Noah makes Epstein jab about Donald Trump

Trevor Noah called out Donald Trump while making a joke about Jeffrey Epstein.

‘That’s a Grammy that every artist wants,’ he said referring to song of the year.

‘Almost as much as trump wants Greenland. Which makes sense. Because since Epstein’s gone, he needs a new island to hang out with Bill Clinton.’

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Jelly Roll slammed for ‘religious psychosis’ during Grammy acceptance speech: Live updates