Jelly Roll Performs ‘I’m Not Okay’ During The ‘In Memoriam’ Segment At The Emmys

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Jelly Roll, the 39-year-old genre-bending, feel-all-the-feels musician, took over the 2024 Emmy Awards like a boss on Sunday (September 15) at the Peacock Theater in L.A. And no, he wasnโ€™t there for a comedy routine or to deliver spicy one-linersโ€”although, honestly, he couldโ€™ve done that too. He was there to tug on your heartstrings so hard you’d need a professional emotional un-knotter.

Jelly Roll didn’t just stroll in and wave; oh no, he was tasked with leading the In Memoriam segment. (Cue tissues.) And what better way to commemorate dearly departed legends like Bob Newhart, James Earl Jones, and Shannen Doherty than with a performance of his ballad โ€œI Am Not Okayโ€? Spoiler alert: you wonโ€™t be okay after this either.

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Before he turned on the emotional waterworks, Jelly Roll dropped some wisdom like a self-help guru moonlighting as a musician: โ€œI believe that music is therapeutic. I believe that music can heal,โ€ he said, looking like the worldโ€™s most soulful teddy bear. โ€œI also believe that storytelling is just as cathartic.โ€

At this point, the audience had their “deep thoughts” faces on, probably wondering if theyโ€™d ever healed from that one time they lost a sock in the laundry. But Jelly wasnโ€™t done yet. โ€œI hope that this song can act as a healing moment for those mourning the storytellers weโ€™ve lost this year,โ€ he said, casually dropping a bomb of sentiment so profound that even your houseplants are feeling things.

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But wait, thereโ€™s more: โ€œIf you are feeling lost or alone tonight, I want you to know that itโ€™s OK to not always be OK.โ€ This is when the whole theater collectively nodded, maybe shed a tear, and decided it was time to text their therapists.

Jelly Roll didnโ€™t just perform at the Emmysโ€”he came, he sang, and he therapized an entire room of Hollywoodโ€™s elite. The manโ€™s out here healing hearts one ballad at a time.

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