Jelly Roll revealed that he injured his collarbone in an ATV accident shortly before the 2026 Grammy Awards in an Instagram post on Sunday, March 1
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The singer said he wanted to "scream" and "cry" every time someone hugged him following his wins at the ceremony on Feb. 1
"Anyways, moral of the story, get back on that pony baby," said Jelly Roll of the incident and his fears of driving his ATV again
Jelly Rollis opening up about an injury that he sustained shortly before the2026 Grammy Awards, but chose to keep a "secret" from fans.
On Sunday, March 1, the "Save Me" singer, 41, spoke candidly in anInstagram videoabout being hesitant to ride an ATV again, as rolling his earlier this year left him with a broken collarbone.
In the clip, Jelly Roll was seen walking around the repaired ATV before sharing a photo of his X-ray, a snap of him on stage at theGrammy Awards, and the damaged vehicle before it was fixed.
"Y'all just took this thing out for the first time since I flipped it," said Jelly Roll. "I broke my collarbone. I was so scared to get back on this thing. I just knew if I didn't get back on it sooner than later, I was just going to be more and more afraid of it."
He continued, "I tell y'all what though, my brother got it fixed, dude, and he killed it. It's brand new, I figured I had totaled it.
The "Need a Favor" singer revealed that he wanted to share the accident because the congratulatory hugs he received after his Grammy wins came to his mind while riding the ATV.
"I was just thinking, I was out there running all over the Grammys with a broken collarbone," said Jelly Roll. "Every time I hugged somebody that week, I wanted to scream. I just didn't say it, but every time somebody squeezed me, dude, I thought I was gonna cry."
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"Sometimes the machine can do more than the user thinks it can. This was all user error," he said of coping with the pain. "Anyways, moral of the story, get back on that pony baby. Love y'all," he concluded.
The star captioned his Instagram post, "I've been keeping a secret from y'all… 🤕."
Recovery from a collarbone injury can take up to 12 weeks, according to theCleveland Clinic.
While attending the Grammys with his wife,Bunnie Xo, on Sunday, Feb. 1, Jelly Roll won Best Contemporary Country Album for his 2024 album,Beautifully Broken, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with Brandon Lake for "Hard Fought Hallelujah" and Best Country Duo/Group Performance with Shaboozey for "Amen."
He later opened up toPEOPLEabout the accomplishment and his supportive fans who made it all possible.
"This would never have happened without them," he said. "Imagine they're one of the few people in the world, in the very beginning, who believe me. This overweight white trash kid from Tennessee was going to figure it out one day and to be standing up here going, that's my time, we actually get it."
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