Gayle King Is a Vision in Green on 2024 CMT Music Awards Red Carpet

And if that weren’t enough, the TV personality received a very special shout-out from country music star Jelly Roll, who did a clean sweep at this year’s CMT Music Awards. At one point during the ceremony (per US Weekly), singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini joked about the 39-year-old musician giving out free hugs at the awards show—and that’s exactly what Jelly Roll did. In the snap below, the Nashville singer went on to hug King, who was sitting in the audience. 

But that’s not even the best part. During the ceremony, Jelly Roll took home the award for Video of the Year and mentioned the broadcast journalist in his acceptance speech. While onstage, he said, “Gayle King, I’m going to be a little late in the morning because we’re gonna party [in] Austin. Let’s go!” (FYI, the singer and rapper won Video of the Year for “Need a Favor,” along with two other awards: Male Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.)