Bunnie Xo has spoken out about the recent news that she and Jelly Roll are going through a divorce.

On Thursday (June 18), Bunnie Xo dropped a new episode of her Dumb Blonde podcast titled “The Divorce,” and over the course of nearly an hour, she addressed Jelly Roll’s recent divorce filing and cleared up rumors that have been swirling recently in the wake of the news.

On Monday, news broke that the couple were divorcing after 10 years together. According to court documents filed in Tennessee, Jelly Roll filed for divorce on May 18 in Williamson County. Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo met in 2015 and married in 2016.

On the podcast, Bunnie Xo started out by sharing that she still has love for Jelly Roll. “He is my best friend. He’s always been my best friend,” she said. “I love that man more than life itself. … Even today, behind the scenes, your girl is still riding for that man.”

After noting that she sometimes calls Jelly Roll her “husband” as she’s still getting used to them not being together, Bunnie Xo quickly addressed several rumors directly, including one report that she’s with Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger.

“No, I did not cheat on my husband and leave him for Chad, or none of that. … I am so sorry to Chad and Nickelback for this happening. … I love them and it’s so f—ed up that the Internet can just run with a narrative and people just run with it, so there’s no Chad and Bunnie Xo,” she said, adding, “Your girl is not ever going to be in another relationship. I’m about to be a playa.” She also put to rest a false rumor about Jelly Roll dating fellow country singer Jessie Murph, with whom he had the hit collab “Wild Ones.”

Later in the podcast, she responded to those who claimed the entire 10-year relationship between Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo was fake. “I don’t care what anybody says: It was real. The proof is in the pudding. Look what the f— we built, ladies and gentlemen. It’s crazy when you look at all we accomplished together, and the only way that could happen is two people who love each other.”

She says the divorce filing stemmed from an argument she and Jelly Roll got into on Mother’s Day.

“J and I have never been really good at having disagreements, so we were the type of couple who never argued. … He would be holding things in and I would be holding things in, and it was a recipe for disaster. … On Mother’s Day, we had a little bit of an argument, which I don’t think the details are necessary, and in that argument, I was so fed up and so tired that I just looked at him and said, ‘Well, then file the f—ing divorce papers.’ And in our relationship, that is the one cardinal thing you don’t say, even though my husband has said it numerous times, ’cause he’s the runner. But when I say it, it really holds weight, because I’m not the type of person who says what they don’t mean. And I ended up leaving. I packed a bag and I left. … And I didn’t talk to my husband for weeks after that. And during that … we were so emotional, he ended up doing exactly what I told him to do and filing the divorce papers. Was I blindsided? Was this divorce mutual? No, it was not mutual, even though I told him to file the divorce papers, I was speaking out of anger and just frustration. But was it necessary for us to have a wakeup call? … Absolutely. … My husband and I are ending this marriage on the best possible terms that you could ever have a divorce.”

Bunnie Xo also said that she and Jelly Roll each reacted to fame and Jelly Roll’s hectic schedule differently.

“I love my husband, but he literally is go-go-go. He literally will not sit down, he’s a kid in a candy store. The world is his oyster, and you know what? Go, baby, go. And that’s exactly what I told him in the beginning, ‘Just go, do whatever you got to do.’ I’m a little bit more reserved. I like to lay back, have my energy and then go pop out when I want to be seen. I don’t like the fame sh–. I’ve never liked this fame sh–. I don’t care who you are, I don’t care what your status is, I don’t care how much I can gain from you — not saying this about my husband, I’m just saying this in general. I don’t like fame. I don’t have a good relationship with it. … I’ve been doing a lot of therapy. My husband is the complete opposite. He’s a politician. He loves to shake hands and kiss babies and that’s his personality.”

Bunnie said that over the past nearly two years, they had stopped communicating together.

“We stopped communicating together in the past year and a half, and I think it’s safe for me to say that I always loved my husband a little bit more than he loved me. I was very, like, always protecting him and always making sure he was OK and always chasing him, and I literally was the glue that held us together. And that’s not taking a shot, that’s me being 100% honest. I was always the chaser. In a twin flame relationship, there’s a runner and a chaser. … In this past year and a half, because I felt like he wasn’t pouring into me and I wasn’t pouring into him and we weren’t communicating and we just weren’t on the same page, I stopped chasing him. And when I say I stopped chasing him, I stopped everything. I just kind of went into myself and was dealing with a lot of depression and dealing with these losses by myself. Technically, if we want to get into it, I’ve been surrounded by death since 2022,” she said, referring to weathering several losses, including a tough journey of trying to have children, and the ending of her marriage to Jelly Roll.

Bunnie Xo has previously been open on her podcast about their journey through IVF treatments in the process of trying to have a baby together. Bunnie also updated fans on that front, saying, “We’re still having a baby together. We’re going to co-parent together. He’s my best friend. … J has been so f—in’ great about us having a baby together. We’re going to raise our little nugget as one big happy family.”

She also updated fans on the splitting of assets, noting that Bunnie Xo will be getting a property that has multiple houses on it, and many of the couple’s animals will live on the property. She also noted that she and Jelly Roll are still on good terms and said that he encouraged her to record the podcast.

“J and I literally talked for two hours today before we did this podcast. … He wants me to do this podcast,” she said. “He’s like, ‘Please clear up some sh– for me.’ I will always protect him.”

Bunnie Xo also said that Jelly Roll is starting to date again, and his soon-to-be ex-wife championed that. “Daddy Roll is probably in his finest season. … He looks so good and he’s healthier than he’s ever been. He’s started dating, which is great. I love that,” she said.

Elsewhere, she added, “Nobody cheated on the other person. It’s literally just we served our purpose for each other.” She also said, “What we built together as a team … it’s built on love and it’s ending with love. And we are continuing because we are having our little nugget together.”

Billboard has reached to Jelly Roll’s team for comment.

Watch Bunnie Xo’s full Dumb Blonde podcast below:

SYDNEY, Australia — Rising Australian alt-pop artist Alexandria is the latest addition to the Warner Music roster, Billboard can exclusively reveal.

Alexandria signs a recording deal with Warner Music Australia and Warner Records, an alliance that expands on her unlikely leap from teaching math to high school students in Perth, Western Australia, to unleashing her dark-toned fantasy pop on the world.

To celebrate her major label partnership, Alexandria drops the new track “Justice,” a cinematic pop story told with strings and snares. The single is representative of her work to date, immersive pieces influenced by literature, anime, and her other passions.

Those releases include 2025 debut “Always An Angel;” her featured contribution on Marino’s “Lust;” and most recently, “The Fool.” She joins the Warner Music fold with more than 1.74 million followers on Spotify, and 213,000-plus followers on TikTok.

“Signing with Warner Music feels like the beginning of an exciting new chapter,” she says in a statement to Billboard. “I’ve spent years writing songs and building this project piece by piece, and it means so much to have a team that believes in the vision as deeply as I do. I’m incredibly grateful for the support so far, and I can’t wait to share what’s coming next.”

Alexandria paints worlds with lyrics and sonics. “I’ve always been drawn to the fictional world and stories,” she explains. “My music allows me to bring those stories to life. Writing ‘The Fool’ and ‘Justice’ felt like writing two mini novels, with each song having its own world and story surrounding it. I cannot wait for everyone to hear the stories that are yet to come.”

With the new arrangement, Alexandria has a global team behind her and a steady stream of new music is in the pipeline for 2026, reps say.

“I am thrilled to welcome Alexandria to the Warner Music family,” comments Dan Rosen, president of Warner Music Australasia and Southeast Asia. “Partnering with Warner Records on Alexandria reflects our ongoing commitment to make our local artists global, with global teams to provide the powerhouse backing to build successful international careers. Alexandria has a truly unique creative vision, and we are super excited to support her in the next stage of her career.”

Aaron Bay-Schuck, co-chairman & CEO, Warner Records Group and Tom Corson, co-chairman & COO, Warner Records Group add: “Alexandria doesn’t just make music — she builds worlds. Her singular creative vision and undeniable global appeal made this partnership between Warner Records and Warner Music Australia an easy call. We are thrilled to welcome her and cannot wait for the world to hear what’s coming.”

At WMA, Alexandria joins a domestic stable of artists that includes Boy Soda, Blusher, Budjerah, Brad Cox, Carla Wehbe, and others.

Vince Staples has cleared the air over the album cover of his latest set, Cry Baby, which features a drawing of a blonde-haired white baby crying while wearing an American flag diaper.

The Long Beach rapper and actor recently told Apple Music the meaning behind the cover and stressed that the baby depicted isn’t meant to represent President Donald Trump. “I see a lot of conversation about the cover,” he said during his Radio Takeover. “That is not a baby version of Donald Trump. That is you, the listener, that is you as a baby. That is all of us.”

Staples added, “That’s the socio-political systems in which we adopt and complain about at the same time. And as we complain and as we operate within these things without wanting to break apart from them, you are feeding the baby, the beast, so to say. And this album is about the different ways in which you can do that.”

Released on June 5, Cry Baby has sparked a lot of conversation around not only the artwork but the politically charged subject matter, with fans split on the album’s genre-bending sound.

Staples spoke on the album’s alternative leanings and his frustrations with the country and the music industry in general during a performance at the El Rey Theatre in L.A. “We didn’t do much press and stuff like that,” he told the crowd. “We just wanted to come and play the music ’cause I’m sick of f—kin’ talkin’. You do the press run, you tell jokes and s—t but like, ain’t nothin’ f—king funny. You know? Not to me at least, maybe to you.”

The rapper continued by revealing that he’s been frustrated with the music industry since he flirted with different genres on his Hell Can Wait EP and his sophomore album Big Fish Theory, telling the crowd, “You know, they told me, ‘You can’t make this, you gotta do straight hip-hop, it’s gonna translate better with your audience.’ Whatever the f—k that means.”

SYDNEY, Australia — BMG has acquired the publishing catalog of Chris Cheney, frontman, songwriter and guitarist of The Living End, in a deal announced just days after the Australian rock trio was inducted into the 2026 ARIA Hall of Fame.

The acquisition expands on a relationship that has seen BMG serve as Cheney’s global publisher since 2016 and the group’s global label since 2018. Financial terms of the new deal weren’t disclosed.

“One of the great joys of being a musician is songwriting,” Cheney comments in a statement, issued Wednesday, June 17. “The magical feeling you get from the process of creating something from nothing! Songs can take weeks to write, or they can appear in minutes seemingly out of nowhere, they are the most wonderful, mysterious, powerful things!”

The Living End, he continues, “have always had an incredibly strong connection with our audience around the world through our catalog of songs. I’m thankful and very honored to have done this deal with BMG who I know share the same passion and enthusiasm for music and for this catalog.”

Formed in Melbourne in the 1990s, the trio, with dashes of rockabilly, pop-punk, and indie grit, earned a reputation as a must-see live act, a label that sticks to this day. The rockers’ ARIA Chart-topping self-titled 1998 debut remains one of Australia’s best-selling rock albums, and housed one of the era’s all-time anthems, “Second Solution / Prisoner of Society”.

Over time, the band, comprised of Cheney, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan, have snagged two No. 1 albums, six ARIA Awards, APRA’s song of the year, and a swag of top 10s, including last year’s album release I Only Trust Rock ’N’ Roll, which peaked at No. 5 on the all-genres ARIA Chart.

The Living End was inducted June 11 into the ARIA’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Sydney, part of a class that included the late Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, and Vika & Linda. 

“The Living End has been the soundtrack to countless Australian stories and memories while the band has simultaneously achieved cult status internationally as one of the best live rock bands of all time,” comments Heath Johns, president, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, BMG.

“As The Living End enter the ARIA Hall of Fame, we are incredibly honored that Chris has chosen BMG as his forever home for these iconic publishing rights, and we look forward to finding new opportunities for them at home and abroad.”