Loretta Lynn's Granddaughter Gives 'Absolute Chills' With Grand Ole Opry Tribute

Emmy Russell is carrying on Loretta Lynn ’s country music legacy in a way only family can. The American Idol alum took the ...
American Songwriter

Watch a Young Loretta Lynn Perform Her First No. 1 Single “Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’” With Bill Monroe

To many fans, the late, great Loretta Lynn is still the queen of country music. Few artists in the genre—men or women—were as authentic in their songwriting at Lynn. Telling her life story through her ...
American Songwriter

Watch a Proud Loretta Lynn Embrace a Young Emmy Russell in Pre-‘American Idol’ Performance

While it seems like season 22 of American Idol just started, the show is already promoting its Top 10. Over the last few weeks, judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan offered advice to ...
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Country music legend’s granddaughter, ‘American Idol’ star, says young daughter has rare condition

The country music world has been praying for Emmy Russell and her husband Tyler Ward since they shared that their young daughter had to be rushed to the hospital over the weekend and was undergoing ...
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Watch Loretta Lynn's Granddaughter Shock American Idol Judges with Audition

When talking about her childhood in Nashville, Tennessee -- the country music capital -- Russell revealed she would go on the road with her grandmother and sing. When the judges asked who her ...