Wynonna Judd
Country Couple: Kane Brown, Katelyn Brown Win Top Prize at CMT Music Awards
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown’s touching duet about finding the one won over the hearts of the CMT Music Awards. The married couple’s hit, “Thank God,” was named video of the year Sunday and broke Carrie Underwood’s four-year winning streak to collect the top prize. “This is all so new to me and when we […]
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Wynonna Judd on Touring After Her Mom’s Death: “It Healed Me”
Wynonna Judd knew going on tour soon after her mother died wouldn’t be easy. She also didn’t know it would be healing. “I have to admit, I’ve had an incredible, incredible opportunity to heal through all of this, to cry and to say things onstage that I’ll never say again,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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Ashley Judd Fractured Leg in “Freak Accident” While Mourning Death of Mother Naomi Judd: “Clumsiness Is Associated With Grief”
While grieving the tragic passing of her mother, Ashley Judd suffered yet another leg fracture in what she describes as “just this freak accident.” She made the revelation Wednesday while appearing on Zoom opposite UCLA professor Dr. Jonathan Flint as part of an Open Mind lecture and conversation series put on by the Friends of […]
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‘Love Is Alive’: Wynonna Judd to Re-create Her Final 1991 Concert With Late Mother, Naomi
Wynonna Judd will re-create the last concert she preformed with her late mother, Naomi Judd, in a special show at Middle Tennessee State University on Nov. 3. “This is a big fat hairy deal for me. 31 years ago, almost to the day, I did my last concert with my mom and we are recreating […]
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Wynonna Judd Says She and Sister Ashley “Are So United Right Now” While Opening Up About Mother’s Death
Wynonna Judd is sharing her emotional journey following the death of her mother, Naomi Judd, the other half of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds. In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, the country singer opened up about her relationship with her mother before her death in April, her experiencing saying goodbye to Naomi and […]
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Naomi Judd’s Family Asks Court to Seal Report of Death Investigation
The family of country singer Naomi Judd filed a court petition Friday to seal police reports and recordings made during the investigation into her death. The family filed the petition in Williamson County Chancery Court, saying the records contain video and audio interviews with relatives in the immediate aftermath of Judd’s death, and releasing such details […]
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Wynonna Judd Opens Up About Mother Naomi’s Death: “I Feel So Helpless”
Wynonna Judd on Sunday opened up about the death of her mother and singing partner, Naomi Judd, who died by suicide April 30 following a long struggle with mental health issues. In a heartfelt Instagram post, she wrote about the pain of her mother’s death and her feelings of helplessness. First asking “WHAT DO I […]
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Faith Hill, Brandi Carlile and More Female Country Stars to Join Wynonna Judd on Tour Following Death of Her Mother, Naomi
Country stars Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Brandi Carlile, Little Big Town, Martina McBride and Ashley McBryde will join Wynonna Judd on tour this fall after the sudden death of her mother and musical partner, Naomi Judd. The mother-daughter duo’s final tour together was scheduled to start in September. But Judd died April 30 at age […]
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Naomi Judd Celebrated as “Legend Who Left Country Music Better Than She Found It” in Memorial Service
Naomi Judd was celebrated with words and soaring music at a public memorial service Sunday that ended with her daughter Wynonna announcing that a tour planned for later this year would go on. “Tonight is a celebration, and at the same time I can’t put into words how devastated I am,” Wynonna Judd said. “I […]
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Ashley Judd Shares Details Around Mom Naomi’s Cause of Death
An emotional Ashley Judd opened up about her mother Naomi’s cause of death and struggle with mental illness in an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired on Thursday’s Good Morning America. The country music legend died April 30. The actress explained that she had been “deputized” by her family to speak about what happened and […]
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Brandi Carlile Sings “Love Can Build a Bridge” in Tribute to Naomi Judd
Brandi Carlile paid tribute to Naomi Judd, and sent a message of love to the late singer’s family, with a touching cover of The Judds‘ “Love Can Build a Bridge.” Naomi Judd died Saturday at 76. Her daughters first announced her death with a statement that said they had “lost our beautiful mother to the […]
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The Judds Join Country Music Hall of Fame in Emotional Ceremony a Day After Naomi Judd’s Death
Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly. The loss of Naomi Judd altered the normally celebratory ceremony, but the music played on, as the genre’s singers and musicians mourned Naomi Judd […]
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