Wynonna Judd says she 'felt Loretta Lynn's presence' as she performed with the late icon's granddaughter on the American Idol finale

Wynonna Judd says she 'felt Loretta Lynn's presence' as she performed with the late icon's granddaughter on the American Idol finale By Ashleigh Gray For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:56 EDT, 20 May 2024 | Updated: 15:28 EDT, 20 May 2024 e-mail 73 shares 6 View comments Wynonna Judd shared she felt Loretta Lynn 's presence as she sang alongside the late country artist's granddaughter, Emmy Russell , on American Idol 's season 22 finale. The 59-year-old songstress told ET , 'I did and I love Loretta.

'She gave me the shirt off her back, literally, and she was the first woman that hugged me in country music,' she recalled of Lynn, who died in October 2022. Judd performed the song No One Else On Earth with 24-year-old Russell. 'At some point in your life, you find yourself talking to someone in the family that's carrying on what their ancestors started and that's what she's doing,' she gushed of the rising star.

Wynonna Judd says she felt Loretta Lynn 's presence as she sang alongside the late country artist's granddaughter, Emmy Russell, on American Idol's season 22 finale; Wynonna pictured May 4 and Loretta seen, right, in 2010 Judd performed the song No One Else on Earth with 24-year-old Russell, seen here in April Judd described her appearance on American Idol as a 'special night' of 'giving back,' the outlet reported. The country music fixture emphasized that regardless who wins the show, the contestants can benefit from her advice and experience. 'I'm helping these youngster.