However, Russell felt that singing her grandmother’s song “was just going to add to” claims of nepotism because of Lynn’s ...

Country legend Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, Emmy Russell, didn't necessarily want to perform her grandmother's iconic song ...

Emmy Russell became a star on “American Idol” last year, in part, because the judges pushed her to come out of her shell and ...

American Idol contestant Emmy Russell performed a moving tribute to her late grandmother Loretta Lynn when she sang her ...

Former 'American Idol' star Emmy Russell revealed her anger over being asked to sing her grandmother Loretta Lynn's song ...

But she recently recalled she was “so mad” at the song that judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie picked for her to sing – the signature song of her country legend “memaw.” ...

Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter says ‘American Idol’ judges made her ‘so mad’ by asking her to do grandma's song ...