However, Russell felt that singing her grandmother’s song “was just going to add to” claims of nepotism because of Lynn’s status as a country music legend. Lynn died in October 2022 at age 80. But anger wasn’t the only emotion Russell felt.

Singer Emmy Russell, granddaughter of Loretta Lynn and a Top Five finalist last season on 'American Idol,' was hospitalized for complications from delivering her first child over the weekend. Here Russell performs Emmy Russell became a star on “American Idol” last year,