If Lynn — who died in October 2022 — were still here, Russell says she would be "really proud of me." "She'd be just like, 'About time, honey.' That's all I hear her saying. 'About time, honey.

Emmy Russell honored her grandmother Loretta Lynn with a moving performance on "American Idol" Monday night. The season 22 contestant sang Lynn's iconic song "Coal Miner's Daughter," a song chosen ...

Taking Liberties: The Bird Lady of Lynn 80-year-old Claire Butcher could go to jail for feeding ducks “They love me,” says Claire Butcher as she approaches the edge of Flax Pond in Lynn, Mass.

Emmy Russell, 24, the granddaughter of the late country music legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for “American Idol” on Sunday’s episode of the ABC music competition show, surprising the judges.