On a recent appearance on The Thrivalist podcast with Jamie George, former American Idol contestant Emmy Russell revealed that she was initially reluctant to perform her grandmother Loretta Lynn's ...

I cried and cried when I recorded that song. I can't get myself to perform it in concert yet," Loretta Lynn said of her song in 2000.

Carrie Underwood recalled the first time she met Loretta Lynn and revealed why their meeting is her favorite story to share.

Nashville-based singer and songwriter Emmy Russell caught the attention of the "American Idol" judges after her audition. But ...