Wynonna Judd is again honoring her late mom,
Naomi Judd, with another touching performance following her sudden death in April.
Which rising star joined her for the tribute? Keep watching to find out.
Wynonna and her sister, Ashley Judd, have both been candid about how devastated they are
after Naomi decided to end her life at the age of 76,
with Ashley in particular getting very candid in a devastating May "Good Morning America" interview
in which she confirmed she was the one who found her mom's body. Ashley told Diane Sawyer,
"Our mother couldn't hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers.
That is the level of catastrophe of what was going on inside of her,
because the barrier between the regard in which they held her couldn't penetrate
into her heart, and the lie the disease told her was so convincing."
Ashley spoke about her mom's mental health issues, noting "the lie" was her not feeling good enough,
her not having people who loved her, or that she was not worthy of that love.
"Her brain hurt. It physically hurt."
Wynonna and her sister Ashley Judd released a statement on social media on April 30th,
writing, in part,
"We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered.
We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public."
Ever since then, tributes have flooded in for the late star, with both Wynonna and Ashley paying
their respects by attending The Judds' Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony in May.
"I feel so blessed. And it's a very strange dynamic, to be this broken and this blessed."
Then came the former's rendition of "River of Time"
for her mother during the "Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration."
And now she's paid tribute to her beloved mother once again in a very public way.
Wynonna Judd took the stage to keep her mom's legacy alive during CMA Fest in Nashville on
June 10th. The annual event brings out the biggest stars in country music,
with nightly performances from industry icons. And it was there where Wynonna teamed up with
Carly Pearce to perform The Judds' "Why Not Me." Before bringing out Wynonna,
Pearce called Naomi Judd "one of our absolute pillars in country music."
Wynonna walked out slowly and took in the crowd, before pointing to the sky during the performance,
in a nod to her late mother. Pearce, who said that a Wynonna Judd show was
the first concert she ever went to, told The Tennessean that she
was well aware of how important bringing Wynonna out on stage would be, sharing,
"You also want your heroes to kind of nod and pass the baton to you to be the next generation,
that they feel, like, 'Country music is safe in your hands.'"
Wynonna Judd took to social media in the wake of her big performance with Carly
Pearce to gush about how much being able to take to the stage during one
of the biggest events in the country music calendar really meant to her.
The star shared several shots from the stage on her Instagram account, captioning one set,
"Friday night at Nissan Stadium was the most amazing celebration of Judds music.
70,000 people singing the words to "Why Not Me" back to us, WOW. Country
music fans really ARE the most loyal!!!! I'm grateful to still have a seat at the table."
In another Instagram upload, she shared her love for Pearce, then alluded to Pearce's comments
about carrying the torch from her with the sweet hashtags "#carryingthetorch" and "#proud".
But Wynonna wasn't done there.
She also Instagram'd a solo shot from the stage and admitted she still couldn't
get over the energy she feels from the audience so many years into her career.
And there will be plenty of opportunity for Wynonna to feel that energy, as she confirmed
she'll still be heading out on The Judds' tour, despite mom Naomi Judd's sad death.
"I'm gonna have to honor her, and do this tour, I'm just gonna have to."
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