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Following the tragic death of Naomi Judd last year, her daughter Wynonna has had to figure out how to navigate her music career and the rest of her life. To honor the legacy of The Judds, Wynonna, and many other talented artists are taking the stage in “The Judds: Love Is Alive - The Final Concert.” This weekend on CMT, country music fans can enjoy the tribute special. The concert event kicks off at 8 p.m. Et on Saturday, April 29! You can watch CMT with a 7-Day Free Trial of Philo. You can also watch with Sling TV, Directv Stream, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

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Wynonna Judd is set to return to the CMT Music Awards stage, nearly one year after her and Naomi Judd‘s final performance together at last year’s show, which came just weeks before Naomi’s death.

Et can exclusively reveal Judd will team up with recent tourmate Ashley McBryde for their debut television performance set to air live on April 2 on CBS from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Following Naomi’s death last year, McBryde joined The Judds and they toured together as part of Wynonna’s The Judds: The Final Tour, which continued as planned as a tribute to Naomi.

Read More: Wynonna Judd Says Touring After Naomi Judd's Death Is 'Healing,' Infant Granddaughter Is Giving Her 'Hope'

Wynonna and McBryde recently kicked off the 2023 leg of the tour, which will also include Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Tanya Tucker for select dates.

Lainey Wilson tops the list of 2023 CMT Music Awards nominees, earning nominations in the Video of the Year, Female Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year categories. Following close behind, Cody Johnson, first-time nominee Jelly Roll, and co-host Kane Brown picked up three nominations each.

The fan-voted CMT Music Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini are co-hosting the show which will take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

Voting is now open at vote.cmt.com.

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Video Of The Year

Best video of the year; awarded to the artist. Top 6 nominees, from the first round of voting, will be announced on March 27. The final 3 nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on show day, April...

The nominations are in and this year’s CMT Music Awards will have plenty of familiar faces — and a whole lot of new ones.

Lainey Wilson leads the charge with four noms, including Performance of the Year and Female Video of the Year. Tied with three nominees apiece are first-time nominee Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, and CMT Music Awards co-host Kane Brown.

Across all categories, CMT is recognizing 21 first-time nominees.

Meanwhile, the first round of nominations for the highly coveted Video of the Year award has 16 acts, including another nod for Carrie Underwood, who reigns as the most awarded artist in CMT history with a total of 25 wins. She is also slated to perform.

Read More: Kane Brown on Hosting the CMT Music Awards With Kelsea Ballerini and Performing With Wife Katelyn (Exclusive)

Hosted by Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, the CMT Music Awards take place on Sunday, April 2 at 8 p.

Nominations for the 2023 CMT Music Awards were announced Wednesday morning and Lainey Wilson wound up with the most of her contemporaries. The “Heart Like a Truck” singer picked up four nods for the fan-voted event, which is set to air live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on April 2.

Wilson’s nominations were bolstered by her Hardy collaboration “Wait in the Truck,” which is up for Video of the Year, but she also got recognized in the Female Video of the Year category for her own “Heart Like a Truck.

Naomi Judd, the country music icon who died on April 30 at the age of 75, died of a self-inflicted firearm wound, her daughter, Ashley Judd, disclosed on Thursday morning.

Ashley Judd made an appearance on “Good Morning America” to speak with Diane Sawyer about her mother’s death and how the Judd family has been coping in the weeks since. She said her family wanted to control the flow of information about the death before an autopsy was released.

“She used a weapon…my mother used a firearm,” Ashley told Sawyer. “So that’s the piece of information that we are very uncomfortable sharing, but understand that we’re in a position that if we don’t say it someone else is going to.”

Ashley said that she was deputized by her family to discuss her mother’s death in order to shed light on the disease and shine a light...

Planning a trip to Nashville in 2018? The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced its new exhibits for the coming year, and you may want to set your travel schedule around it. Starting in March, the museum will be rolling out a lineup that honors timeless legends, country’s hottest quartet and some of the brightest rising stars.

On March 9, the museum debuts “American Currents: The Music of 2017,” a review of a year that yielded a bumper crop of fresh faces and news-making events. Among the breakout artists to be featured are Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown and Luke Combs.

One of the strongest lineups ever assembled in Nashville – including Reba McEntire, Lionel Richie, Lady Antebellum, Don Henley, Alison Krauss and Chris Stapleton – hit the stage Wednesday night for Kenny Rogers’ farewell tribute concert, but they all turned out to be mere warmup acts for the showstopping main event: the final performance of one of country’s most beloved duos, Rogers and Dolly Parton.

After Rogers, 79, had spent the entire concert watching the event from the side of the stage, he finally took his rightful place, center stage, with Parton about three hours into the show, and the two set...

Reality TV producer Bruce Toms died last weekend at the age of 55. Toms, who most recently was working on Bravo’s “Timber Creek Lodge,” died at his home in Pasadena, California on Dec. 25 due to natural causes, according to his reps at Wme. In addition to “Timber Creek Lodge,” Toms’ extensive list of credits include “Celebrity Wife Swap,” “Secret Millionaire,” “Wife Swap,” “The Judds,” “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” “Nanny 911,” “Paradise Hotel” and “Workout.” He received an Emmy nomination in 2001 for his work on MTV’s long-running “Road Rules” alongside Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray and Rick Telles. Also Read: 22 Most Groundbreaking.

Emmy-nominated reality television producer Bruce Toms passed away on December 25 in Pasadena, CA. He was 55. The exact cause of death is not being disclosed beyond the fact that he died of natural causes. At the time of his death, Toms was working as executive producer of Bravo's reality series Timber Creek Lodge. He previously served as an executive producer on such series as Celebrity Wife Swap, Secret Millionaire, Wife Swap, The Judds, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Nan…...

Naomi Judd is opening up about her harrowing battle with depression.

In an interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts on Tuesday, the 70-year-old singer got candid about her struggle with the disease six years ago, revealing that she put up a façade to hide her "debilitating" depression from her fans.

Watch: Watch The Judds Sing Together for the First Time in Five Years Ahead of Vegas Show

"They think, because they see me in rhinestones, you know, with glitter in my hair, that really is who I am," she shared. "I'm sort of a fantasy 'cause I want to provide that for them… But then I would come home and not leave the house for three weeks and not get outta my pajamas, not practice normal hygiene. It was really bad."

To treat her condition, Judd has been prescribed medication, which she said comes with its own set of complications.

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Three years ago, Naomi Judd faced some of her darkest days. The singer was in the grip of a deep depression and was suffering panic attacks despite heavy medication, multiple therapies and two stays in psychiatric wards. Suicide seemed the only way out and Judd began to plan how she might jump from a bridge near her Tennessee home.

“Nobody can understand it unless you’ve been there,” the singer, one half of Grammy-winning mother-daughter duo The Judds, tells People. “Think of your very worst day of your whole life – someone passed away, you lost your job, you found out you were being betrayed,...

Charleene Closshey stars as Evie Lee in the movie Evergreen Christmas, a tale of a woman torn between her musical career and her family responsibilities. With the unexpected death of her father, Evie suddenly finds herself with the weight of her family's farm on her shoulders, and she must figure out what to do while also discovering who she is.

"One of the biggest things that everybody deals with is finding your voice and figuring out what it is you want to say," Closshey says. "Some of the themes that run throughout the film are really pertinent not only to me as an artist but to me as a person, and maybe even broader than that."

Many people will be able to relate to Evie's journey of self-discovery. Closshey gave advice on how to find where you belong. "Keep looking and never give up hope. Those are two things that go hand-in-hand,...

When you think of Naomi Judd, you probably think about her eclectic dresses, embellished blazers and twangy voice. The five-time Grammy winner (and mother of actress Ashley Judd and singer Wynonna Judd) has a fearless sense of style that has put her in the limelight almost as much as her strong pipes have. With her countless chart-topping songs, Judd has become somewhat of a god-like figure in the country music industry.

While she has toured the world as one half of the singing duo The Judds, Naomi has kept her wardrobe choices, erm, interesting. Let's just say she isn't afraid of having all eyes on her, and her feathered hair, batwing sleeve dresses and crushed velvet suits are a testament to that statement.

In honor of Naomi Judd's 67th birthday, we are taking a look back at some of her crazy style choices. While we may not have enough...

Nashville, Tenn. — Country singer Wynonna Judd has tied the knot.

Her publicist, Todd Brodginski, confirms that she married drummer Cactus Moser in a private family ceremony on Sunday. The wedding took place in Leipers Fork, Tenn.

This is the third marriage for 48-year-old Judd. The couple had been dating since 2009. Judd divorced her second husband, D.R. Roach in 2007 after four years together. She has two children with her first husband, Arch Kelly III.

Us Weekly first reported the news.

The Grammy-winning singer first gained fame as part of the duo The Judds with her mother Naomi, before going solo. She has sold more than 10 million solo albums with hits including "No One Else on Earth" and "I Saw the Light."

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I certainly tip my cowboy hat to Wynonna Judd for not only perfecting her powerful sound as one half of the legendary country duo The Judds, but also staying true to her masculine-meets-feminine style. From belting out songs like "Mama He's Crazy" and "Why Not Me" alongside her mother Naomi, or stepping into the spotlight solo with the albums "Wynonna" and "Tell Me Why," Wynonna's musical flair isn't complete without flashy tuxedo jackets, black and moody cloaks and bright red hair.

While the Grammy award-winning singer and New York Times bestselling author of "Coming Home to Myself" might want to take some style cues from her younger sis Ashley Judd and ease up on the eyelashes and self-tanner, no other country star since Dolly Parton has taught us to that it's okay to take risks. Besides, there's always makeup remover wipes.

As Wynonna celebrates her 48th birthday on May 30th,...

Can you guess the best show on Oprah’s TV network, Own? Sure, The Gayle King Show is fun. And Our America With Lisa Ling is fascinating, as is Master Class. But the best show on the flailing channel is easily Oprah 25: Behind The Scenes, an incredibly rewarding peek into Oprah’s life at her production company and what went into the final season of Oprah’s talk show. Even though it’s a reality show, it doesn’t possess that layer of filth that accompanies most “documentary-style” garbage since there’s really no one to hate. It’s pretty fun. Plus, Oprah’s dog is gorgeous. Meanwhile, the network boasts other reality shows that focus on The Judds, Sarah Ferguson, and Ryan and Tatum O’Neal. So, basically, everyone has a reality show now. You will have a reality show, and it will be about how you — like Sinbad,...

Mother/daughter singing duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd talked to "Extra's" Mario Lopez about their reality TV debut which follows their upcoming reunion tour. The country music superstars will soon hit the road to perform together for the first time in ten years!

Naomi says the tour was all daughter Wynonna's idea. "Well she's the one who came up with the idea. She's had Wynonna alona for a long time and it's very successful.

The Judds' basic trajectory reads like Grey Gardens in reverse: Naomi and Wynonna made something out of nothing (as opposed to Big and Little Edie Beale, who made nothing out of virtual aristocracy). Still, watching Naomi and Wynonna interact during last night's two-hour premiere of their eponymous Own show was like watching the country mouse equivalents of the cosmopolitan Beales...

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While gathering some old family photos to be used in a concert video, Naomi Judd sees a heart-wrenching reminder of a terrible secret she's kept hidden until now.

"My first memory is when I was three and a half, and a man was trying to sexually abuse me," says Naomi on 'The Judds' (Sun., 9Pm Et on Own). "I rebuffed him. It happened twice more. I've never said anything to anybody."

As she and daughter Wynonna peruse the photographs, Naomi finds one from when she was four years old. "In this picture I'm actually standing next to this man."

 

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (Ahn Entertainment) - In what seems to be a refusal to be outdone by her daughter, Naomi Judd has revealed that she was also sexually abused when she was a child. The country singer said her first memory was "being sexually abused."

Amid controversies her daughter Ashley Judd created with the release of her memoir "All That Is Bitter & Sweet," Naomi chatted with the ladies of "The View" Thursday to promote her upcoming Own reality series "The Judds" with older daughter Wynonna.

She said, "I never told a single soul until about two years ago we were sitting at our kitchen table with our therapist… He asked me what was your first memory?"

"And I said, 'well, it was being sexually abused is my first memory.' He said, 'why didn't you tell your mother?' and then I fell apart because I realized I didn't trust my mother.

This is a terrible story for a mother and her daughters to share. Ashley Judd‘s new memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, must have stirred up some nasty memories for her mother and sister because their own traumatic stories are surfacing. Ashley’s mother, Naomi, and her sister, Wynonna, were on The View yesterday and revealed some really painful past episodes with abuse. Naomi said, “I never told a single soul until about two years ago we were sitting at our kitchen table with our therapist…and he asked me what was your first memory? And I said ‘well, it was being sexually abused is my first memory.’ He said, ‘why didn’t you tell your mother?’ and then I fell apart because I realized I didn’t trust my mother.”

All three members of the Judd family have been victims of abuse, and while Ashley’s detailing her stories in her book,...

The Judds have been through so much, it's no wonder 2/3 of them country singers. After actress Ashley Judd recently opened up about her sexual abuse in her memoir, sister Wynonna and mom Naomi were reportedly up in arms. But that's not so, they said on Thursday's episode of The View. Wynonna said of the rumors: "People are trying to pit us against each other. We agree to disagree in this family." Naomi added, "I support Ashley. We all have three different realities of the same car ride of the nightmares we were in, it's...

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The Judds are back. Bigger and, theoretically, better than ever. At least that's what they said in a recent conference call interview. Naomi and Wynonna's new series The Judds premieres on the Oprah Winfrey Network on Sunday, April 10, and from the sounds of it, the whole experience was one big therapy session.

The pair have been very vocal through the years about the struggles of working with each other for so long. And this docu-series, which follows them on their latest tour, exposes that drama to the world. With therapist Dr. Ted Klontz firmly seated on the tour bus, Naomi and Wynonna hit the road and struggled to overcome the issues that have been haunting them for decades. And the good news is, we get to watch the whole thing.

When asked what they've learned about their relationship Naomi commented, "I will always be her mom.

Ashley Judd wasn't the only Judd family member who was a victim of sexual abuse growing up. "I grew up in a family of secrets," Naomi Judd said on The View Thursday.

Both Naomi and her other daughter Wynonna Judd discussed how they were also victims of sexual abuse but were too ashamed to talk about it until now. The country music duo will be sharing family secrets and their life on tour on the new docu-series The Judds, which premieres on Sunday at 9/8c on Own.

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Naomi and Wynonna Judd appeared on 'The View' to promote their upcoming series 'The Judds,' which is set to premiere on Own this Sunday. They also fielded a question from Barbara Walters on Ashley Judd's new memoir, in which she states she was neglected by her family as a child.

"Do you feel that Ashley was neglected?" asked Walters.

"In a way I do," replied Naomi. "But, the thing I want to acknowledge is that I adore my daughter. These two girls and my husband, of course, Larry, are the joy of my life and I support Ashley."

 

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Celebrity writes a memoir. Celebrity gets accused of spilling juicy details in order to sell copies (and just in time, too, wink-wink, for the premiere of her mother's and sister's new TV series). Do the standard publicity-stunt accusations stand up for Ashley Judd—and for Wynonna and Naomi Judd, for that matter? Let's take a look: Accusation No. 1: Ashley Judd is drafting on her mom's and sister's publicity tour. If you saw Good Morning America this morning, you know this one's true. Whether or not Ashley meant to upstage Wynonna and Naomi, she's along for the ride whereever her family goes to talk up The Judds, their new documentary series on...

Ashley Judd has revealed that she had a troubled childhood that was filled with drugs and sexual abuse in her new memoir, All That is Bitter & Sweet, RadarOnline.com is reporting. The actress also admitted that her mother, country singer Naomi Judd, created a fake life origin for her and her sister, fellow country singer Wynonna Judd. The biography was released on April 5, just days before Naomi and Wynonna’s new reality show, ‘The Judds,’ premieres on Own on April 10. In All That is Bitter & Sweet, Ashley claims that Naomi and Wynonna “have been quoted as saying that our family put the ‘fun’ in dysfunction. I wondered: ‘Who, exactly, [...]...

The actress says ongoing molestation during her traumatic childhood made her think about suicide — and that her country star mother Naomi and sister Wyonna weren’t there to help her!

Ashley Judd seemed to soar effortlessly to the top ranks of Hollywood actresses — but she was haunted by dark family secrets stemming from her girlhood exposure to abuse, neglect and drug-ravaged adults, she writes in All That Is Bitter & Sweet, her shocking new book.

The star of Double Jeopardy, Kiss The Girls and Tooth Fairy says she felt unloved and unwanted as her mother Naomi Judd and sister Wyonna hit on the road to build their country-music career. That left her suffering from depression as a little girl.

“My mother, while she was transforming herself into the country legend Naomi Judd, created an origin myth for the Judds that did not match my reality,” Ashley, 42, writes, according to excerpts obtained by Radaronline.

Own Network! Oprah gets the The Judds to do reality television? [Apr. 5] Country music greats, The Judds, known for their heartfelt lyrics are scheduled to debut a reality television show on the new (Oprah Winfrey Network) Own network, a television network owned and operated by talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Naomi and Wynonna Judd will star in their own show will include a series of documentaries which take a look at their daily struggles, how they confront their relationship conflicts, and tackle tough issues such as sexual abuse. Their youngest member of the family, actress Ashley Judd recently came out as a sexual abuse survivor and will most likely make an appearance on the show. Known for country songs such as Why Not Me and Love can Build a Bridge, the Judds will give reality television a much needed new angle – the country side of things!The Judds have openly discussed their bouts with depression,...

Wynonna and Naomi Judd have been at the top of the country charts but they've also been down a long and bumpy road worthy of a somber country song. And it tested their relationship. But with the help of a counselor they've been seeing for five years, the five-time Grammy Award-winning mother-daughter duo - who star in the new documentary series The Judds, debuting on Own April 10 - are stronger than ever. "[Our therapist] said, 'It's a true miracle how far you've come, and that you all are doing as well as you have [been doing],' " Wynonna, 46, told People Monday during a conference call promoting the show,...

One of Own's two highest-rated series, Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes, is moving from Fridays to Sundays beginning April 27, where it will be paired with Oprah Winfrey's Master Class. Behind the Scenes has been airing on Fridays with reality competition Your Own Show, which recently wrapped its low-rated run. With Master Class' companion on Sunday, series of specials Ask Oprah's All Stars, also gone, Own's two series featuring Winfrey, Behind the Scenes and Master Class, will now run together on Sundays. Own will go down from four to three nights of original programming - Monday, Tuesday and Sunday. When Master Class ends its season, it will be succeed by The Judds, a reality series starring Naomi and Wynonna Judd, which will premiere April 10. Own, which has been slow out of the gate, has two solid ratings performers, Behind the Scenes and Our America with Lisa Ling, which...