On Sunday, Nashville singer-songwriter Emmy Russell took to the stage twice on "American Idol." The singing competition, ...

Emmy Russell, a 25-year-old from Nashville, is making her mark on Season 22 of "American Idol." Advancing to the Top 8, the granddaughter of Loretta Lynn, Kentucky native and renowned country ...

American Idol contestant Emmy Russell performed a moving tribute to her late grandmother Loretta Lynn when she sang her signature hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter” on the competition series last ...

Loretta Lynn's granddaughter Emmy Russell made a major impact during her run on Season 22 of American Idol, but looking back, she revealed one choice from the judges that made her angry.

American Idol is arguably television’s ... but to me she’s just Grandma,” Russell told Idol viewers. After passing through the audition round with her original track “Skinny,” Russell ...

Emmy Russell is carving out her own legacy. The former American Idol contestant and granddaughter of country music icon Loretta Lynn has had a big year — not only did she finish in the top five on the ...

Brian Littrell's son, Baylee, sang a song inspired by his late grandmother during American Idol's Monday, March 31, episode ...

Disney/Eric McCandless; Erika Goldring/WireImage "She's one of the biggest country music singers of all time, but to me she's just Grandma," Emmy Russell said of the late country superstar Loretta ...