Nashville's Emmy Russell has been voted off of the 22nd season of "American Idol" after making it to the Top 5. The 25-year-old granddaughter of Loretta Lynn—an iconic country music star known ...

Emmy Russell is following her grandmother’s footsteps all the way to Hollywood. The judges did not know Russell’s country music lineage before she walked into her audition. “Growing up ...

Emmy Russell, a 25-year-old from Nashville ... "The reason why I do love 'American Idol' is that you can do original music. I'm a songwriter. It's in my blood," she said, referring to being ...

It was inevitable that Emmy Russell would eventually sing a Loretta Lynn song on “American Idol.” That moment came Monday night as the granddaughter of the country music legend sang “Coal Mi ...

Emmy Russell reflects on choosing to pursue music, her time on 'Idol' Russell grew up singing with her "Memaw" and writing songs. But Russell was nearly ready to give up on pursuing music ...

titled "London Bridges" Emmy Russell is carving out her own legacy. The former American Idol contestant and granddaughter of ...

Late country star Loretta Lynn‘s passion for singing lives on in her granddaughter, who tried her hand at music stardom on “American Idol.” Emmy Russell, the 24-year-old daughter of actor ...

For "American Idol" contestant Emmy Russell, country music runs in her blood. Russell, who officially made the Top 20 on last night's episode of the singing competition show, is the granddaughter ...

Emmy Russell might not have made it to the "American ... The 25-year-old singer-songwriter – whose grandmother is country music icon Loretta Lynn – took to Instagram on Tuesday to thank ...

Emmy Russell made a splash on the national scene ... Russell, the granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, started off her run on “Idol” as a shy singer, but she came out of her ...