The other songs were reportedly “Here You Come Again,” by Dolly Parton and “Suddenly I See,” by KT Tunstall. Russell said she felt that singing “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” would add to claims of nepotism due to Lynn’s status, and she most definitely did face that on social media.

However, Russell felt that singing her grandmother’s song “was just going to add to” claims of nepotism because of Lynn’s status as a country music legend. Lynn died in October 2022 at age 80. But anger wasn’t the only emotion Russell felt.

Singer Emmy Russell, granddaughter of Loretta Lynn and a Top Five finalist last season on 'American Idol,' was hospitalized for complications from delivering her first child over the weekend. Here Russell performs Emmy Russell became a star on “American Idol” last year,