Country music icon’s granddaughter to compete on American Idol
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy American Idol will reportedly welcome the granddaughter of the late country music icon Loretta Lynn to the stage in the next episode of season 22. Couldn’t be more excited.” Lynn, the American country singer known for writing unapologetically about sex and love, cheating husbands, divorce and birth control, died in October 2022 aged 90. The singer’s biggest hits came in the 1960s and 1970s, including “Coal Miner’s Daughter”, “You Ain’t Woman Enough”, “The Pill”, “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ ”, “Rated X” and “You’re Looking at Country”. “I love Idol so much, it’s connected me with the heart of America,” she said during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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