Latest Loretta Lynn News
Kacey Musgraves Hits Out At Grammys Over Country Album Snub
Kacey Musgraves has blasted the Grammy Awards for ruling her new album ineligible for the Best Country Album prize.The 33-year-old singer's latest record 'star-crossed' won't be on the shortlist in the country category for next...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2021
Loretta Lynn Cancels Album Release As She Recuperates From Health Scare
Loretta Lynn is back home and well on her way to recovery after suffering a stroke earlier this year. However, the rest of her tour dates for this year have been scrapped and her new...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 14 July 2017
Loretta Lynn Plans First Album In Over 10 Years
The Coal Miner's Daughter singer has signed a multi-project deal with bosses at Legacy Recordings and her first release under the new label will be titled Full Circle, which will hit retailers in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2015
Miranda Lambert Sings Loretta Lynn's Divorce Song At Acm Honors
The Mama's Broken Heart hitmaker, who officially became single again in July (15), was all smiles as she took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee to perform the 1972 track....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2015
Guy Clark Misses Austin Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Due To Illness
The Grammy Award winner was set to be honoured alongside stars including Loretta Lynn and the late Townes Van Zandt at the ceremony in Austin, Texas, but he missed the event as he...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 June 2015
Loretta Lynn And Jack White Induct Each Other To Nashville's Walk Of Fame
The frequent collaborators shared the big moment by presenting each other with a sidewalk star in the city's newly-renovated Walk of Fame Park, joining previous honourees including Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2015
Loretta Lynn & Luke Bryan To Receive Special Country Awards
The Coal Miner's Daughter singer will collect the Crystal Milestone Award - her 13th ACM trophy - at the ceremony, while Bryan has been named the winner of this year's Gene Weed Special...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 April 2015
Loretta Lynn To Receive Tennessee Governor's Arts Award
Country music icon Loretta Lynn is set to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Tennessee Arts Commission.The Coal Miner's Daughter singer, 82, will be honoured for her 50-year career with the Distinguished Artist Award...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 March 2015
Kacey Musgraves Went Commando For Cma Awards Performance
Singer Kacey Musgraves went commando as she stepped onstage to perform with veteran entertainer Loretta Lynn at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night (05Nov14) after her stick-on panties fell off.The Blowin' Smoke hitmaker...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2014
Loretta Lynn Postpones Gig For Family Emergency
Country star Loretta Lynn was forced to postpone a concert in Iowa on Thursday night (04Sep14) as her daughter prepared to undergo a mystery surgery.The Coal Miner's Daughter singer was scheduled to perform at the...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2014
Loretta Lynn And Jackson Brown Among Lifetime Honourees At Americana Awards
Veteran singers Loretta Lynn and Jackson Browne are set to be saluted with lifetime achievement prizes at the 2014 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.Country icon Lynn will be recognised for her...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2014
Jamie Lynn Spears Ready To 'Prove' Herself As An Artist
Jamie Lynn Spears is ''proud'' of her sister Britney Spears' achievements but is ready to show what a great artist she can be.The 23-year-old star has released her debut EP, 'The Journey', this week and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2014
Loretta Lynn Thanks Fans For Support After Small Fire
Country veteran Loretta Lynn has assured fans she is fine after suffering minor burns in a small house fire as she prepares to return to the stage on Friday (28Feb14).The Coal Miner's Daughter icon, 81,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2014
Loretta Lynn Suffers Minor Burns After House Fire
Country singer Loretta Lynn is recuperating after reportedly suffering minor burns following a blaze at her home on Tuesday morning (25Feb14).The fire started when a candle's flame set a chair ablaze in the conservatory of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2014
Exhausted Loretta Lynn Cancels Concerts
Singer Loretta Lynn has postponed two of her shows in Iowa due to exhaustion.A statement on the 81 year old's website explains the singer fell ill after the Canadian leg of her current North American...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2013
Loretta Lynn Hit It Off With Zooey Deschanel Straight Away
Country icon Loretta Lynn knew Zooey Deschanel would be perfect to portray the singer in a Broadway musical based on her life after hitting it off with the actress within minutes of meeting.The New Girl...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 August 2013
Loretta Lynn's Daughter Dies
Country music icon Loretta Lynn is mourning the loss of her daughter, who died on Monday morning (29Jul13).Betty Sue Lynn passed away from complications related to emphysema. She was 64.It's the second time the Coal...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2013
Loretta Lynn To Host Gospel Music Festival
Country legend Loretta Lynn is hosting a music festival on her ranch in Tennessee later this year (13).The inaugural Loretta Lynn's Gospel Music Festival will take place on her estate in Hurricane Mills on 28-29...
By WENN on 11 July 2013
Zooey Deschanel Pestered Loretta Lynn Musical Producers For Lead Role
Actress/singer Zooey Deschanel spent months badgering the producers behind a new Broadway musical based on the life of country icon Loretta Lynn in a bid to land the lead role.The New Girl star reveals the...
By WENN on 09 May 2013
Loretta Lynn's Tennessee Home Takes A Lashing In Severe Storm
The home of country music legend Loretta Lynn has been seriously damaged after a powerful storm swept through Tennessee on Wednesday (30Jan13).Lynn's rocker pal Bret Michaels claims the 80-year-old singer and her family have found...
By WENN on 30 January 2013
Country Stars Join Loretta Lynn To Celebrate Grand Ole Opry Anniversary
Singers Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins and Lee Ann Womack helped to honour country icon Loretta Lynn as she celebrated her 50th anniversary as a member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday night (26Sep12).Lynn...
By WENN on 27 September 2012
Loretta Lynn Is A Great-grandmother
Country icon Loretta Lynn is a great-grandmother - her singer granddaughter Tayla Lynn has given birth to a baby boy.The Stealing Angels star and her husband Jon Finger, who wed in April (12), became parents...
By WENN on 06 August 2012
Kitty Wells Death Sparks Tributes From Country Greats
The death of country music singer Kitty Wells has been reported by the Los Angeles Times today (July 17, 2012). Kitty, 92, was one of the first influential and successful female country singers, who scored...
By Lew Irwin on 17 July 2012
Country Stars Pay Tribute To Kitty Wells
Loretta Lynn, Martina Mcbride and Chely Wright are among the stars saluting country legend Kitty Wells, who died on Monday (16Jul12).Wells, widely regarded as the first female superstar of country music, passed away aged 92...
By WENN on 17 July 2012
Keith Richards: Jack White Could Produce Next Stones Record
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Keith Richards revealed that "the door is wide open" for Jack White to produce the next Rolling Stones album. This year marks the band's 50th anniversary and whilst...
By WENN on 26 June 2012
Loretta Lynn Is Actually 3 Years Older Than You Think
Loretta Lynn is actually three years older than she has led her fans to believe, which means the story she tells of being married at thirteen-years-old is not true. According to document obtained by the...
By Lew Irwin on 19 May 2012
Zooey Deschanel To Play Loretta Lynn On Broadway
Loretta Lynn has signed up Zooey Deschanel for the lead role in a new musical stage show based on the country star's life story.The 80 year old singer has been working on a Broadway show...
By WENN on 11 May 2012
George Jones To Perform At Loretta Lynn's Ranch
Country icon George Jones is poised to make his live comeback with a concert at Loretta Lynn's famous ranch.The veteran singer scrapped a string of dates after he was hospitalised in March (12) and diagnosed...
By WENN on 02 May 2012
Lynn To Be A Great-grandmother
Country icon Loretta Lynn is set to be a great-grandmother - her singer granddaughter Tayla Lynn is pregnant.The Stealing Angels star recently became engaged to her fiancee Jon Finger and now the couple is expecting...
By WENN on 14 March 2012
Loretta Lynn Shares Thanksgiving With Bret Michaels
Loretta Lynn has bounced back from a pneumonia scare to spend Thanksgiving (24Nov11) with Bret Michaels.The country legend was hospitalised last month (Oct11) after falling ill with bacterial pneumonia, prompting her to scrap two concerts....
By WENN on 25 November 2011
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