Country Music Hall Of Fame Announces The Judds’ Induction Will Go On As Planned
on May 01, 2022 • Updated Aug 18, 2023
On Saturday April 30th, Wynonna Judd and her sister, actress Ashley Judd announced on social media that their beloved mother, Naomi Judd, had passed away. As most know, Wynonna and Naomi make up award-winning mother-daughter country duo The Judds.
“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory,” their joint statement read.
— The Judds (@juddsofficial) April 30, 2022
Naomi’s death comes almost three weeks after Naomi and Wynonna’s first televised performance in almost 20 years at the CMT Music Awards. They performed their hit song “Love Can Build A Bridge.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Smd25IFck
On April 11th, the Grammy-winning duo announced their Final Tour, with supporting act Martina McBride, beginning on September 30th.
We are so excited to announce The Final Tour. Can’t wait to see y’all on the road! 🎶 #dontyouthinkitstime pic.twitter.com/sp6usTeuTW
— The Judds (@juddsofficial) April 11, 2022
Sadly, they will not be able to go on this tour together and their April 11th performance at the CMT Music Awards will go down in history as their last performance together.
Naomi’s death also came one day before The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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The Country Music Hall of Fame’s CEO Kyle Young released a statement late Saturday night (April 30) revealing the fate of the ceremony. The statement read:
“The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum joins family and fans in grieving the sudden loss of Naomi Judd. Following the wishes of the Judd family, the museum will move forward with the Medallion Ceremony on Sunday, May 1, with Wynonna planning on being in attendance.”
"We are shocked and saddened by the death of Naomi Judd, who enters the Country Music Hall of Fame tomorrow as a member of the @juddsofficial. Her family has asked that we continue with the Judds' Hall of Fame induction Sunday. We will do so, with heavy hearts."
—Kyle Young, CEO pic.twitter.com/4mcLLQrjfX
— Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (@countrymusichof) May 1, 2022
While the ceremony will move forward as planned, the public red carpet has been cancelled. We can’t imagine how emotional the ceremony will be. Our thoughts and prayers are with Wynonna, Ashley, and Naomi’s husband of 30 years, Larry Strickland.
