Not a dry eye in the room! Wynonna Judd took the stage alongside country music singer and songwriter Ashley McBryde at the 2023 CMT Awards and belted out a seamless rendition of Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is.” But that’s not all. She also left room at the end of the stellar performance to honor her late mother, Naomi Judd. “Mama, you need to be here tonight,” she crooned at the song’s end. “I miss you, and I love you, and I don’t understand.” We’re not crying, you’re crying.
Prior to her performance, Judd shared with Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet, “I’m going to use my time to talk to anyone out there who is struggling. It’s an opportunity to help somebody.”
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As one can imagine, the mere mention of Wynonna’s mother sent viewers into a frenzy. “And there it is … The moment I started to tear up. @Wynonna talking to her Mama,” one Twitter user penned. Meanwhile, another wrote, “It was 2022 CMT Awards that #Wyonna [sic] had her beautiful mom standing next to her. #CMTAwards I admit it, I cried seeing Wynonna sing I want to know what love is. RIP Momma Judd. Love to Wynonna,” another user wrote. It was a beautiful way to honor her late mother.
