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Wynonna Judd faces 'The Hard Truth' on vulnerable new album, the first since her mother Naomi died

Compiled Oct 9

Wynonna Judd faces 'The Hard Truth' on vulnerable new album, the first since her mother Naomi died
Wynonna Judd faces 'The Hard Truth' on vulnerable new album, the first since her mother Naomi died · Photo: The Associated Press
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What happened

Wynonna Judd released her first album in 10 years, titled "The Hard Truth"

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The detail

The album has 10 tracks, including songs about her late mother Naomi Judd, who died by suicide in 2022 at age 76

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The detail

There are songs about her estranged daughter Grace Kelley, whose 4-year-old daughter Kaliyah Judd is raising

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The detail

There are songs about Judd's biological father, whom she never met and first learned about in therapy at age 30

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How it unfolded

2022: Naomi Judd, Wynonna's mother and musical collaborator, died by suicide at age 76 · The Wednesday morning after her mother's death: Wynonna Judd was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame · August: Dolly Parton died of cancer at age 80 · Now: Wynonna Judd releases "The Hard Truth," her first album in 10 years

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By the numbers

10 tracks · 10 years gap since last album · 76 Naomi Judd's age at death · 4 Kaliyah's age · 9 co-written tracks

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