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Wynonna Judd faces 'The Hard Truth' on vulnerable new album, the first since her mother Naomi died
Compiled Oct 9

What happened
Wynonna Judd released her first album in 10 years, titled "The Hard Truth"
The detail
The album has 10 tracks, including songs about her late mother Naomi Judd, who died by suicide in 2022 at age 76
The detail
There are songs about her estranged daughter Grace Kelley, whose 4-year-old daughter Kaliyah Judd is raising
The detail
There are songs about Judd's biological father, whom she never met and first learned about in therapy at age 30
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
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

