The special Naomi Judd Memorial will be broadcast on CMT with performances by Little Big Town and Brandi Carlile, as well as a video message from Oprah
- Country Legends Memorial Naomi Judd to air on CMT this weekend
- Judd, who was 76 when she died, will look back on her life
- The homage is entitled Naomi Judd: A Feast of the River of Time
- It will be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, starting at 18:00 Eastern Time on Sunday
By Mark McGreill for Dailymail.Com
Posted: 17:25, 13 May 2022 | Updated: 17:25, 13 May 2022
The memorial to country legend Naomi Judd will air on CMT this weekend.
The Judd singer, who was 76 when she died, will put her life first during a tribute to Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration.
It will be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, starting at 18:00 Eastern Time on Sunday.
Disappeared but not forgotten: The memorial to country legend Naomi Judd will be broadcast on CMT this weekend (pictured April 2022)
A number of special guests will take part in one way or another in honor of the late Judd.
Good Morning America presenter Robin Roberts will host the memorial, which will feature performances by Little Big Town, Brandi Carlisle, Ashley McBride, Emil Harris, Alison Russell and The Gaithers.
Bono, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman and Salma Hayek are reportedly sending video messages for the special event.
All about her: The Judd singer, who was 76 when she died, will have her life in front and in the center during the tribute, titled Naomi Judd: Feast of the River of Time (left to right: Naomi Judd, Ashley Judd and Winona Judd in the photo in 2005)
Participation: A number of stars, including Oprah (pictured 2019), will participate in the memorial in some quality on Sunday
Martina McBride, daughters Naomi Ashley and Winona and Naomi’s husband Larry Strickland will also appear at the event.
Naomi died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, April 30, according to her daughter Ashley.
Ashley said in Good Morning America that her mother had died of mental illness. The Mama He’s Crazy singer has been talking openly about her mental health problems for years.
The Double Jeopardy actress said she was the man who found her mother after the suicide.
“I have both grief and trauma from finding her,” said the 54-year-old.
Traumatic: Naomi died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, April 30, according to her daughter Ashley, who found her body (left to right: Ashley Judd, Winona Judd, Naomi Judd)
It’s a great honor: Naomi took her own life just a day before she and her 57-year-old daughter Winona were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (pictured in 2016).
Naomi took her own life just a day before she and her 57-year-old daughter Winona were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as members of the music duo The Judds.
“This is the level of catastrophe of what’s going on inside,” Ashley said. “Because the barrier between the relationship in which she was being held could not penetrate her heart and the lie the disease told her was so convincing.”
Despite the tragedy, Ashley and Winona still attended the presentation and gave an emotional speech dedicated to their mother.
“My mother loved you so much and she appreciated your love for her,” Winona said during the speech. “And I’m sorry I couldn’t stand it until today. Your respect for her and your respect for her really penetrated her heart. And your affection for her has sustained her in recent years.
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