Wynonna Judd comes ‘clean’ after bizarre CMA Awards performance

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Wynonna Judd quickly caught wind that fans were concerned over her CMA Awards 2023 performance on Wednesday — and she swears she’s just fine.The country singer took to Instagram and TikTok to address what many considered to be “bizarre” behavior during her duet with Jelly Roll after the star-studded show.“Don’t read the comments’ they say…” the 59-year-old captioned the post.In the video, she smiled and added: “Don’t read the comments, I read the comments!”“I’m just gonna come clean with y’all.

I was so freaking nervous,” she continued. “I got out there and I looked at Jelly Roll. I wanted it to be so good for him. I could cry right now, but I’m not going to because I’m such a fan of his and he asked me to sing and I said, ‘Absolutely!’ I got out there and I was so nervous that I just held on for dear life.

And that’s the bottom line.”The musician went on to note that “all is well” and she is already traveling back to Texas to resume her Back to Wy Tour.After the Nashville show, she also spoke backstage about the CMAs set. “I have to show up for people like people did me,” Judd explained to Entertainment Tonight. “That’s my job now is to pass it on because people have been so generous with me and now it’s my turn to be generous with people like Jelly Roll and that’s what I’m doing.”Judd appeared unsteady as she took to the stage to join newcomer Jelly Roll to sing “Need Favor” during the ABC live broadcast.

Some viewers took to social media to comment she seemed “off” and something was “wrong with her.”“Am I the only one concerned for @Wynonna,” one fan asked.“It was seriously bizarre,” a second wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I wonder what’s going on?