Wynonna Judd told ET on Sunday that her return to the CMT Music Awards is «bittersweet,» adding that she would use this weekend's award ceremony as an opportunity to help others struggling with their mental health.
During her performance of «I Want To Know What Love Is» with Ashley McBryde, Wynonna pointed to the sky and said, «Mama, you need to be here.»Wynonna and her late mother, Naomi Judd, delivered their first TV performance in two decades at last year's CMTs.
The performance turned out to be the duo's final one together; Naomi died by suicide weeks later. «I'm going to use my time to talk to anyone out there who is struggling,» Wynonna told ET's Cassie DiLaura of her appearance at Sunday's awards. «It's an opportunity to help somebody.» «It's a bittersweet time,» Wynonna continued, adding that her granddaughter will turn one later this month. «I've got both agony and ecstasy happening.» ET chatted with Wynonna and her mother ahead of the 2022 ceremony, and Naomi spoke about why the time was right for her and Wynonna to perform together again.«Technology has helped destroy our families and our culture, the bullying things, what’s going on in school with COVID, people losing jobs because they're downsized, there's so many problems, and country music somehow, almost in your deepest core, in your soul, still talks about family,» Naomi said. «If we can get along anybody can.»At this year's ceremony, The Judds are nominated for CMT Performance of the Year for the resulting performance of «Love Can Build a Bridge.» «We're honoring the past...and looking to the future,» Wynonna said on Sunday of her upcoming performance.
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