Wynonna Judd Unveils New Song 'Broken & Blessed' Dedicated to Naomi Judd: 'When I Struggle, I Say It Onstage'

Wynonna Judd's heartbreak of losing her mother, best friend, and music partner drove her straight to the recording booth to make new music.

The 58-year-old singer reveals how she turned her pain and sadness into lyrics and a melody after the sudden death of her mother, Naomi Judd.

"I just wrote a song called 'Broken and Blessed,' and that's how I feel on this tour," Judd explained in an interview, referring to "The Judds: The Final Tour."

"'I'm somewhere between hell and hallelujah' is one of the lines in it," she added. "I struggle. And I think when I struggle, I say it onstage."

The singer-songwriter had a special bond with her mother-they were not just a mother-daughter duo, but they were also a musical duo, The Judds.

They have been working together since they signed with RCA Records in 19983, and have released six studio albums, including two extended play albums since they debuted as a duo.

The older Judd's loss was difficult for the country star, but she managed with the help of her half-sister, Ashley Judd.

"I'm an orphan now, and I know that," Judd reportedly said. "I also have a sister I'm getting close to more so than ever. That's a remarkable thing to have someone in your life that you're so different from, but that you can meet somewhere in the middle, and it works."

Aside from the bond she forged and the support she received from her half-sister, Judd admitted that being on tour somewhat soothed the pain.

"I have to admit, I've had an incredible, incredible opportunity to heal through all of this, to cry and to say things onstage that I'll never say again," she explained why she decided to soldier on with the tour, despite her mother's passing.

According to People magazine, "The Judds: The Final Tour" added new dates, and will start in Pennsylvania and continue to other major cities in the country, before wrapping up in Florida on Feb. 25.

When asked if she was ready to return onstage so soon after her mother's death, JUdd was confident, "I'm looking forward to showing up and walking out onstage,

I'm going to walk out on that stage like I know what I'm doing. [The crowd is] going to buy it, or at least some of them will. I'm excited about that."

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Death, Tribute, New Song