Naomi Judd’s public memorial: Brad Paisley added to performers list, Reese Witherspoon to speak

The record of performers and particular company for Naomi Judd’s memorial service has been finalized.

More high-profile names have signed-on to be aside of the general public memorial dubbed – Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration – which is known as after The Judds’ fifth studio album, in addition to their music of the identical identify.

Deadline is reporting that nation music stars Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, and Jamey Johnson have been added to the star-studded performers record; whereas Bette Midler, Reba McEntire and Reese Witherspoon have been enlisted to ship particular messages.

Judd’s husband Larry Strickland is now amongst those that will communicate on the memorial.

The tribute to Naomi Judd will air dwell and commercial-free from Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on CMT and Sandbox Live starting at 6 PM ET on Sunday, May 14.

Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, who’s a detailed household pal of the Judds, will host the memorial.

Paisley, Pearce, and Johnson be part of beforehand introduced musicians set to carry out that features Little Big Town, Brandi Carlile, Ashley McBryde, Emmylou Harris, Allison Russell and The Gaithers. 

Bono, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman and Salma Hayek had already been enlisted to ship video messages for the particular occasion. 

Along with Strickland, the opposite featured audio system on the memorial embody singer-songwriter Martina McBride, in addition to Naomi’s daughters Ashley and Wynonna Judd. 

Naomi Judd died final week, at aged 76, of a self-inflicted gunshot on Saturday, April 30, in keeping with her daughter Ashley.

The acclaimed actress shared among the grotesque particulars on Good Morning America as a way to talk on behalf of the household, and get forward of the media protection earlier than particulars are ‘out of our management.’

During the dialog, she attributed her mom’s dying to ‘the illness of psychological sickness

The Double Jeopardy actress stated she was the one who found her mom after her suicide: ‘I’ve each grief and trauma from discovering her,’ the 54-year-old added.

Naomi took her personal life simply at some point earlier than she and her daughter Wynonna, 57, had been set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as members of the music duo The Judds. 

‘That is the extent of disaster of what was happening inside her,’ Ashley stated. ‘Because the barrier between the regard through which they held her could not penetrate into her coronary heart and the lie the illness advised her was so convincing.’ 

In the wake of the heartbreaking tragedy, Ashley and Wynonna nonetheless attended the induction festivities and delivered a heartfelt speech devoted to their mom. 

‘My mama beloved you a lot and he or she appreciated your love for her,’ Wynonna stated in the course of the speech. ‘And I’m sorry that she could not dangle on till at present. Your esteem for her and your regard for her actually penetrated her coronary heart. And it was your affection for her that did maintain her moving into these final years.’