Taylor Swift Thanks Loretta Lynn For ‘Paving The Way’ In Surprise Appearance At Tribute Special

Although Taylor Swift wasn’t announced arsenic 1 of the guests partaking successful CMT’s Loretta Lynn tribute peculiar connected Oct. 30, she showed up successful a abbreviated video clip to retrieve the singer. Taylor specifically honored Loretta for her songwriting, which is thing that she, herself, has go known for successful her euphony career. However, Taylor acknowledged that pistillate songwriters would not beryllium wherever they are contiguous if it wasn’t for Loretta, who died earlier this month.

“I’m truthful grateful to Loretta for being an example, not lone for songwriters everywhere, but much specifically pistillate songwriters,” Taylor gushed. “She was truthful up of her time. The mode she exercised brutal, truthful, fearless honesty each clip she sat down to constitute a opus is thing that changed euphony everlastingly and paved the mode for each songwriter who’s trying to beryllium truthful and honorable today.”

Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration Of The Life & Music of Loretta Lynn aired unrecorded connected Oct. 30, little than 1 period aft Loretta’s decease astatine the property of 90. Several state euphony stars were on-hand to execute songs successful Loretta’s honor, portion others took the Opry signifier to springiness short eulogies. Those who couldn’t marque it successful person, similar Taylor, appeared via video messages.

Loretta Lynn died connected Oct. 4. (Russ Harrington)

Taylor released her astir caller album, Midnights, connected Oct. 21. As she has passim her full career, she wrote each azygous opus connected the record. Midnights features 13 marque caller songs, arsenic good arsenic 1 bonus track. Plus, the album’s 3AM edition, which came retired 3 hours after Midnights, includes 7 further songs, arsenic well.

Taylor said that Midnights was inspired by sleepless nights passim her life. Some of the songs took fans back to moments successful the singer’s beingness that happened years ago, portion others are astir her current relationship with Joe Alwyn.