“So on ‘American Idol,’ I did my grandma’s song,” Russell said on ... and I just remember seeing that and I was so mad. I was like, ‘Ugh.’” Country music star stops show to ...

"I just remember seeing that and I was… so mad." Fearful of "nepotism" backlash from viewers, Russell said she had a feeling that the song would only fuel the fire. However, she carried on and ...

and revealed she was actually “so mad” when judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie picked the song for her to sing last April. “So on American Idol, I did my grandma’s song.