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Grammy winner praises Ella Langley for canceling concert over safety concerns: 'She did the right thing'

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Canfield, R. (2026, October 15). Grammy winner praises Ella Langley for canceling concert over safety concerns: 'She did the right thing'. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/grammy-winner-praises-ella-langley-canceling-concert-safety-concerns-did-right-thing

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Wynonna Judd, a Grammy-winning country music artist, praised Ella Langley for canceling her recent concert at United Supermarkets Arena due to safety concerns. During an interview on OutKick’s "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless," Judd stated that Langley made the right decision, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing audience safety over the event itself. Langley, aged 27, acknowledged the pressure of making a difficult choice and expressed her commitment to ensuring future performances are safe for everyone involved.
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Country Music Hall of Famer Wynonna Judd praised Ella Langley for canceling her concert over safety concerns on October 8, 2026, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Judd, who has dealt with threats and needed protection while touring before, said Langley did the right thing by prioritizing safety for the 15,000 attendees. Langley expressed her decision would ensure everyone's well-being and stated she could live with it, emphasizing that a concert isn't worth risking human lives.

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“The first article describes Ella Langley's emotional speech about canceling her concert due to a bomb threat, while the second article reports on Wynonna Judd praising Ella Langley for the same decision but does not describe the specific event in Tulsa.”
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Topics

Country Music Hall of Famer FBI OutKick Taste of Country

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Judd PERSON · 10× Langley PERSON · 4× Country Music Hall of Famer ORG · 1× Ella Langley PERSON · 1× FBI ORG · 1× Lahren PERSON · 1× Naomi Judd PERSON · 1× OutKick ORG · 1× Taste of Country ORG · 1× Wynonna Judd PERSON · 1×

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"I don't watch them because there's no Dolly and there's no George Strait, and I grew up with them and they're so personal and family to me that I miss having the elders there.
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🔮 Langley said she needed to make a decision she could live with.

Claims (38 extracted, 2 hedged)

Country Music Hall of Famer Wynonna Judd praised Ella Langley for canceling her concert. asserted
Judd → praise → concert
Judd, 62, said she has had the FBI around before when she was on the road dealing with threats and has been in situations where she needed protection. asserted
she → say → protection
The Grammy-winning singer said the "Choosin’ Texas" hitmaker did the right thing. asserted
hitmaker → win → thing
"It just happens. asserted
It → happen → ?
S--- happens, right? asserted
S--- → happen → ?
So, you got to do what what's the next right thing. asserted
what → got → ?
And I think she did the right thing," Judd said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless." asserted
Lahren → think → OutKick
Langley said she needed to make a decision she could live with. uncertain
she → say → decision
"I was put in charge of a decision for 15,000 people and I decided to make the decision that I could live with the rest of my life," Langley said, according to Taste of Country. uncertain
Langley → put → Country
The 27-year-old told the crowd last Saturday night at United Supermarkets Arena that she would make the decision all over again. asserted
she → tell → decision
"Because when it comes to keeping you safe and making sure that this show is a safe place for us to come and enjoy our music, then it will happen," she continued. asserted
she → come → music
"But the second, it feels like it's not, I'm not doing it. asserted
I → feel → it
I'm not doing it because a concert's not worth a human life. asserted
concert → do → it
"And so I would have made yesterday's decision ten billion times over," she added. asserted
she → make → decision
"And I'd do it tomorrow and I'd do it the next day." asserted
I → do → it
Judd and Lahren also discussed how Langley has received criticism for some of her old hunting pictures, among other things. asserted
Langley → discuss → things
"Welcome to the internet, my friend," Judd quipped. asserted
Judd → welcome → internet
Judd would much rather have the attention focused on Langley’s talent than on pictures from years ago. asserted
attention → have → pictures
"I see it and I go, ‘Oh my god, what about the music? asserted
I → see → music
Let's get back to the music. asserted
's → let → music
Please, dear God in heaven, can we please talk about their gift? asserted
we → talk → gift
Can we talk about the fact that they just won an award or beat out so and so in the record sales and celebrate that?’ asserted
they → talk → that
Because each person gets time," Judd said. asserted
Judd → get → time
She praised her mother, Naomi Judd, for keeping the family grounded and recognizing that success doesn't last forever. asserted
success → praise → family
She was very good at saying, ‘Let's celebrate tonight that we won five Grammys, but then we go to work the next day.’ asserted
we → say → work
She was very practical about that and she loved every minute of it. asserted
she → love → it
And each person gets their time. asserted
person → get → time
That's the way," Judd said. asserted
Judd → say → ?
While Judd has won five Grammys, she still watches the ceremony to this day. asserted
she → win → day
However, the Grammys are about the only awards show she watches now. asserted
she → watch → ?
Judd said awards shows have changed so much that she isn’t sure she would attend one even if she were invited. asserted
she → say → one
"I don't watch them because there's no Dolly and there's no George Strait, and I grew up with them and they're so personal and family to me that I miss having the elders there. asserted
I → watch → elders
I remember sitting with Johnny Cash. asserted
I → remember → Cash
I remember being with Reba (McEntire). asserted
I → remember → Reba
I remember going backstage and seeing Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and George Jones. asserted
I → remember → Nelson
Those were some of the happiest times of my life," Judd said. asserted
Judd → say → life
"And they're not there anymore and I just feel like it's different in a way that I don't know if they invited me I'd go." asserted
I → feel → me
While she still watches the Grammys, she said even that ceremony has changed significantly. asserted
ceremony → watch → Grammys
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