The country singer’s mom was a fan of Loretta Young, an Academy Award-winning actress with a long career spanning the 1920s to the early ’50s, and named Loretta after the movie star. She's The Only Woman Who's Been Named Artist Of The Decade the Academy of Country Music began awarding performers with the honor in 1969. Loretta was given the award in 1979 for her work throughout the decade and she remains the only woman with the title to this day.