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Dolly Parton has done it all. She has asserted her primacy over the reactionary forces of Nashville’s music industry, sold 100m records, written umpteen classic songs, broken into Hollywood, opened her own amusement park and had a species of lichen, a Soviet battle tank and a cloned sheep named in her honour. It’s a delightful, fully deserved state of affairs, but it comes with a problem attached: what do you do next?The artwork for Rockstar.Her 49th solo album attempts to answer this question. Rockstar came about when…

Country singer/Rock and Roll Hall of Famer shares latest preview from all-star Rockstar With her Rockstar looming, Dolly Parton has shared her rendition of the Queen classics “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You” as a reminder that the Paris Olympics 2024 are exactly one year away. The video for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s rendition of the sports anthems was made in collaboration with NBC, which will televise the Paris Olympics starting July 26, 2024. The visual finds Parton…

Dolly Parton doesn’t see herself getting off the stage anytime soon, or really ever. The country music icon said during a recent interview on the Greatest Hits Radio show that she has no plans for retirement in her future because she’s “not one to sit around and do nothing.” “I would never retire. I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song onstage someday. Hopefully, one I’ve written. But that’s how I hope to go,” Parton, 77, quipped. “Of course, we don’t have much of a choice in…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Celebrity 'I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,' country music icon says, dismissing talk of continuing as an artist via AI Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jul 04, 2023  •  Last updated 12 minutes ago  •  2 minute read In this file photo taken on Feb. 8, 2019, Dolly Parton arrives for the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Photo by VALERIE MACON /AFP via…

At 77, Dolly Parton is justly being celebrated, along with her more established virtues, for an ability to unite disparate groups. She has, it’s claimed, an equally strong fanbase in the Trumpian “Rust Belt” as among the gay clubbers of New York City, to pick two of America’s polarised stereotypes.Her London visit to promote a new rock-influenced double album and a book is proving just how broad that Parton cultural spectrum is. Gathered in a grand hotel last week to cheer her on and, ostensibly at least, to ask some…

Attention California kids: Go read, go read, go read, go reeeeaaadd! I’m begging you to get free books because you can.“Jolene” hitmaker Dolly Parton has partnered with Gov. Gavin Newsom to bring her free books program to children across all 58 counties of California. As part of the partnership announced Tuesday, Parton’s Imagination Library will provide California children younger than 5 with a free book — available in English and Spanish — every month.Imagination Library currently serves 30 California counties. The…

As if she couldn’t be more legendary, Dolly Parton has broken three more Guinness World Records.On Wednesday, the international record keeper held a ceremony in Nashville to recognize the 77-year-old’s latest achievements as a woman in the country music genre.“I am humbled every time I receive a new Guinness World Record title,” the “Jolene” singer said, according to a statement Guinness released Wednesday. “I share these three new honors with my fans, who have allowed me to enjoy such a long career.”The “9 to 5” singer…

Garth Brooks named Dolly Parton the GOAT of country music, Chris Stapleton won his first-ever entertainer of the year title and Lainey Wilson continued her rise to stardom at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards. Parton closed the two-hour awards show Thursday with a performance of her rock anthem “World on Fire,” taken from her upcoming rock debut Rock Star. The song features lyrics like, “Don’t get me started on politics/Now how are we to live in a world like this?” Fire burst from the…

Dolly Parton has officially entered her rock star era.The cheeky country legend repeatedly stole the show Thursday while co-hosting the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards with Garth Brooks in Texas, proving that it’s Dolly’s world and we’re all just living in it. The 77-year-old — never one to shy away from being a punchline — fully embraced her comedic side with several antics during the show’s opening dialogue, arriving onstage with a live goat after Brooks listed her among the country musicians who are the greatest…

Dolly Parton has announced a genre switch to rock music, and has tapped what will surely be the starriest supporting cast for any album this year.Her new album Rockstar – a 30-track epic with nine originals and 21 cover versions, which will be released on 17 November – features 42 guest artists straddling multiple genres and generations. Her cover of Let It Be features both surviving Beatles alongside Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood, while You’re No Good features one of Parton’s most creatively fruitful collaborators,…