Dolly Parton’s promotional push behind her new album Rockstar has been as well-planned as a military operation. The country music superstar has been everywhere, from an hourlong interview on ABC earlier this month to the field at the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium last weekend, where she sang the Volunteers’ …
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Dolly Parton couldn’t wait more than a weekend to start expanding her new rock album, Rockstar, quipping on Instagram yesterday, “Surprise! Did you all think I was done?” As part of the “download exclusive version” of the album, Parton has tacked on two extra tracks: A new rendition of her …
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Fresh off conquering the rock world with her all-star new album, Dolly Parton returned to her Tennessee roots Saturday with a rendition of “Rocky Top” at the University of Tennessee’s football game. The Felice and Boudleaux Bryant-penned classic — which doubles as both an official Tennessee state song and the …
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On Rockstar, which finally drops today, Dolly Parton challenged herself to get out of her comfort zone, focusing on singing rock & roll for the first time in her career. She wrote a few songs for the album, but the vast majority of the tracks are covers, including some surprising …
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Dolly Parton is arguably the most beloved living American. How many people are alive today because Dolly told them to get the Covid vaccine back in early 2021? Of course, she’s a paragon of country music, but her reach goes far beyond Nashville, from the disco pop of her working-woman …
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Sofia Coppola zeroed in on her artistic signatures early on: The very first shot in her debut as a director, the 1998 short film Lick the Star, shows a teenage girl staring pensively out a car window. She did it again with a shot of Kirsten Dunst in a taxi …
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Dolly Parton knows Kid Rock can be, uh, polarizing but she decided to release “Either Or,” her duet with the Bud Light-blasting personality anyway. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Country Music (and Rock & Roll) Hall of Fame member said she could accept Kid Rock for who …
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Dolly Parton will officially launch her Rockstar era with a special “first listen event” for her new rock album, set to screen in movie theaters on Nov. 15. Dolly Parton Rockstar: The Global First Listen Event will offer fans the chance to hear a selection of songs from Parton’s new …
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Dolly Parton and her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, find new heartache on a new rendition of “Wrecking Ball,” which will appear on Parton’s upcoming Rockstar album, out Nov. 17. The song begins as a traditional piano ballad, with Parton taking the first verse, her voice quivering with longing as she sings, …
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Dolly Parton‘s rock era is in full swing, and the country music icon is sliding into it with an effortless ease. Rockstar, her long-awaited full-length rock album, will arrive on Nov. 17 and takes on defining records from giants within the genre — but she’s a force within it, too. …
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