Dolly Parton: Last News

The debate over whether Beyoncé’s new song, Texas Hold ‘Em, is a country song is officially over. Dolly has spoken.

Idles‘ Joe Talbot is set to be the latest musical star to read for CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories.The frontman will read ‘Under the Love Umbrella’ written by Davina Bell and illustrated by Alison Colpoys, which follows four children as they navigate the world under their love umbrellas.He’s the latest star to read a bedtime story, joining musicians who have previously lent their voices including Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, Harry Styles, Elton John and more.Talbot’s story will air today (February 20) at 6:50pm GMT on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.“It’s an honour to announce that I am reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story,” said the artist in a statement. “I can NOT express how much I love reading to my kid so this was a welcome twist in an already beautiful career.

American Idol returned Sunday night, and it’s a big one — Katy Perry‘s last first episode ever after announcing she was leaving the show. And she’s making the most of it!

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer 101 Studios, the film and TV production entity run by David Glasser, has named Gray Krakower as executive vice president of brand partnerships. Karkower joins the company behind “Yellowstone” and many spinoffs in the lucrative Taylor Sheridan universe from Endeavor/IMG. There he served clients as a VP of global licensing and branding, working on accounts like Lionsgate Films (“John Wick,” “Saw,” “The Hunger Games”), gaming giant Fortnite and on country legend Dolly Parton’s consumer products.

told Entertainment Tonight that she wants Dolly Parton to guest star on her CBS series “The Equalizer,” which kicks off its fourth season Sunday, Feb. 18 on CBS.And, apparently, it almost happened last season on the hit series.“I would love to get Dolly Parton on this show,” she told ET. “We came very close to being able to make it happen last year.“So I don’t know if we’ll be able to do it this year, but I would love to get Dolly on.”Latifah and Parton, 78, have worked together before on the 2012 movie “Joyful Noise” with co-stars Keke Palmer, Courtney B.

helped shape Julia Roberts’ career as a leading lady in Hollywood.However, according to co-star Sally Field, the late director of the 1989 dramedy, Herbert Ross, was “very, very, very hard on Julia.”Field, 77, opened up in an interview with Vulture about filming the beloved movie and how she and the cast — Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis — kept an eye on the now-56-year-old actress on set.The “Forrest Gump” star noted that Ross “picked on” Roberts.“If you ever talk to Julia, she’ll tell you,” Field said in her profile.“We would all rally around Julia, because she was the baby. She was sort of the newcomer.

Dolly Parton will always love you, Elle King. The 78-year-old country icon finally addressed the “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer’s drunken birthday tribute at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. “Elle is really a great artist,” Parton told “Extra” of King, 34, who told the audience last month that she was “f—king hammered” while performing Parton’s “Marry Me.”“She’s a great girl, and she’s been going through of hard things lately,” Parton continued.

, a custom Margiela dress made entirely of safety pins. Then, she won her first-ever Grammy, presented to her by fellow singing icon Mariah Carey.When it was time to perform her nominated song “Flowers,” she, unsurprisingly, brought the house down.

Dolly Parton gave a promising update on a potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival.

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” could be getting a reboot sometime in the future, according to the singer.“They’re still working on that,” Parton, 78, recently told Business Insider. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”The Grammy winner was an uncredited producer on the hit supernatural series through her production company, Sandollar Productions.The Joss Whedon-created show debuted in 1997 and ran for seven seasons on the WB/UPN.Sarah Michelle Gellar led the cast as Buffy Summers, who, well … slayed vampires and other paranormal creatures that attacked her and her friends.

Singer Elle King has postponed a show set for Fort Worth, Texas, this Friday. It would have been her first show since her controversial performance at a Dolly Parton tribute at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Jan. 19.

Elle King has postponed a planned performance that was set to take place on Friday (January 26) after delivering a controversial concert earlier this month.

now-viral drunken Dolly Parton tribute at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday.“The Elle King event, originally for Fri. 1/26/24 has been rescheduled to Sat.

when she performed during the 2023 Thanksgiving Day halftime show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.“It turned out pretty cool and my husband liked it. He said, ‘Those shorts were a little too short.’”“I said, ‘Jealous,'” Parton, 78, told People. “And I said, ‘They weren’t as short as the other girls!’”“He was just being funny,” the “9 to 5” hitmaker said.

do not appreciate Elle King right now after her drunken, profanity-filled rant in the middle of a tribute to our undisputed national treasure, People are so shocked that legendary music venue the Grand Ole Opry—where the tribute took place—had to issue an apology after musician after King slurred her way through a cover of Parton's “Marry Me,” at one point announcing to the audience, “I'm fucking hammered." per .King's ramblings also included heckling the audience: “I’m not even gonna fucking lie, you bought tickets for this shit? You ain’t getting your money back,” and, when she forgot the lyrics, replacing them with some of her own: “I don’t know the lyrics to this thing in this fucking town. Don’t tell Dolly ‘cause it’s her birthday.”Fans were, to say the least, disappointed with the performance, and many people felt it was disrespectful.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In response to one such disgruntled audience-member on X, the Grand Ole Opry , “we deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last night’s second Opry performance.”Among those who were none too pleased with King's drunken attempt at a Parton tribute was Parton's own sister, Stella Parton.

The Grand Ole Opry is addressing backlash over Elle King‘s recent performance.

9 to 5 to make up for this mistake. Singer Elle King found herself in some hot water for slurring her words during a performance to celebrate Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday at Nashville, Tennessee’s Grand Ole Opry on Friday. “Elle King ruined the night with her horrible, drunk, and profane performance,” one fan wrote in a scathing post on X (formerly Twitter).

Dolly Parton tribute concert in honour of her 78th birthday.On Friday night (January 19), Grand Ole Opry hosted the Parton-themed tribute concert, which featured performances from Elle King, Terri Clark, Tigirlily Gold, Ashley Monroe, Dailey and Vincent among others.However, instead of the focus being on honouring country icon Dolly Parton, Elle King has made headlines for blundering her performance while being admittedly “fucking hammered”, which resulted in a cascade of complaints of the performance being “disrespectful” and demands for refunds.As seen in footage posted online following the gig, King’s cover of ‘Marry Me’ took a turn for the worse when she forgot the lyrics to the track and began telling those in attendance that she was intoxicated, adding in a few expletives that upset the all-ages crowd.I think Elle King just ended here career.

Dolly Parton to give us gifts on her birthday?And if hearing the country queen rock out to “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” “Heart of Glass” and “Let It Be” — with help from Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Debbie Harry and freaking Paul McCartney, respectively — on her “Rockstar” album released last November wasn’t enough, well, here’s more Dolly for your headbanging pleasure.“It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!” Parton announced on Instagram.“I’m releasing four never released songs for my birthday, to go with the Rockstar album, and a few others that you may have heard before that were not on the album.“I hope you enjoy them, and I hope you all have a happy birthday for me! LOL”And of course, the ever-gracious goddess signed it off with, “Thanks for everything, Dolly,” along with a rhinestone heart.The four previously unreleased tracks include Parton’s covers of the 1983 Eurythmics hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” the 1974 Billy Joel gem “The Entertainer” and the 1970 Simon & Garfunkel classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”There’s also “Stay Out of My Bedroom,” a new version of the song that Parton previously released for the soundtrack of her 1984 film “Rhinestone” co-starring Sylvester Stallone.And in her ever-charitable spirit, Parton has also blessed us with five tracks that were only previously available on special (read: pricey) editions of “Rockstar,” which came on the heels of her 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Dolly Parton has celebrated her birthday by dropping a deluxe edition of her recent rock covers album ‘Rockstar’, featuring new versions of tracks by Eurythmics and Billy Joel.Parton has taken on the former’s ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ and the latter’s ‘The Entertainer’ for the expanded version of the album, which was originally released in November. Other bonus tracks include Parton’s versions of Pat Benatar’s ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot’, Eddie Money’s ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’.The deluxe edition also features a new original song, ‘Mama Never Said’, and a live version of ‘Rockin’ It’, as well as the Sylvester Stallone-featuring ‘Stay Out of My Bedroom’ from the soundtrack of 1984 film Rhinestone.“It’s my Birthday so I’m going to give you a present!” Parton wrote on X/Twitter.

Dancing On Ice is back for a sparkling new series on Sunday (January 14), with a host of celebrities planning on honing some sharpy moves in the rink.