Mar. 16, 2025
Is Thanksgiving really too early to get in the holiday spirit?Dolly PartonandJimmy Fallonare doing it anyway!
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE from Parton’s upcoming Christmas special titledDolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, the stars team up for a musical performance of their new holiday jingle.
In the opening of the video, Parton, 76, and Fallon, 48, are sitting across each other in a booth inside a diner as they sing"Almost Too Early for Christmas.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Olympia Dukakis gave one of the most beloved performances of her storied life as spunky Clairee Belcher in the 1989 classicSteel Magnolias.
Field, 74,paid tributeon Twitter, writing, “What can I say but I loved her? Everyone loved her. She was a gift… unique and talented and one of a kind. Rest in peace, my friend Olympia.”
Based on Robert Harling’s 1987 play of the same name, the beloved film follows the bond between a group of small-town southern women as they face the death of one of their own.
Mar. 16, 2025
Dolly PartonandSiahave something new in common — besides their music success and love of wigs, of course.
The two chart-topping singers have joined forces for the inspirational duet “Here I Am,” which dropped late Thursday night.
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Sia joined Parton on the newly recorded version of the song, this time for the soundtrack to Netflix’s upcoming filmDumplin’ —which is expected out later this year.
Parton recorded new collaborations of some of her most popular songs for the soundtrack, with stars likeMiranda Lambert, Mavis Staples,Elle King, Alison Krauss and Rhonda Vincent.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Dolly Partondoesn’t think it’s the right time for her to be put on a pedestal (literally).
After a Tennessee state legislatorintroduced a bill to fund the construction of a statuein the country legend’s honor last month, Parton has asked that the legislation be removed “from any and all consideration” on Thursday. However, she wrote that she’d love to be considered for the honor in the future.
“Given all that is going on in the world, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time,” Parton added, referring to the pandemic.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Dolly Partonis adding more accolades to her impressive music career!
Two new record titles for the singer are for the most decades (7) and most No.1 hits (25) on theBillboard US Hot Country Songs chart, both for a female artist.
Parton also broke her record for the most hits on the chart in general, with 109 songs to make it onto Billboard’s list.
“This is the kind of stuff that really makes you very humble and very grateful for everything that’s happened.