Dolly Parton to Launch 'Rockstar' Era with a Special First-Listen Event in Theaters

Dolly Partonis coming to a theater near you! On Wednesday, the country music icon, 77, announced that she’s kicking off the release of her upcoming all-rock albumRockstarwith a one-of-a-kind, in-theater event,Dolly Parton ROCKSTAR: The Global First Listen Event. Poster for ‘Dolly Parton Rockstar: Global First Listen Event’.Courtesy of Butterfly Records and Trafalgar Releasing Courtesy of Butterfly Records and Trafalgar Releasing Thetrailerfor the theatrical event also dropped on Wednesday, briefly previewing a look at the behind-the-scenes footage shown in the film and audio of the upcoming album’s title track.

Dolly Parton Tops an All-Star Lineup in a TV Tribute Concert to the Legendary Kenny Rogers

Airing Thursday night on CBS,Kenny Rogers: All In for the Gambleris gleaned from the epic tribute concert that was held on Oct. 25, 2017, in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on the cusp of the superstar’s retirement.He died, at age 81, from natural causes in March 2020. For the first two-thirds of the show, an impressive array of stars —Reba McEntire,Lionel Richie,Chris Stapleton,Lady A,Little Big TownandIdina Menzel— each take a turn performing from Rogers' vast library of hits.

Dolly Parton Wanted to 'Get Some Girl Power' on Her 'Satisfaction' Cover When Mick Jagger Wasn't Available

Dolly Parton, Brandi Carlile and Pink.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Mike Coppola/Getty Kevin Mazur/Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Mike Coppola/Getty Dolly Partonfound a way to get a little “Satisfaction” on her new album when one track didn’t go as originally planned. The Rock and Hall of Famer explained that she “wanted so badly to sing with Mick,” but the timing ultimately didn’t work out. “And then I thought, ‘Well, if you’re not going to sing that with me, I’m going to get some girl power going here,’” she told the outlet.

Dolly Parton Wanted to Cover Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' Since It 'Hit' Her Like Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'

Dolly Partonwill always loveMiley Cyrus' “Wrecking Ball.” On Friday, the country legend, 77, teamed up with the “Flowers” singer, 30, for a new rendition of Cyrus' 2013 hit “Wrecking Ball” for herforthcoming albumRockstar. The track, which begins as a stripped-back piano ballad explodes into an electric guitar duet featuring both singers. By the song’s conclusion, the duo pays a brief tribute to Parton’s classic “I Will Always Love You” andthe mashupthe duo performed duringMiley’s New Year’s Eve Partyin January.

Dolly Parton Was 'Happy' to Help Fund Moderna's COVID Vaccine: I Felt 'Led to Do Something'

Dolly Parton.Photo: Invision/AP/ShutterstockWhen the COVID-19 pandemic hit early last year,Dolly Partonwanted to help. She decided to donate $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, andthat money went into the development of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, one of the three groundbreaking vaccines now in use in the U.S.“When the pandemic came out I just felt kind of led to do something because I knew something bad was on the rise, and I just wanted to kind of help with that, so I donated to help with that,” PartontoldU.