Forty-seven years ago Monday, Dolly records “It's All Wrong, But It's All Right,” which 10 months later spends two weeks at No. 1 on the country chart, becoming her eighth chart topper; its flip-side, “Two Doors Down,” reaches No. 19 on the pop charts. Thirty-nine years ago Monday, Dolly announces her theme park Dollywood will open the next year; today it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the nation, with nearly 3 million annual visitors. Forty-two years ago Tuesday, the first week's box office receipts of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas debut the film at No. 1; before the end of its run, Dolly's second film would make $70 million to become the 30th highest-grossing musical of all time ($218 million adjusted for inflation). Fifty-five years ago Friday, Dolly's cover of Elvis' “In The Ghetto” debuts on the country charts; it reaches only No. 50. Fifty-six years ago Saturday, Porter & Dolly's third duet single, “We'll Get Ahead Someday,” debuts on the country charts; it peaks at No. 5. Twenty-two years ago Saturday, Dolly's Halos & Horns debuts at No. 4 country, No. 58 pop, No. 3 independent label albums, No. 11 Internet album sales and No. 2 bluegrass, its peak position on each chart. Forty-five years ago Sunday, “You're the Only One” spends its first of two weeks at No. 1 on the country charts, Dolly's 11th No. 1 and fourth multi-week No. 1; it also makes it to No. 59 pop and No. 14 adult contemporary. Forty years ago Sunday, the Rhinestone soundtrack debuts on the album charts; although it spawns one No. 1 and one Top 10 for Dolly, the album itself fizzles at No. 32 country, No. 135 pop.
Upcoming television appearances
(All times Eastern unless noted)
July 24, 6:30 a.m., RFD-TV, The Porter Wagoner Show: Lonzo & Oscar
July 24, 10:30 p.m., FM, Dolly Parton: Queen of Country (re-runs 9:30 p.m. July 29, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2)
July 25, 4:30 p.m., UP, Reba
July 26, 4 p.m., RFD-TV, The Porter Wagoner Show: Marshall Barnes (re-runs 10:30 a.m. July 28, 6:30 a.m. July 31)
Upcoming or recent releases
Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA -- Family, Faith & Fables, Nov. 15
The RCA Sessions (1968-1976), 22-song digital collection of rare Porter & Dolly songs first released on the 2014 complete recordings boxed set, April 5
Love & Music 1973 Porter & Dolly album, digital release, March 29
We Found It 1973 Porter & Dolly album, digital release, Feb. 1
The fan video for Dolly's duet with Blessing Offor on "Somebody's Child" debuted last week using photos submitted by fans. Coincidentally, your webmaster's picture with my children (Tommy and Dolly) is shown when Dolly starts singing, as the second verse begins around the 1-minute, 12-second mark. Watch the video here or in the media player above.
'Still Working 9 To 5' Heading To Streamers The filmmakers behind the documentary Still Working 9 To 5 revealed last week that they have finally struck a deal for nationwide wide release of the project, with a debut on two streaming services to be announced soon.
Dolly Donates Dress For Elton John AIDS Foundation Dolly has donated the dress she wore for a British photo shoot and meet-and-greet at a 2007 London concert for Elton John's AIDS Foundation's Rocket Man Resale Auction. The item ends here at 1 a.m. Eastern Monday, July 29. As of press time, bidding was at $10,100.
'Forever Young' Receives Two IBMA Nominations Dolly on Wednesday took two nominations at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards for her collaboration with Daniel Grindstaff and Paul Brewster on “Forever Young.” The track will compete for Song of the Year against “Fall In Tennessee” by Authentic Unlimited with Jerry Douglas, “Willows” by Sister Sadie, “Too Lonely, Way Too Long” by Rock Faris with Del McCoury, and “Kentucky Gold” by Dale Ann Bradley with Sam Bush as well as Collaborative Recording Of The Year against “Fall In Tennessee,” “Brown's Ferry Blues” by Tony Trischka featuring Billy Strings, “Bluegrass Radio” by Alison Brown and Steve Martin, and “Too Old To Die Young” by Bobby Osborne and C.J. Lewandowski. Awards will be handed out Sept. 26.
Dolly's 'Pet Gala' Snags Editing Emmy Nom While Dolly Parton's Pet Gala didn't garner any Emmy nominations for Dolly or for variety shows, its technical staff did receive recognition for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming. Nominatred are Bill DeRonde, James Collet, Kari Heavenrich, and Stavros Stavropoulous as editors. They face editors from Netflix's John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In LA, HBO's Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die and Ramy Youssef: More Feelings and Prime Video's Tig Notaro: Hello Again. Winners will be announced in September.
Ronald McDonald House Sells Dolly's Idyllwild Cabin Dolly's cabin retreat in Idyllwild, Calif., sold earlier this month for $585,000, several media outlets reported. Dolly had donated the house last year to the local Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, which sold it, The Orange County Register reported here.
'Bubbling Over' Makes 'Rolling Stone' Worst Album Cover List Rolling Stone last week released its list of the 50 worst album covers of all time, limiting it to one per artist, and Dolly's 1973 title Bubbling Over ranked No. 9. Ironically, Billboard in 1973 named it the best country music album cover of the year. See the full list here.
U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates "Step By Step" by Dolly and Natalie Grant will either stay at No. 15 or begin descending on the U.S. adult contemporary singles in the July 27 numbers to be released on Tuesday, Dollymania.net is the first to report. The track rose two to No. 15 in its eighth chart week on the July 20 tally released last week. Elsewhere on the charts last week:
The tribute Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty featuring Dolly's cover of "Southern Accents" falls off the album sales chart, down from No. 26, but loses 15 to No. 38 current album sales and one to No. 2 compilation albums in its third week.
In its 15th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter falls back off the vinyl albums chart, down from No. 1 the previous week. It slides 19 to No. 21 top sales, 14 to No. 16 current album sales charts, six to No. 10 country albums, three to No. 6 Americana/folk albums, 41 to No. 51 top 200 albums, and 17 to No. 61 Canadian albums.
Across the pond, Beyonce falls off the 100-position U.K. all-genre albums chart, down from No. 100, and overall sales chart, down from No. but rises nine to No. 84 physical sales and No. 92 overall sales. It slips one to No. 3 country albums and No. 5 Americana.
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Past news
July 15: U.K. Gives Dolly Two New Gold Records Dolly has some more metal for her museum, as BPI, the British organization responsible for gold and platinum albums, announced Friday that she has recently been awarded two new honors: her 1977 single "Here You Come Again," which was her first gold single selling more than 1 million copies in the U.S. immediately after release, has hit the gold mark overseas, with the digital release of the single receiving gold status in the U.K. on July 5 marking sales of 400,000 units. In addition, her compilation Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection was certified gold on June 28 for sales in excess of 100,000 copies, having previously been certified silver in October.
'CBS Mornings' Airs In-Depth Interview
CBS Mornings last week aired a new interview with Dolly from the opening of her Dolly Parton Experience museum at Dollywoodhere. Check out the edited, nine-minute version which aired on television here or in the media player below, and the extended 30-minute version here or in the media player above.
'Step By Step' To Enter Top 15 AC Singles "Step By Step" by Dolly and Natalie Grant will enter the top 15 of the U.S. adult contemporary singles chart at No. 15 in the July 20 numbers to be released on Tuesday, Dollymania.net is the first to report. The track held steady at No. 17 in its seventh chart week on the July 13 tally released last week. Elsewhere on the charts last week:
The tribute Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty featuring Dolly's cover of "Southern Accents" falls off the top 200 albums after one week at No. 84. It also drops off the independent label albums chart, down from No. 16; vinyl records, down from No. 15; and country albums, down from No. 18. It loses 19 to No. 26 sales and 17 to No. 23 current album sales but remains No. 1 compilation albums.
In its 14th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter rebounds thanks to a new vinyl edition, gaining six to No. 4 country albums, two to No. 3 Americana/folk albums, 40 to No. 10 top 200 albums, and 13 to No. 44 Canadian albums. The set re-enters the top sales and current album sales charts at No. 2 and the vinyl album chart at No. 1. It falls off the top 50 streaming albums, down from No. 49. Next week, the collection should fall back to around No. 50 with 16,000 credits for the week as 3,000 sales and 13,000 streaming equivalents.
Across the pond, Beyonce tumbles back down to No. 100 on the U.K. all-genre albums, down to No. 93 physical sales and No. 92 overall sales. It gains holds steady at No. 2 country albums and dips two to No. 4 Americana.
Dollar General Merch Officially Announced A budget-conscious version of Dolly's homegoods collections is being released this month at Dollar General Stores, which will feature approximately 50 items between $1 and $10, with most costing $5 or less. The new kitchen and housewares collection was officially announced last week after circulating on social media for a couple of weeks in advance. Click on the photo at left courtesy Dollar General for a larger view.
'Threads: My Songs In Symphony' Gets Promo Dolly last week released a promotional video for her upcoming virtual tour of symphony orchestras playing her songs while she tells stories on videotape. Check out the clip here or in the media player below.
July 8: Tony-Winning Sher To Direct 'Hello, I'm Dolly' Dolly's team for her 2026 Broadway bio-musical last week announced nine-time Tony Best Director nominee (winner for 2008's South Pacific revival) as the director of her Hello, I'm Dolly production. In a press release, Dolly commented: "How lucky I am to have the great Bartlett Sher direct my Hello, I'm Dolly musical. When you decide to put your whole life up on stage, you hope and pray to find the right director with the right creativity and sensitivity to present all the blood, sweat, tears, light, love, and laughter that I've experienced over seven decades of living. My heart tells me that Bartlett is the man and the director for the job." Said Sher: "Dolly is one of the great songwriters in the American canon, and being entrusted with the opportunity to help her translate that glorious talent into the American musical theater is not only an honor, but absolutely a thrill. As a young man growing up in San Francisco, I was a huge fan of the Grateful Dead. Their favorite vocal artist was Dolly Parton, and so is mine."
'CBS Mornings' Books Dolly Interview Tuesday Dolly will be interviewed on Tuesday's CBS Mornings program, which starts at 7 a.m. Eastern, it has been announced.
U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates Dolly's duet with Natalie Grant will either stay at No. 17 next week or slide on the Adult Contemporary chart this week when the July 13 numbers are released on Tuesday, Dollymania has confirmed and is the first anywhere to report. As was previously revealed here last Sunday night, "Step By Step" rises one to that No. 17 spot last week in its sixth chart week in the July 6 charts. Elsewhere on the charts last week:
The tribute Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty debuts at No. 1 compilation albums, No. 7 album sales, No. 6 current album sales, No. 18 country albums, No. 16 independent label albums, No. 15 vinyl albums and No. 84 top 200 albums with 11,000 units sold. The collection features Dolly's cover of "Southern Accents."
Dolly's duet with Zach Williams on "Lookin' For You" falls off the Christian airplay chart, down from No. 37 in its 11th week.
In its 13th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter inches down one to No. 10 country albums and remains steady at No. 5 Americana/folk albums. The set loses 12 to No. 50 top 200 albums, 11 to No. 49 streaming albums, and seven to No. 57 Canadian albums. The project will re-enter the top 10 at No. 10 in this week's Top 200 albums chart coming out Tuesday, thanks to a deluxe vinyl re-issue pushing it up to 40,000 credits for the week consisting of about 26,000 sales and 14,000 streaming equivalents in its 14th week.
Across the pond, Beyonce shoots up 59 to places No. 40 on the U.K. all-genre albums, re-entering both sales and physical sales at No. 10 and vinyl at No. 4. It gains two to No. 2 country albums and holds steady at No. 2 Americana.
July 1: 'Step By Step' To Rise On Adult Contemporary Chart Dolly's duet with Natalie Grant will continue rising step-by-step on the Adult Contemporary chart this week when the July 6 numbers are released on Tuesday, Dollymania has confirmed and is the first anywhere to report. "Step By Step" will rise one to No. 17 in its sixth chart week on Tuesday, after remaining steady at No. 18 in the June 29 chart Billboard released last Tuesday. Elsewhere on the charts last week:
Dolly's duet with Zach Williams on "Lookin' For You" slips seven to No. 37 in its 11th week on the Christian airplay chart.
In its 12th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter falls two to No. 9 country albums and remains steady at No. 5 Americana albums. The set loses eight to No. 38 top 200 albums, eight to No. 38 streaming albums, five to No. 50 Canadian albums, and off current album sales, down from No. 37. The project will likely fall to around No. 49 in this week's Top 200 albums chart coming out Tuesday, given Hits Daily Double estimates 16,000 credits for the week consisting of about 1,000 sales and 15,000 streaming equivalents in its 13th week.
Across the pond, Beyonce drops five to No. 99 on the U.K. all-genre albums, remaining steady at No. 4 country, gaining one to No. 2 Americana. It falls off streaming albums, down from No. 91.
Ohio Considers Dolly Plates Drivers in Ohio may soon be able to buy a Dolly license plate to support her Imagination Library early childhood literacy charity in the state, as Ohio Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio last week introduced SB290 to create the plate the same as Dolly's home state of Tennessee has done. Two years ago, Ohio surpassed Tennessee as the state with the most Imagination Library children enrolled. Read more here.
Dollywood Beats Disney Again For Best Park Trip Advisor has named Dollywood the nation's best theme park for 2024, with Disney's Magic Kingdom Orlando coming in second. Read more from The Knoxville News-Sentinelhere.
Dolly Jokes With Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney Dolly released a funny commercial last week pretending to having been tricked into promoting the Disney+ series Welcome To Wrexham by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney about their European football team. Watch her here or in the media player below pretend to know who McElhenney is but not Reynolds.
June 24: First Two 'DNA' Singles Now Available
New Dolly music hit on Friday. As her management had promised, the first two tracks from this fall's family project Smoky Mountain DNA dropped for downloads and streaming, although the promised full-album track listing and pre-order starts that had been announced as coming the same day were missing. Get "The Orchard" with niece Jada Star here or stream via YouTube here or in the media player above, and get "Tell Me That You Love Me" with cousin Richie Owens here or stream via YouTube here or in the media player below. Also on Friday, the full tribute album Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty hit stores containing the Dolly performance of his "Southern Accents".
U.S., U.K., Aussie Chart Updates Dolly and Natalie Grant may be nearing the end of their trek up the Adult Contemporary Chart, as the early information Dollymania.net has obtained shows it won't be any higher in the new charts coming out from Billboard on Tuesday, indicating either it will remain steady or start dropping on the tally. As was exclusively reported here last week before the June 22 charts were updated, their duet "Step By Step" climbed five spots to No. 18 in its fourth week on the Adult Contemporary chart to become Dolly's 16th career top 20 AC single. Elsewhere on the charts last week:
Dolly's duet with Zach Williams on "Lookin' For You" gains two to No. 30 in its 10th week on the Christian airplay chart.
In its 11th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter dips one to No. 7 country albums and remains steady at No. 5 Americana/folk albums. The set loses 12 to No. 30 top 200 albums, seven to No. 30 streaming albums, 11 to No. 45 Canadian albums, and 19 to No. 37 current album sales. The set drops back off the top album sales chart, down from No. 20. The project will likely remain around No. 30 in this week's Top 200 albums chart coming out Tuesday, given Hits Daily Double estimates 19,000 credits for the week consisting of about 1,500 sales and 17,500 streaming equivalents in its 12th week.
Across the pond, Beyonce drops 21 to No. 94 all-genre albums, 11 to No. 91 streaming albums, and three to No. 4 country, remaining steady at No. 3 Americana. It falls off Scottish albums, down from No. 83; downloads, down from No. 84; physical sales, down from No. 63; and album sales, down from No. 61.
Elsewhere on the British charts, "Islands In The Stream" with Kenny Rogers falls back off the top 100 downloads chart, down from No. 93. And on the country compilations albums tally, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 regains the top spot by rising one to No. 1, while Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost On The Canvas Sessions featuring a new Dolly duet with the late Campbell, loses three to No. 8, Dolly's Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection rises two to No. 4, The Complete Trio Collection Deluxe slips three to No. 10, and the Original Album Series sees Linda Ronstadt's volume fall back off the top 20, down from No. 14, while Emmylou Harris's first volume re-enters the top 20 at No. 16.
Dolly Appears On Netflix Cowboys Cheer Series Netflix last week premiered its new series America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and Dolly shows up on Episode 6 for her Thanksgiving halftime performance. Her song "Here I Am" also makes an appearance in an earlier episode.
CNN Checks Out Dolly Party CNN visited Knoxville recently for its annual Dolly festival and the Great Smoky Mountains synchronous fireflies. Check out the piece here.
June 17: 'Step By Step' Climbing AC, Other Chart Updates Dolly and Natalie Grant continue to inch up the Adult Contemporary chart rung by rung with their collaboration "Step By Step." Billboard magazine appeared to have mistakenly released its position for this week early over the weekend, suggesting the track will rise five spots in the June 22 numbers to be published on Tuesday to hit No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart and mark Dolly's 16th top 20 AC single. The track gains three to No. 23 in Billboard's June 15 numbers released last Tuesday. Elsewhere on the charts last week:
Her Beyonce collaboration "Tyrant" falls back off the Top R&B Songs chart, down from No. 24 in it eighth week.
Dolly's duet with Zach Williams on "Lookin' For You" holds steady at No. 32 in its ninth week on the Christian airplay chart.
In its 10th week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter dips one to No. 6 country albums and No. 5 Americana/folk albums. The set remains steady at No. 18 top 200 albums but slides eight to No. 23 streaming albums and 12 to No. 34 Canadian albums, re-entering top album sales at No. 20 and gains 18 places to No. 18 current albums sales. The project will likely fall to around No. 30 in this week's Top 200 albums chart, given Hits Daily Double estimates 21,000 credits for the week consisting of about 2,000 sales and 19,000 streaming equivalents in its 11th week.
Across the pond, Beyonce drops 23 to No. 73 all-genre albums, 22 to No. 83 Scottish albums, 20 to No. 80 streaming albums, eight to No. 84 downloads, 20 to No. 63 physical sales, and 18 to No. 61 album sales. The set remains steady at No. 1 country and gains one to No. 3 Americana.
Miley Chats Dolly Relationship With Letterman Dolly's goddaughter Miley Cyrus discusses the relationship the two have – and the advice Dolly gave her which resulted in her performing at this year's Grammy Awards – in the new season of David Letterman's Netflix interview program My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. Check out a summary from Peoplehere.
Dolly Chair At Cedars-Sinai Hospital Did you know the world-famous Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has a Dolly Parton Chair in Surgical Innovation? The position, which suggests Dolly made a major gift to permanently endow a staff position, is referenced in a Beverly Press article here.
Dollywood Summer Celebration Opens Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration has started, kicking off Friday with the return of the Sweet Summer Nights Dance Party and Drone Show. The festival continues through Aug. 11 with "The Gazillion Bubble Show," The Perondi Stunt Dog Experience (through July 13) and Phat Cat Swinger (July 15-Aug. 11), Kite Sky installation, Imagination Playhouse, and special summer culinary treats.
June 10: Dolly Reveals Wine, Hotel Museum, Broadway Title
Dolly revealed several new projects during her appearance last week at CMA Fest. Watch her full appearance in the media player above.
She revealed the details on her bio-musical heading to Broadway in 2026. It will be titled Hello, I'm Dolly featuring music and lyrics by her and book (script) by her and Dolly Parton's Christmas On The Square writer Maria S. Schlatter. The show will be produced by Dolly, her manager Danny Nozell with his CTK Enterprises, and Adam Speers for ATG Production, which previously worked with her on the British version of her 9 To 5: The Musical. In a press release, Dolly said: "Hello, I'm Dolly, and I lived my whole life to see this show on stage. I've written many original songs for the show and included all your favorites in it as well. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll clap, you'll stomp, it truly is a Grand Ol' Opera. Pun and fun intended. Don't miss it!" A website dedicated to the show has been created here.
She revealed the launch of her new Dolly wines, which will begin with the release of a 2023 California chardonnay. Pre-order your bottle here. Shipments begin June 20.
She also revealed her Nashville hotel will be called Songteller after her 2020 book and will feature a Nashville museum dedicated to her life and career. She explained in the interview when she toured the building a worker had just bought her book and had brought it to the property, where Dolly stumbled upon it and decided that was a sign they should name it that. As was previously reported, the hotel is being developed with her Dollywood partners, Herschend Entertainment. A website dedicated to the property has been launched here.
Conservative Rag Trashes Dolly's Love Ultra-conservative publication The Federalist last week published a piece condemning Dolly for her acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community, calling her Christian beliefs that emulate the teachings of Christ to be a "false gospel." The hit piece resulted in thousands of fans pouncing on the magazine and numerous media outlets covering the controversy, such as MSN here. Ironically, the same publication two years ago praised Dollywood as a wholesome alternative to Disney parks, condemning Disney's "woke" ideology that promotes acceptance of LGBTQIA individuals, the same belief system they now trashed Dolly for holding, even though she was just as huge a public queer ally decades ago much less two years ago when they praised her theme park.
Dolly Gifts $1 Million To Boys & Girls Club Dolly last week announced a $1 million donation to the Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains, which will rename each of their locations in Sevier County "Dolly's Dream Centers," WVLT's Kyle Granger reported here.
Dollywood Named U.S.'s Best Theme Park Dollywood last week was named the No. 1 favorite theme park in the nation by voters at the National Amusement Park Historical Association's annual Amusement Park and Attractions Survey. The organization's average member has visited more than 100 different theme parks around the world and ridden more than 300 roller coasters. Disney World and its four separate parks made the No. 2 list, followed by California's Disneyland in third place. The park's Big Bear Mountain roller coaster was voted the best new attraction added last year at theme parks nationwide.
Imagination Library Hits Statewide Point In Kentucky Dolly's Imagination Library is now available to all zip codes in the state of Kentucky, Cincinnati's WLWT reported here.
Dolly Still On AC Chart, Re-Enters R&B Chart Dolly and Natalie Grant have scored a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart, as their collaboration "Step By Step" rises one to No. 26 in Billboard's June 8 numbers released Tuesday. Elsewhere on the charts this week:
Her Beyonce collaboration "Tyrant" re-enters the Top R&B Songs chart for an eighth week, hitting No. 24.
Dolly's duet with Zach Williams on "Lookin' For You" slips one to No. 32 in its eighth week on the Christian airplay chart.
In its ninth week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter remains steady at No. 5 country albums and No. 4 Americana/folk albums. The set loses five to No. 18 top 200 albums, two to No. 15 streaming albums, one to No. 26 Canadian albums, four to No. 36 current album sales. The collection falls off the top 50 album sales chart, down from No. 22. The project will likely fall to around No. 20 in this week's chart, given Hits Daily Double estimates 23,000 credits for the week consisting of about 3,000 sales and 20,000 streaming equivalents in its 10th week.
Across the pond, Beyonce drops six to No. 50 all-genre albums, 16 to No. 61 Scottish albums, 11 to No. 60 streaming albums, 38 to No. 76 downloads, two to No. 4 Americana, and three to No. 43 album sales. The set remains steady at No. 1 country and rises two to No. 43 physical sales,
June 6: Dolly's CMA Fest Talk To Stream On TalkShopLive
Dolly's CMA Fest interview will stream live on TalkShopLive, it was announced this week. The event, viewable in the media player above, will take place at 10:45a-11:30a Central (11:45-12:30 Eastern) Thursday. Official merchandise will be sold during Dolly's appearance.
June 3: Dolly Praises Beyonce's 'Jolene' As 'Bold'
Dolly made her most direct comments yet on Beyonce's cover of her classic "Jolene," including her thoughts on the artist's re-writing the song's verses. "I think it was very bold of her . . . I love what she did to it," Dolly told E! in an interview available here or in the media player above. She added that of course Beyonce wouldn't beg anyone not to take her man and instead would stand up to Jolene and tell her "Shit out of here bitch, You ain't stealing my man." She also added she thought the singer had done "a great job" on her country album and that it was a great album. Asked if she would be willing to sing the song as a collaboration on The Grammys if asked, she said she would love to. "That'd be wonderful," she said.
ERA Coalition Honors '9 To 5' Cast
Although Dolly couldn't be there because she was filming concert footage with her family in Knoxville for this fall's documentary about her ethnic heritage and her upcoming album with her extended family members, she sent a video message available here or in the media player above to accept the ERA Coalition's Women's Equality Trailblazer Awards in Los Angeles last week. The evening also served as a Hollywood premiere for the documentary Still Working 9 To 5, and the documentarians were recognized as well, as seen in the video here or in the media player below.
Grant Duet Debuts On Adult Contemporary Chart Dolly is back on the official Adult Contemporary charts for the first time in a year and a half, her first time with a non-holiday song in five years, thanks to the debut of "Step By Step" with Natalie Grant at No. 27 on Billboard's June 1 tally released last Tuesday. It marks her 28th career AC-charting track, following 2022's "It's Almost Too Early For Christmas" with Jimmy Fallon. Elsewhere on the charts this week:
Several other collaborations fell off the charts last week: "Somebody's Child" with Blessing Offor dropped off the Hot Christian Songs chart after one week at No. 41, Dolly and Pitbull's "Powerful Women fell back off the top 10 digital rap songs list, down from No. 10 in its eighth week, and her Beyonce collaboration "Tyrant" fell off the Top R&B Songs chart, down from No. 25 in its seventh chart. Also, Beyonce's cover of "Jolene" falls off the country singles chart down from No. 49.
Dolly's duet with Zach Williams on "Lookin' For You" rises three to No. 31 in its seventh week on the Christian airplay chart.
In its eighth week, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter loses one to No. 5 country albums, three to No. 13 top 200 albums, three to No. 13 streaming albums, seven to No. 25 Canadian albums, 17 to No. 32 current album sales, 22 to No. 40 top album sales, and one to No. 4 Americana/folk albums. The album will likely dip to around No. 18 on this coming Tuesday's charts, preliminary sales data from Hits Daily Double indicate. The site projects the title moved 27,000 chart unit credits for the week as 2,000 sales and about 25,000 streaming equivalents in its ninth chart week.
Across the pond, Beyonce falls 12 to No. 44 all-genre albums, rises four to No. 45 Scottish albums, dips 18 to No. 49 streaming albums, loses 12 to No. 45 physical sales, drops eight to No,. 38 downloads, and declines 10 to No. 40 album sales. The set remains steady at No. 1 country and No. 2 Americana albums.
Beyonce Goes Gold Overseas Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, featuring a cover of Dolly's "Jolene" and speaking appearances by Dolly on two tracks, was certified gold in the U.K. last week, the BPI announced. Recognizing sales of more than 100,000 copies in Britain, the album was awarded the certification on Friday. It had reached the BPI's silver status for 60,000 units in April.
May 29: Dolly Guitar, Cape, Poster To Be Auctioned Today Julien's Auctions has three Dolly items in its next Music Icons auction Wednesday in New York City: A twice-signed custom Martin Jr. Acoustic Guitar here (with bids as of press time at $8,000), and two unsold items from previous auctions: a black 1970s stage-worn cape here (currently at $1,750) and 2015 signed concert poster print here (currently at $300).
The $450 Million Woman Dolly's net worth grew by 2 percent, or $10 million, last year to $450 million, Forbes magazine revealed last week in its updated list of the nation's top self-made women. Dolly came in at No. 76 on the tally, down from No. 59 at $440 million last year. She tied with Ellen Degeneres at No. 11 on the list of America's richest self-made female celebrities.
May 27: Dolly Opens 'Experience' At Dollywood
Dolly returned home to Dollywood this weekend to open her new Dolly Parton Experience museum complex and formally announce her upcoming album and docu-series previously reported here and elsewhere. She opened Friday's media event, viewable from the park's social media here or in the media player above, with "My Tennessee Mountain Home" before announcing her upcoming Smoky Mountain DNA album and four-part docu-series on her family's ethnic heritage (featuring contributions from living and deceased family members, the album could contain up to 40 songs, will come out Nov. 15, begin advance orders June 21 with two advance tracks available at that time, and confirmed the tapings this week in Knoxville will be used in the docu-series). She then performed the album's title track before talking about the new museum with park President Eugene Naughton and taking media questions: what do you want girls to know about being successful when walking through the new museum (she thinks it's important for all children, boys and girls, to walk through life feeling important, remaining true to themselves and to their values); who saved her early costumes so that they could be in the museum now (best friend and longtime assistant Judy Ogle); fashion advice (be comfortable in what you're wearing because if you're uncomfortable others around you will be uncomfortable); and isn't it impressive the technology investment the park has made in preserving her legacy (which she turned around and said it's also important for the park to help those who work there and give back to the community, too). She plugged her upcoming cookbook and held a ceremonial ribbon for the museum while Naughton cut it. She toured the park in her Dewitt vehicle both Friday and Saturday and popped in for the new Heidi Parton's Kin & Friends Show. The Songteller building (formerly Chasing Rainbows) traces Dolly's roots from Sevier County to Nashville with exhibits showcasing her favorite mementos from music, movies, and television including a room dedicated solely to her record-selling albums. The showstopper is a massive room with a 360-degree immersive projection-mapped story of how she has become one of the most beloved figures in the world. A section on her philanthropy includes a live counter celebrating how many books her Imagination Library early childhood literacy program has delivered worldwide (nearly 240 million to date). In the Behind The Seams building, several wardrobes are on display using the same techniques as the Smithsonian to display them. The Precious Memories exhibit in front of DreamSong Theatre honors her family and friends and details how their support allowed her to spread her wings. Inside the theatre, the Heidi Parton's Kin & Friends Show features songs and stories about Dolly and her family. Dolly's Home on Wheels bus returns as part of the museum area, and a new Dolly Fan Shop with exclusive apparel, accessories and keepsakes has opened as well. Coverage includes CNN here, a WJHL interview with Dolly Archives curator and Dolly's niece Rebecca Seaver here, Billboardhere, The Knoxville News Sentinelhere, WVLT here, WBIR here and here, WATE here and FOX News here and here.
'Jolene' Named Country's Best Song Of All Time To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rolling Stone Country, the country section of the music magazine's website, as well as its first 100 best country songs of all times list, Rolling Stone last week expanded the list to the 200 best country songs of all time and updated the standings. Dolly's "Jolene" took the top spot as the genre's best song of all time, displacing Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" in the 2014 list. Her "Coat Of Many Colors" rose from No. 73 in the previous list to No. 46 this time, while "Islands In The Stream" with Kenny Rogers showed up at No. 104. Check out the full list here.
Submit Photo For Dolly Video Universal Music Group is taking photo submissions for a "fan video" of Blessing Offor's new duet with Dolly, "Somebody's Child." Enter your family picture (taken by yourself; no professional images and no images without anyone who hasn't given you consent to submit their image) here.
U.K., Aussie Chart Updates, U.S. Sales Update In its eighth week of release, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter looks to fall to around No. 13 on the U.S. Top 200 albums list this week, preliminary sales data from Hits Daily Double indicate. The site projects the title moved 30,000 chart unit credits for the week as 3,000 sales and about 27,000 streaming equivalents.
Across the pond, Beyonce slips 13 to No. 32 all-genre albums, 22 to No. 49 Scottish albums, 10 to No. 31 streaming albums, 11 to No. 33 physical sales and nine to No. 30 album sales. The set remains steady at No. 1 country and No. 30 download albums, gaining one to No. 2 Americana albums and falling back off the vinyl albums chart, down from No. 20.
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