Dolly Parton ‘Honored and Flattered’ by Lil Nas X’s Cover of ‘Jolene’

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Perth City Swim Club’s Carol McPartland has been recognised - and praised - for her sterling dedication to the sport.

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A woman who watched a vile rapist kick her pregnant mum three times in the stomach says the abuse she witnessed as a child will stay with her forever.

Paul Hollywood's ex-wife posted a powerful Valentine's Day message about being single – taking a swipe at the Great British Bake Off judge in the process. Cookbook writer Alex Hollywood reflected on her current relationship status and her 20-year marriage to the TV star.

Jamie Lang Belgium’s Panenka, producers of recent VRT breakout hit “Two Summers” – which premiered last week to a jaw-dropping 51% market share in its prime-time slot and which will soon be released worldwide by Netflix – will virtually pitch one of their upcoming projects, “This is Not a Murder Mystery,” at Berlin Co-Pro Series.One of 10 such projects set for this event, Co-Pro Series marks the first public pitch for “TINAMM,” with the creative team looking to the right co-production and distribution partner to help realize their murder mystery series. Panenka producer Kristoffel Mertens hosts the virtual Co-Pro pitch with co-creators Paul Baeten and Christophe Dirickx.Baeten is a novelist, essayist and TV screenwriter, whose credits include two seasons of the acclaimed drama series “Over Water” and the aforementioned “Two Summers.” Dirickx has written and produced several feature films, including Cannes players “The Misfortunates” from director Felix van Groeningen and Frank Van Passel’s “Manneken Pis.” International Emmy-nominee Hans Herbots (“The Spiral”) and Matthias Lebeer, a winner of two Golden Lions at Cannes for his work on GT Academy Europe, will direct.

This Morning viewers were left feeling joy after it was revealed that the wonderful Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary would be stepping in to cover Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's absence. The normal duo are currently on their half term break from the show, so our Friday hosts have taken over for the week.

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New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Justin Bieber released the «Complete Edition» of his latest album,, which includes three new tracks: «Angels Speak,» «Hailey» and «Red Eye.» Reba McEntire shared new versions of some of her biggest hits on her new album — including a new version of her hit duet, «Does He Love You,» on which she teams up with Dolly Parton for a true country diva showdown.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Justin Bieber released the «Complete Edition» of his latest album,, which includes three new tracks: «Angels Speak,» «Hailey» and «Red Eye.» Reba McEntire shared new versions of some of her biggest hits on her new album — including a new version of her hit duet, «Does He Love You,» on which she teams up with Dolly Parton for a true country diva showdown.

Country star Dolly Parton and her Smoky Mountain businesses have raised $700,000 to help residents impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee.

Dolly Parton and her Smoky Mountain businesses have raised $700,000 to help residents impacted by recent floods in Tennessee.On August 21 more than 500 homes and 50 businesses were damaged after up to 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours, causing rising waters to tear through Humphreys, Hickman, Houston and Dickson counties.Parton chose United Way of Humphreys County to receive and distribute her donation, as suggested by her friend and fellow country music legend Loretta Lynn.

"decorating" her body. "I got them to cover scars or things," she said of her tattoos. "If I have to get a scar for any reason, I never can kind of get rid of that purple look.

W magazine, Parton, 75, revealed why Elvis Presley was also meant to record the song.Turns out, the “9 to 5” actress actually met with Presley’s manager to discuss the song, but his manager wanted half of the publishing rights in exchange for the King of Rock and Roll to sing the tune.“I said, ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t give you the publishing,’” Parton told the publication. “I wanted to hear Elvis sing it, and it broke my heart — I cried all night.”She continued: “I had to keep that copyright in my pocket.

Legendary award-winning country singer and actress, Dolly Parton is the cover of W Magazine‘s latest issue, Volume 5 The Originals.

Adele, Dolly Parton and Reese Witherspoon were among the stars reacting to widespread outages for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The online giants went offline for some users on Monday, causing chaos for those who rely on the platforms.

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Dolly Parton, the country star and gay icon who helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, has proclaimed herself a fan of Lil Nas X after he covered her 1974 hit “Jolene.”Lil Nas X, who recently released his debut studio album Montero, returned to his country roots to perform the cover for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on Sept. 21.The performance has been watched more than 2.5 million times on YouTube:In a tweet Wednesday, Parton thanked the rapper for covering her song.

Lil Nas X went back to his «Old Town Road» roots to cover Dolly Parton's iconic hit, «Jolene,» and the legend herself shared her approval!The  singer hinted to his fans that something Cyrus family-related was coming with a (no longer) cryptic tweet last week.

just because he can.And, indeed, the 22-year-old artist’s newly released live performance of Parton’s 1973 single “Jolene” has been sanctioned by the country queen herself, who tweeted that she was “so excited” to hear his cover.The rapper dropped a video of his soulful version of the song, performed and recorded for BBC’s Radio 1, early last week on Twitter, where it has been streamed more than 4 million times so far.He captioned the video tweet simply, “JOLENE.”However, it appears that Parton, 75, has just learned of X’s tribute — and loves it.“I was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my song #Jolene,” she tweeted on Wednesday.

Dolly Parton has given her stamp of approval to Lil Nas X‘s recent cover of her signature song ‘Jolene’.The rapper performed his rendition of Parton’s 1973 song, lifted from her album of the same name, during a session as part of BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge earlier this month.“I chose this because I feel like this song is kind of beautifully sad,” Lil Nas said when performing the song. “I like the little country twang, so I was like ‘let me try this out’.”Parton has since shared Lil Nas X’s cover on Twitter, and posted on Instagram a photo they took together at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards.

Could there be a duet on the horizon? Country music icon Dolly Parton, 75, signaled her appreciation for Lil Nas X, on Sept. 29, sharing how much she loved the rapper’s recent cover of her hit “Jolene.” The Tennessee native took to her Instagram page to gush about the performance and sent the “Industry Baby” singer some love.

A fake TikTok account claiming to be run by Dolly Parton amassed thousands of followers before the app’s developers finally got wise to the hoax. On Sunday, a TikTok account emerged under the handle @itsdollyparton that claimed to be the official account fans of the 75-year-old singer could follow.

er, “assets.” Her alleged TikTok, however, isn’t one of them. Fans of the beloved 74-year-old country icon were thrilled to see the Grammy Hall of Famer and “Run, Rose, Run” co-author on the video-sharing platform, where she purportedly offered a message of hope to viewers, telling them to “keep the faith.”Unfortunately, that faith would be rocked by the discovery that the newly launched TikTok account was a forgery, and the viral video message was actually from last year, originally recorded to promote Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library children’s literacy nonprofit.

Dolly Parton fans have been had.

Dolly Parton fans are defending their icon.

Dolly Parton fans are not happy right now with TikTok.

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Lil Nas X is the latest star to take on Dolly Parton’s smash hit “Jolene”.

Lil Nas X is returning to his roots — country music — for a cover of Dolly Parton's classic "Jolene," performed for the BBC at Radio 1's Live Lounge. The "Old Town Road" rapper, who just dropped his debut album Montero, performed his cover with a full band and flowers adorning just about every surface there is.

Lil Nas X is putting his own spin on a classic.

Lil Nas X has taken to the BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge to perform a cover of the Dolly Parton classic ‘Jolene’ alongside cuts from his debut album – check it out below.Speaking about his decision to cover ‘Jolene’, originally released in 1973 and taken from the Parton album of the same name, Nas X said: “I chose this because I feel like this song is kind of beautifully sad. I like the little country twang, so I was like ‘let me try this out’.”He also performed three tracks from his debut album ‘Montero’.Opening with a rendition of the album’s title track, Lil Nas X then performed ‘Dead Right Now’ and ‘That’s What I Want’.