After 32 years as grand marshal of Pigeon Forge’s annual Homecoming Parade, Country Music Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton is stepping aside for another Hall of Fame member, baseball’s Cal Ripken Jr. This year’s parade, which will be re-branded as the Music in the Mountains Spring Parade, will take place on May 4. Cal…… MORE
Dolly Parton can add two Guinness World Records to her growing trophy case that already includes eight Grammy Awards, 10 Country Music Association Awards, five Academy of Country Music Awards and three American Music Awards. The Country Music Hall of Fame member was recently certified in the 2018 edition of the Guinness World Records for:…… MORE
A star-studded cast from all genres of music took the stage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 25 to help Kenny Rogers ride off into the sunset after a 60-year career. The showcase, dubbed All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers’ Farewell Concert Celebration, featured the final duet by Kenny and Dolly Parton, one of…… MORE
Dolly Parton has joined forces with the One America Appeal for Hurricane Relief, an organization backed by the five living former Presidents to provide relief to those affected by the devastation of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. In addition to a financial contribution to the One America Appeal, Dolly is launching a partnership with her…… MORE
The Governor’s Books From Birth Foundation is auctioning off a painting of Dolly Parton to benefit her Imagination Library. In celebration of Tennessee’s Imagination Library Week, the 20-inch by 20-inch painting of Dolly by Nashville artist Arthur Kirkby is available via bid until Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. CT. Since its beginning in 1996 in…… MORE
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Maren Morris catches her biggest fan on video. John Rich finally gets some water in his guitar-shaped pool. Shania teases the music video for her song…… MORE
The 69th Emmy Awards got more than a little country flavor last night as Dolly Parton, Keith Urban and Jennifer Nettles made appearances. Dolly and Jennifer were in the house as their made-for-TV movie, Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love, was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie. The holiday television special, which starred Jennifer, Ricky…… MORE
At a press conference today (Aug. 15), Dolly Parton announced the upcoming release of a new children’s album, I Believe In You, which will be available digitally on Sept. 29 and in stores on Oct. 13. The new album features 14 songs that Dolly wrote and recorded for kids and those young at heart. All…… MORE
Kenny Rogers’ 60-year career will be capped with a farewell concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 25. The showcase, dubbed All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers’ Farewell Concert Celebration, will feature the final duet by Kenny and Dolly Parton, one of country music’s most beloved tandems. The concert will also feature performances by…… MORE
Dolly Parton’s holiday television special Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love received an Emmy nomination in the Television Movie category. Starring Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney and Alyvia Alyn Lind, the sequel was the follow-up to Dolly’s original family story, Coat of Many Colors, which aired in early 2016. Dolly’s Christmas of Many…… MORE
