Jan. 6: 'Sing For The Common Man' Collab Coming Friday A new collaboration will hit streamers on Friday with Dolly joining niece Jada Star on a new version of "Sing For The Common Man," The B-side to her million-seller "9 To 5" in 1980, the song was written by Star's parents, Freida Parton and Mark Andersen. It will feature Jada, Dolly, Jada's cousin Rebecca, Jada's musical partner Barry J. and a children's choir. Pre-save the track here.
'Butterfly,' 'Once Upon' Return To Charts Three months after spending one week at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Digital Sales Chart, "Butterfly" by the Zac Brown Band and Dolly re-enters for a second week, coming in at No. 6 on the tally's Jan. 3 edition released last week. That's not the only re-entry, as her 1984 holiday collection with Kenny Rogers, Once Upon A Christmas, re-enters both the Holiday Albums Chart at No. 50 and the Country Albums Chart at No. 42. Elsewhere on the U.S. charts, Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, is No. 30 U.S. pop albums, while Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, is No. 24 country.
Down Under, Carpenter is No. 5 pop albums, Malone No. 3 Australian country albums and No. 34 pop, and Beyonce at No. 13 country.
Country Hall Of Fame To Talk Dolly's Fashion The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be host a panel discussion of Dolly's 2023 book Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones in celebration of her 80th birthday featuring her co-authors Holly George-Warren and Rebecca Seaver, director of museum and archive services for Dolly Parton Productions, as well as Dolly's longtime creative director Steve Summers. Supporting the current exhibit "Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker," the panel is 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, and is free for Hall of Fame membership holders with tickets available for non-members. Read more from WSMV here.
Sister Opens Up About Prayer Controversy Dolly's sister Freida was interviewed about her new album recently but the published story chose to focus on the uproar she caused when she asked for prayers for Dolly during her recent illness. She explained she asked for prayers for her sister because that's what their mother encouraged them to do when she was alive. Read more here.
Ohio Promotes Imagination Library Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to focus on supporting his existing successes for his final year in office, he told Cleveland.comhere, including his support for the state's affiliate of Dolly's Imagination Library early childhood literacy program. Ohio surpassed Tennessee a couple of years ago as the state with the largest number of enrolled children participating. The international program surpassed 300 million books delivered worldwide in December.
