Dolly Parton recreates iconic Playboy cover shoot for husband's birthday: 'He still thinks I'm a hot chick'

R&B songstress Monica is working on her first-ever country album.

All of the work Dolly Parton has put in over the years has certainly paid off!

Forbes just released their annual list of Richest Self-Made Women, and for the first time ever, Dolly Parton was included.

Dolly Parton may not have gotten the chance to team up with Whitney Houston for what could have been a world-stopping duet of «I Will Always Love You,» but she did something just as good. During an appearance on, the country music legend revealed that she's used some of the royalties she earned from Houston's iconic cover of her song with the late singer in mind.Parton originally wrote and released the song in 1973 as a farewell to her then-partner, Porter Wagoner.

Dolly Parton has revealed how she used the royalties from Whitney Houston‘s cover of ‘I Will Always Love You’ to invest in a historically Black neighbourhood in Nashville.Parton, who is thought to have earned millions of dollars in royalties from the 1973 song, saw her fortune grow after gaining a songwriting credit for Houston’s iconic 1992 cover – which featured on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard.Speaking on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Parton explained how she used the money to

told Oprah Winfrey last year she had to pull over the car she was driving so she wouldn’t crash it.Houston’s version, which became one of the all-time biggest singles, also netted Parton, who’s a world-class songwriter in addition to being a singer, about $10 million in royalties in the 1990s and the checks keep coming.Parton had a great idea about how to spend that money: She used it to help a Black neighborhood in Nashville.“I bought my big office complex down in Nashville,” she told Andy

Whitney Houston was not the original singer and songwriter of the hit song “I Will Always Love you.” Although it was made famous by the late singer who covered the song in “The Bodyguard” in 1992, it was originally written and performed in 1973 by Dolly Parton. According to Forbes, Parton made $10 million in royalties from Houston’s cover. The singer has a very different voice and although some people love Parton’s original song, many will say that Houston is the best vocally.

Whitney Houston famously recorded Dolly Parton‘s “I Will Always Love You” for The Bodyguard, and now Dolly is revealing what she did with the royalties.

The Free Britney movement just got a major encouragement from country icon Dolly Parton, 75! The “Jolene” vocalist only had kind things to say about Britney Spears, 39, during a Thursday July 29 appearance on Watch What Happens Live. Host Andy Cohen asked the legendary singer for her thoughts on the Free Britney movement, as the “Toxic” singer continues her conservatorship battle.

Dolly Parton have finally collaborated, after decades in the industry together.The pair have reworked Reba's classic track Does He Love You, with Dolly sharing that the new version "turned out really good"."I've always wanted to sing with her, I don't know why we've never done it until now but we really sounded good together," Dolly shared on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live."I think the fans are gonna like it."SEE: Dolly Parton is almost unrecognisable in adorable childhood

Japanese Breakfast has delivered a live cover of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Here You Come Again’ – you can watch it below.Performing last night (July 22) at the National in Richmond, Virginia, the singer-songwriter (real name Michelle Zauner) broke out her cover of Parton’s 1977 hit, which she’s been working on for a while.“I struggle to learn a Dolly Parton cover with three key changes, but boy does it make me happy,” she wrote in her wellness diary for Vanity Fair back in April.

Gallery: Cardi B is pregnant! 10 stars that stole the spotlight with their surprise announcement (BANG Showbiz)The 'Jolene' singer then held up a framed print with the old Playboy cover besides a new photo of herself posing in the bodysuit, and admitted she thinks she looks hotter now than she did back in the 70s. She added: "In the first one, I was kind of a butter-ball.

Playboy cover. “You're probably wondering why I'm dressed like this,” said in an Instagram video wearing a get-up very similar to what she wore for Playboy. (Bunny ears? Check.

Dolly Parton is having a hot girl summer! The country music legend recreated her Playboy magazine cover more than 40 years later for husband Carl Thomas Dean‘s birthday.

Dolly Parton has celebrated her 75th birthday in style, recreating her legendary 1978 Playboy cover.The country music legend shared a video on social media, in which she explains her promise and reveals that she is a woman of her word. In the video posted on Twitter, Dolly rocks a strapless black bodysuit, a pink bowtie and bunny ears.

Dolly Parton has recreated her iconic 1978 Playboy cover with a new shoot as part of a gift for her husband’s birthday.The legendary country musician shared a clip on her Twitter yesterday (July 20) in which she explained why she had done so.“You’re probably wondering why I’m dressed like this,” she said while wearing a strapless bodysuit and bunny ears. “Well, it’s for my husband’s birthday.