Dolly Parton Says That She Twice Turned Down Medal Of Freedom From Donald Trump, But Not For Political Reasons

Moves have been made to halt plans to erect a statue of Dolly Parton on the grounds of Nashville’s State Capitol government building.

Dolly Parton is asking legislators not to consider a bill to erect a statue in her likeness at the moment.

Country trio Chapel Hart are quickly building a following – and acclaim – for their unique sound in the genre. Made up of sister Danica and Devyn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindell, the group has been named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country for 2021 – an honor that has been bestowed upon such industry icons as Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Kelsea Ballerini, Carly Pearce, Jamie Lynn Spears and more.

Dolly Parton‘s workplace anthem “9 to 5” has been reimagined for the modern-day entrepreneur. Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle used Parton’s iconic song as inspiration for a Super Bowl commercial centered around website builder Square Space.

Dolly Parton's 1980 workplace anthem, «9 to 5,» got a reimagining, thanks to a new Super Bowl ad for this year's big game.The 75-year-old singer partnered with Squarespace, a website building and e-commerce platform, for its Super Bowl LV ad, rerecording her classic «9 to 5» but changing it to «5 to 9.» The reworked lyrics refer to the hours when people are able to work on their side hustles aside from their day jobs.«Working 5 to 9, you've got passion and a vision,» Parton sings.

Dolly Parton wakes up knowing that she is a living legend, style icon, and all-around queen. She doesn't need an ego boost to affirm her greatness, which is why Parton dismissed Donald Trump's invitation to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom not once, but twice —  RSVPing to the White House with the equivalent of "Nah, I'm good, keep your COVID to yourself."Parton appeared on The Today Show to explain why she turned down the medal.

Squarespace has had success in booking celebrities for their buzzy Super Bowl commercials in recent years. (Keanu Reeves, John Malkovich and Jeff Bridges, to name a few.) But when the website building company came up with the idea to do a modern-day take on Dolly Parton's classic "9 to 5" workplace anthem, booking the country music icon felt like a long shot.

Country music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton has never received the Presidential Medal of Freedom — but not for a lack of trying on the White House’s part. Dolly, 75, revealed in an interview with TODAY that President Donald Trump‘s administration tried to award her the nation’s highest civilian honor twice, but she turned them down each time.

NEW YORK -- Dolly Parton has been singing about everyday office employees working “9 to 5” for over 40 years, but now the country icon is singing about entrepreneurs working “5 to 9” to pursue their dreams after hours.The Grammy-winning legend's 1980s hit has been flipped by Squarespace — a company that helps users build and host their own websites — for a Super Bowl commercial debuting Tuesday.

Dolly Parton has revealed that she has turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice in recent years.The country star and philanthropist has been mooted for the award, which is the US’ highest civilian honour, for many years, with Barack Obama recently saying that Parton “deserves” the Medal of Freedom.Speaking on the Today show this week, Parton confirmed that former US President Donald Trump‘s administration offered her the Medal of Freedom twice.“I couldn’t accept it because my husband

Dolly Parton said she was offered the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Donald Trump's administration on two separate occasions, but turned both requests down, according to a report.

Dolly Parton recently mourned the death of her brother Randy via Facebook today. If you didn’t know, Randy died just two days after Parton’s 75th birthday.

Randy Parton was a country music singer and songwriter who was Dolly Parton’s younger brother.Parton began his musical career in the 1970s, releasing singles including “Hold Me Like You Never Had Me,” “Shot Full of Love,” and “Roll on Eighteen Wheeler,” which was later a hit for Alabama.

Dolly Parton is saying goodbye to her brother, Randy Parton.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Dolly Parton said her brother Randy Parton, who sang and performed with her, as well as at her Dollywood theme park, has died.