Dolly Parton Talks Funding COVID Vaccine Research: ‘I Probably Get A Lot More Credit Than I Deserve’

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Kenny Malone was a Nashville session drummer who played on classic hits including Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and Crystal Gayle’s “Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue.”Malone was sought after for his versatility and ability to add just the right rhythm that a future hit song needed. After serving in the U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Drummer Kenny Malone, a prolific session player who played on hits for Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and many others, has died.

conservative media programs, Tennessee school board meetings and now, at Busta Rhymes concerts. The rapper apparently feels quite strongly about masks and other public safety measures, as shown in a newly resurfaced video. A clip of the “Break Ya Neck” rapper slamming mask and lockdown mandates at a show back in June went viral Tuesday on Twitter. Busta Rhymes rails against COVID lockdowns and masks: “No human being is supposed to tell you you can’t even breathe freely.

according to The Hollywood Reporter.“Mine was a small part, of course. I probably get a lot more credit than I deserve,” she said of her $1 million donation toward the cause.

Dolly Parton revealed she felt compelled to help out in the fight against coronavirus because she "knew something bad was on the rise." Parton, who helped fund research to bring Moderna's coronavirus vaccine to fruition, opened up about her decision in an interview published Tuesday with U.K.'s Absolute Radio.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases.Brooks had said weeks ago that he would be reassessing the tour in light of the surge in cases.

Foul on the play. Jay Cutler sparked controversy on social media after claiming that Uber Eats dropped him from an ad opportunity.

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square was just “a perfect little storm,” executive producer, star and composer Parton said during a panel for the Warner Bros Television movie at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees awards-season event.

Dolly Parton has teamed up with thriller novelist James Patterson for an epic new project.The pair have written a new novel called Run, Rose, Run, which follows a young girl with dreams of finding stadom in Nashville but "the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future—even if it means destroying everything she has worked for.""I cannot be more excited about the release of my very first novel Run, Rose, Run with the great James Patterson," said Dolly, revealing that the book will be

Dolly Parton has announced her debut novel Run, Rose, Run, which will be accompanied by a new album of the same name.The country icon co-authored the book with US fiction writer James Patterson, who described the project as “a new thriller about a young singer/songwriter [Rose] on the rise and on the run…and determined to do whatever it takes to survive!”The titular character moves to Nashville, Tennessee – Parton’s home state – “to claim her destiny”, however, “it’s also where the darkness

Dolly Parton is set to release a fictional novel in 2022.

Run, Rose, Run,” cowritten with author James Patterson.The book marks the 75-year-old musician’s first novel — having already made her name as a 10-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, actress, television and film producer, theme park tycoon and humanitarian.Like so many of Parton’s iconic songs, the story of “Run, Rose, Run” is about breaking free of convention and trauma.

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!

EXCLUSIVE: Discussions are underway between Amazon Studios executives and all of the studio’s upcoming U.S.-based series productions about making Covid vaccinations for actors as well as those who come into contact with them on set mandatory. I hear the talks have been going on for awhile, and the goal is to implement the policy across the board.