Songs for Screens: Drake, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton Lead Super Bowl Ads as Brands Lean Into Familiarity

Chris Willman Music WriterBruce Springsteen and Barack Obama talk extensively about issues of race in the first two episodes of their joint Spotify podcast, “Renegades: Born in the USA,” both released this week.

Not content with delivering one of the best-loved Irish hits of all time, Chris de Burgh is now owning 2021 with his take on a Dolly Parton classic.

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

Among the various artists who appeared in adverts during the TV broadcast of America’s big old Super Bowl last night – Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Post Malone, to name three – one was a particularly unexpected sight. Bruce Springsteen has spent his entire career steadfastly refusing to allow his music or face to be used to sell shit.

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It may not have been a Super Bowl like any other but one thing never changes- the half-time ads.

The crop of Super Bowl ads 2021 employed a large contingent of A-lest celebrities in front and behind the camera and featured major Hollywood brands. Not surprisingly, they dominated the list of most watched Super Bowl commercials on YouTube during gameday.

Miley Cyrus performed at a special TikTok Tailgate show ahead of the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida tonight (February 7) and brought some special guests with her.The event was held at Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium and saw the pop star perform in front of healthcare workers.During her set, Cyrus played a series of covers including Blondie’s ‘Heart Of Glass’, Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ and Bikini Kill’s ‘Rebel Girl’.Billy Idol joined her on stage early on in her performance to perform ‘Night

Don’t look away! As always, celebrities provided plenty of entertainment for the breaks in Super Bowl LV, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, February 7.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAfter driving “Thunder Road” for decades, Bruce Springsteen is taking a detour on Madison Avenue.The musician known as “The Boss” will command two minutes of commercial time in Super Bowl LV Sunday night, all part of a mammoth Jeep ad meant to reflect a national mood of coming together after four years of politics and polarization.

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.

Icon and singer Dolly Parton who is refusing to take the COVID vaccine for just a little longer, revealed why she’s holding off the vaccine. During an interview with The Associated Press, the 75-year-old singer explained that she’s not going to get the vaccine until some other people do too.

Dolly Parton is re-envisioning her classic workplace anthem for a modern audience. The country music songstress, 75, recently reworked her hit single, "9 to 5," for a new ad for the upcoming Super Bowl LV — as revealed by Squarespace chief creative officer David Lee.

Dolly Parton to create a Super Bowl 2021 commercial reimagining the title track from the 1980 film “9 to 5” to be about hustle culture. “Working 5 to 9, making something of your own now,” Parton, 75, croons in the clip, as bored office workers become enlivened after publishing personal websites. “Well, you got dreams and you know they matter.

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.

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.

Dolly Parton said in an interview on NBC News’ Today that she twice turned down receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump, but the reasons were not political.