Def Leppard pays homage to the glam-rock era of T. Rex and recruits Alison Krauss for “Diamond Star Halos,” their 12th album due May 27.
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Joni Mitchell will be honored by Brandi Carlile, Graham Nash, Chaka Khan, Mickey Guyton and more at her MusiCares Person of the Year tribute.
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This spring brings a whole bouquet of must-read books from Viola Davis, Robin Roberts, Don Winslow, Laura Trujillo and more.
The Rock Hall included Parton in a nominee class that features Eminem, Beck, Duran Duran, A Tribe Called Quest, Lionel Richie and more.
Country music superstar Dolly Parton has one wish she hopes to be fulfilled one day. What could it be? A Beyoncé rendition of her classic song “Jolene.”
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Parton and author James Patterson were recently guests on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” to promote the pair’s thriller novel “Run, Rose, Run.” Towards the end of the interview, host Noah asked Parton about her rare wish to have Queen Bey cover her iconic song “Jolene.”
“I think she’s fantastic and beautiful, and I love her music,” Parton told Noah. “I would just love to hear ‘Jolene’ done in just a big way, kind of like how Whitney (Houston) did my ‘I Will Always Love You,’ just someone that can take my little songs and make them like powerhouses. That would be a marvelous day in my life if she ever does do ‘Jolene.’”
A good amount of artists have already covered Parton’s 1973 hit, which was certified double platinum in January, including her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, Reba McEntire, The White Stripes and rapper Lil Nas X.
Parton said she was highly impressed and blown away when Lil Nas X performed an acoustic version of the song on BBC Radio 1 in September 2021.
“I was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my song #Jolene. I had to find it and listen to it immediately… and it’s really good. Of course, I love him anyway. I was surprised and I’m honored and flattered. I hope he does good for both of us.”
Once word got out that Dolly wanted Beyoncé to cover her song fans took to Twitter and Instagram to discuss their thoughts. While some thought it was a good business move for the two artists, others thought that Dolly was out to collect another check from of a black singer.
One user commented “I’m here for Beyoncé covering more songs of our Black Female Legends… like she did w/ “At Last”. Dolly hit infinite Jackpot with Queen Whitney’s cover. Share the wealth!”
Another user said, “Dolly is embedded in the music you love – Ghetto Superstar is also Dolly not just I Will Always Love You. I’m sure she knows it would be a great pay day but this is one of her major tracks.”
While the whole internet is talking about this ‘Jolene’ cover Beyoncé hasn’t responded to the request nor does Dolly Parton even know if she’s aware.
When asked by Noah if Beyoncé knew of her wish, Parton said, “I don’t know if she’s even got the message, but wouldn’t that be killer?”
Many don’t know Parton is a woman of many talents. Outside of being a singer, businesswoman, actress, humanitarian and multi-instrumentalist she’s now adding author to her resume.
“Run, Rose, Run” with the bestselling author James Patterson is now available in stores and online.
“I always thought I’d write a novel, or a mystery, at some point in my life, because I do love to tell stories,” Parton told The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. “I thought, ‘This would be a wonderful opportunity to do that.’ I wouldn’t have to do it but once – not to say that I won’t – but this is something else that I can add to the wonderful things I’ve been involved in (during) my life.”
While some may think she’s out to collect a check from the “Lemonade” singer it could simply be that she admires Beyoncé and her lovely voice.
Have you ever heard of Dollywood Parks and Resorts…yeah Mrs. Parton has her own theme park and revealed that her amusement park will pay 100% of tuition costs, fees, and books for any employee who wants to pursue a higher education.
During an interview with comedian and talk show host Trevor Noah, Parton said she’d love for Beyoncé to reimagine the classic country tune.
Sometimes the best thing for a person is to walk away from the stranger they fell in love with sight unseen.
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BOSSIP Sr. Content Director Janeé Bolden spoke with ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 2 singles Deepti Vempati, Natalie Lee and Salvador Perez about their experience on the show on February 22nd under embargo, weeks ahead of when the March 4th reunion aired. All three singles successfully paired up in the sight unseen pods, but when it came time to meet their partners at the altar, ultimately all three were the ones to say “I Don’t”.
After watching the show and being disappointed at Deepti being degraded over and over by Shake after matching with him in the pods, the first question Janeé asked Deepti was about hearing Shake’s OWN mom tell him she deserved more out of her partner.
“I was sitting outside on the patio while they were filming that so I had no idea of the conversation,” Vempati told BOSSIP. “It was amazing to watch it back because they are just such amazing people and they were really supportive and really took the time to get to know me, inviting me into their home and giving me that love and support.”
“I loved the comments that are like, ‘Not a queen fixing the crown of another queen.’ I’m glad that she recognized and saw my worth when her own son couldn’t.”
We asked the cast members about any regrets or things they wished they’d done differently and Natalie said she felt the situation played out the way it was meant to be.
“I don’t think I would have done differently,” Lee told BOSSIP of her relationship with Shayne. “I think the way my journey played out was the way my journey was supposed to play out. I learned so much about myself through it all and I wouldn’t want it to change.”
Sal did express some regrets, mainly about how he and Mallory kept some of their more important conversations off camera.
“I feel like I would have wanted to get into the difficult conversations with Mallory more on screen because i feel like a lot of that happened privately, completely out of this whole experience,” Perez told BOSSIP. “I wish a lot of that would have been portrayed out there because we did go through a lot together. So if I had to go through it again I would have more of that and also enjoyed more of my time with the entire cast. When we were all together there was something special about that, so I would’ve liked to enjoy that a little more.”
We were excited to hear Deepti open up about another connection in the pods besides Shake who she wished she’d explored more — and to watch her physical reaction!
“I think I have two regrets, one would be I had a strong connection apart from Shake in the pods and I wish I was more vocal about it or pursued that more,” Deepti told BOSSIP. “Secondly, I wish I didn’t put up such an emotional wall with my relationship with Shake and when I feel I’m being cornered or I feel like someone is criticizing me I kind of take a step back and i wish I was more vocal, would have expressed more emotion to him to show my discomfort with his actions.”
We were super excited when we asked Deepti about circling the block to her other connection and her body language said it all! She has to be talking about Kyle Abrams right?
If you haven’t watched the “Love Is Blind” Season 2 reunion yet, Kyle pretty much let the cat out of the bag that he’s got it bad for Deepti.
The feelings are clearly mutual, with TMZ recently posting about a Deepti and Kyle sighting in Chicago.
In a March 4 interview with Elite Daily, Deepti admitted that she and Kyle are continuing to explore their connection,
“Kyle and I, we are figuring it out,” she says. “Not a lot of people know that we had a really strong connection in the pods.”
“I was really struggling to pick between Shake and Kyle [in the pods],” she recalled to Elite Daily, acknowledging that their dates were never aired for viewers to see. A few months after filming ended, she reconnected with Abrams, and the two have since become close. “We’re just trying to figure it out,” Vempati says. “There’s a lot on our plate right now. … We’ll see what happens.” She clarifies that she is currently single and “focusing on myself.”
We love this for BOTH of them!
Speaking of Kyle — while he was in the pods, he ended up proposing to Shaina, who accepted the ring he gave her initially but the pair ultimately were unable to make things work. We couldn’t help but notice that a few people on social media felt Shaina and her family gave them MAGA vibes…
So when we asked the singles about diversity on the show this season we had to ask about Shaina and her family who were dragged on social media for being perceived as a racist and we were surprised at Natalie’s response.
“Reality tv — take it with a grain of salt,” Natalie told BOSSIP. “It definitely was our real lives and real feelings but don’t be so quick to judge others. You’re only seeing one dimension of us.”
Does it surprise you that she’d defend Shaina?
Check out our full. interview with the “Love Is Blind” singles below!
“Love Is Blind” Season 2 is currently streaming on Netflix. Did you watch the show? Who were your faves? Who got under your skin?