Dolly Partonis coming to a theater near you!
On Wednesday, the country music icon, 77, announced that she’s kicking off the release of her upcoming all-rock albumRockstarwith a one-of-a-kind, in-theater event,Dolly Parton ROCKSTAR: The Global First Listen Event.
Poster for ‘Dolly Parton Rockstar: Global First Listen Event’.Courtesy of Butterfly Records and Trafalgar Releasing
Courtesy of Butterfly Records and Trafalgar Releasing
Thetrailerfor the theatrical event also dropped on Wednesday, briefly previewing a look at the behind-the-scenes footage shown in the film and audio of the upcoming album’s title track. Parton herself also shared the clipon Instagram.
Dolly Parton ROCKSTAR: The Global First Listen Eventarrives in cinemas just days before the Grammy winner releasesRockstaron Nov. 17 via Butterfly Records and Big Machine Label Group. The highly anticipated, 30-track record includes nine new songs and 21 covers of rock classics, and sees collaborations with fellow icons includingChris Stapleton,Elton John,John Fogerty,Miley Cyrus,Sheryl Crow,Stevie Nicks,Sting, and more.
Thus far, she’s released a handful of singles, including the lead single“World on Fire”and a rendition of“Let It Be”featuring surviving members ofThe BeatlesPaul McCartneyandRingo Starr, among other songs.
The project follows Parton’s 2022 LPRun, Rose, Runand comes one year after the hitmaker wasinductedinto theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Last year, the singer-songwriter spoke to PEOPLE aboutbeing inspired to create a rock album— both for herself and for husband of nearly 57 years,Carl Thomas Dean,a lifelong rock fan.
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“I’m doing the rock ‘n’ roll album because of him,” she said. “I had often thought about doing a rock ‘n’ roll album for him with his favorite songs. And so when this all came about, I decided that I am gonna go ahead and do it. … It was just the perfect storm. OK, it’s time.”
Tickets toDolly Parton ROCKSTAR: The Global First Listen Eventare available now atDollyRockstarEvent.com. A portion of all proceeds will go toMusicWill, a nonprofit organization committed to encouraging and enabling music education in public schools.
source: people.com
