Dolly Parton Heard Lil Nas X's Cover Of 'Jolene' And Says She's "Honoured"

  • Dolly Parton Heard Lil Nas X's Cover Of 'Jolene' And Says She's "Honoured"
    POSTED

    Dolly Parton and Lil Nas X
    Dolly Parton and Lil Nas X. Photo taken from Dolly Parton's Instagram.

    Lil Nas X recently covered music icon Dolly Parton's track Jolene as part of his performance in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, and it turns out that she got wind of the cover - and she absolutely loved it.

    Taking to social media, Dolly wrote, "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 honoured and flattered. I hope he does good for both of us. Thank you @LilNasX."

    Lil Nas X was blown away by the country music legend's response, simply writing on Twitter, "HOLY SHIT". Fair enough, too.

    Back in 2019, Dolly spoke to Elle and revealed that she'd been asked to jump on the remix of Old Town Road alongside Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, but knocked back the opportunity because she thought the song had already had some amazing remixes.

    She explains, "It had done so well with so many people. I thought, 'Well, I'll wait and do something later on. No point in going down that same Old Town Road. We got other roads to travel."

    READ MORE: Lizzo, Lil Nas X And Normani Will Feature As Guest Voice Stars In 'The Proud Family' Reboot

    You can check out Lil Nas X's cover of Jolene below. We're loving this energy from Dolly, and we're hoping that the aforementioned collaboration comes to fruition sooner rather than later.

     

    160211

RELATED POSTS

Submitted by ben.madden on

Dolly Parton and Lil Nas X
Dolly Parton and Lil Nas X. Photo taken from Dolly Parton's Instagram.
Category Tier 1
Author Name
Ben Madden
Blog Thumbnail
Dolly Parton and Lil Nas X
Slug URL
dolly-parton-lil-nas-x-jolene-reaction
Show in home news block?
Off

SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAILS

Be the first to know about new music, competitions, events and more.

terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Cool Accidents based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Thank you!
x

Welcome to Cool Accidents' mailing list.

Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store!

terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Cool Accidents based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. In addition, if I have checked the box above, I agree to receive such updates and messages about similar artists, products and offers. I understand that I can opt-out from messages at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.