Today, Oprah Winfrey announced that beloved pop culture icon, country music star, and songwriting legend Dolly Parton will be her next guest on “The Oprah Conversation,” premiering Friday, November 13 at 12:00 am ET, exclusively on Apple TV+.
One of the most cherished figures in American music and considered by her fans an American treasure, Dolly Parton discusses her lifetime of songwriting, storytelling, and being a unifier in divided times.
Dolly Parton joins Oprah for a heartfelt conversation and looks back at the personal stories that helped shape her career, the music that’s beloved by generations, and her hopeful view on how life will look after the pandemic.
When Oprah asked Dolly about her upcoming milestone birthday, Dolly said,
"I don't think about my life in terms of numbers. First of all, I ain't never gonna be old because I ain't got time to be old. I can't stop long enough to grow old. I'm just going to be the best I can be at whatever age I am."
Dolly shares deep and meaningful anecdotes about the importance of her faith in shaping her notoriously positive outlook on life, the inspirations for some of her hit songs like “Jolene,” and her motivation and passion for supporting children’s literacy with her continued work with The Imagination Library, her book gifting program for children. In addition, Dolly provides a sneak-peek into the exciting guests and songs to expect in her forthcoming holiday album A Holly Dolly Christmas.
“The Oprah Conversation” is a timely Apple Original series that features Oprah leading intimate discussions with today’s foremost newsmakers, thought leaders, and masters of their craft, exclusively on Apple TV+. Filmed remotely and incorporating audience engagement, Oprah hosts conversations that aim to bring truth and perspective to a range of topics shaping our world, revealing gripping stories of human connection.
The series continues to explore impactful and relevant topics with fascinating thought leaders from all over the world, and also offers poignant conversations between Oprah and change-makers such as Emmanuel Acho, host of the provocative web series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” in a two-part episode; Professor Ibram X. Kendi, bestselling author of “How to Be an Antiracist”; Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative founder and bestselling author of the memoir that inspired the acclaimed film “Just Mercy”; global music icon Mariah Carey; Oscar-winning actor and humanitarian Matthew McConaughey; and legendary Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder.
“The Oprah Conversation” is available now, alongside “Oprah Talks COVID-19” and “Oprah’s Book Club” on Apple TV+, which has set records as the only new streaming service to instantly launch globally in over 100 countries, and to have been honored with 118 awards nominations and 39 wins and accolades in its first year.
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Today, Amazon Music announced “Dolly Parton's Comin' Home for Christmas”, an exclusive holiday experience featuring a performance and Q&A for fans with the country music icon. Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan will host the event beginning at 10am PT/12pm CT on November 13 via Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and within the Amazon Music mobile app via Twitch and Amazon Music’s new live streaming functionality, as well as on Amazon Live - Amazon.com/live - on desktop, mobile, Fire tablet, or via the Amazon Shopping App on Fire TV.
“The memories of home and the joy that surrounds the holiday season made 'COMIN’ HOME FOR CHRISTMAS' the perfect title for this very special event with Amazon Music,” says Dolly Parton. “Even though this year has in many ways kept us apart from one another, I hope this special will bring us all together!"
“Dolly Parton's Comin' Home for Christmas” will include a performance by Dolly of new music from her latest album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, including, “Circle of Love,” “Comin' Home For Christmas” and “Mary, Did You Know?” Dolly will then join live to take questions from viewers, who can submit questions beforehand by commenting on her social posts about the event. Host Leslie Jordan said,
“Well, Sh*t. Meeting Dolly was like getting every gift I ever wanted under the Christmas tree. Her Christmas program on Amazon will be a gift to us all. What a joy it will be to join her as the host on November 13th.”
Amazon Music and Amazon Live have also collaborated with Dolly to raise awareness for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a book gifting program that gifts free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income. The stream will include a link for viewers interested in learning more about the organization. The Imagination Library will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary set to air on Facebook on December 9, 2020. Watch the trailer for "The Library That Dolly Built."
To get ready for the event, fans can shop Dolly Parton’s Amazon Music store to find exclusive merch items they cannot find anywhere else, including a wide variety of tees, hoodies, and popsockets. Additionally, Amazon Music is featuring two exclusive bonus tracks from A Holly Dolly Christmas, “The Wishbook” and “Three Candles.” Further, only Amazon is offering her new 8-track and cassette for A Holly Dolly Christmas, each containing a bonus track.
Their collaboration on “God Only Knows” earned Dolly Parton and for King & Country the 2020 GMA Dove Award for Short Form Video Of The Year. This powerful music video features Dolly as she and the duo of for KING & COUNTRY struggle to find themselves before turning to faith and belief. They shot the full-length video in Nashville, produced by Patrick Tohill and directed by Benjamin Smallbone.
Following its release, “God Only Knows” has won “Song of the Year” honors at the K-LOVE awards, received a GMA Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (2019), and the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. Additionally, the impactful video for “God Only Knows” has amassed over 9.3 million views on YouTube. For KING & COUNTRY also took home Artist of the Year.
Since 1969 the GMA Dove Awards has honored outstanding achievements and excellence in Christian and Gospel Music. The show celebrates rich musical diversity. Awards are presented to individuals representing modern various genres including Rock, Bluegrass, Country, and more! See a full list of 2020 award winners.
Global superstar Dolly Parton released the official music video for festive track, “Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas” featuring Michael Bublé today Friday, November 6 with an exclusive premiere on Facebook. “Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas” is the lead single off Dolly’s latest Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas which released October 2. The cheeky, holiday-themed video features animated versions of both Parton and Bublé performing at “Holly Dolly’s Ski Resort.”
Dubbed “pure magic” by Good Housekeeping and also celebrated by Billboard, Southern Living, Glamour, and Vulture among others, A Holly Dolly Christmas marks Dolly’s first Christmas album release in 30 years. In addition to GRAMMY-award winner Michael Bublé, the festive album features star-studded collaborations with some of Dolly’s dearest friends, including vocal performances from Billy Ray Cyrus, goddaughter Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, Rhonda Vincent and Darrin Vincent, and Dolly’s brother, Randy Parton. This joyous collection of music includes timeless Christmas classics as well as five original tracks self-written by Dolly and one additional co-write with Kent Wells.
Stream A Holly Dolly Christmas.
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Now trending on talkshoplive®, Dolly Parton is the latest in an incredible lineup of stars to launch her own channel on the new platform. Talkshoplive® is the first-ever live streaming, social selling online network. In the first episode, Dolly opens up to host Blair Garner and shares the spiritual journey she when on when developing this new book. Within its pages, Dolly gives a candid, intimate look at her iconic career as a songwriter, musician and country legend. She speaks on her creative process, her faith and determination, and the inspirations and influences behind her illustrious music career. Dolly said,
"When I started, it would take me places I had forgotten. So it was really therapeutic. Some places kinda stirred up a lot of emotions that made me very emotional."
At Blair's request, Dolly shared something very special with talkshoplive® viewers. Dolly recalls the night she wrote "Two Doors Down" and showed the origional motel stationary on which she pinned the iconic lyrics. In addition to handwritten lyrics, Dolly includes rarely seen archival imagery, classic album art and personal childhood photographs, making this book a sensational celebration of her enduring legacy.
In the episode, Dolly and Blair discuss a number of topics including Dolly's determination to share love and kindness with the world. She said,
"I ask God every day to let me be a light and to let me be an inspiration and to let me do something to uplift people and to glorify Him. So every day I try, you know, to be something to somebody. So hopefully, it's working. I don't know why it's working but I'm very grateful that it has."
This new book features the lyrics to 175 of Dolly's best-loved songs and reveals the memories and inspiration behind them.
Visit Dolly's talkshoplive® channel to purchase her new book.
