Dolly Partonwill get a star-studded tribute on Sunday’sGrammy Awards!
News of the send-up comes afterMusiCares,the Recording Academy’s charity, announced Parton as the recipient of its annual person of the year prize. She’s receiving the trophy for her considerable creative accomplishments and her longtime support of a number of causes through her Dollywood Foundation.
Parton will also take the stage herself on the Grammys to perform new music the motion picture soundtrack to Netflix’sDumplin’, which tells the story of a small town girl who turns to Parton’s music for inspiration. It’ll be the first time Parton has performed on the Grammy stage since 2001.
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They joinpreviously announced performersCardi B, Brandi Carlile, H.E.R.,Post Malone,Janelle Monáe, andKacey Musgraves— all of whom are nominated for Album of the Year. Past Grammy winners Diana Ross, Red Hot Chili Peppers andMiley Cyrus, are also set to perform, among others.
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It was also a big year for music in film as the soundtrack forBlack Pantherscored an album of the year nomination andLady GagaandBradley Cooper’s“Shallow” from AStar Is Bornreceived four nominations, including record and song of the year. (Gaga scored five nominations herself.)
Notably, there are two artists who have been nominated posthumously this year — late rapperMac Millerand rockerChris Cornell.
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“I’m soooo EXCITED,” Keys, 37, said in her announcement on YouTube Tuesday. “There’s so much in store and I CAN’T WAIT for y’all to see it ALL come to life.”
“I know what it feels like to be on that stage and I know what it feels like to be proud of the work that you’ve put in, and to be recognized for it. And I just feel grateful that I’m able to bring that light and that energy,” she said in a video. “This is a first. It’s a first. It’s amazing. And I think it’s perfect timing. Honestly, I’m really excited. I feel really good about it, because I feel like it’s the perfect opportunity to give the light back [and] to lift people up, especially all the young women who are nominated. To me, it feels like sister vibes.”
Meanwhile, to commemorate Parton’s person of the year prize, Apple Music teamed up with the country icon to curate a“What Would Dolly Do?” playliston the streaming platform.
“What Would Dolly Do?” includes cuts from a slew of Music City mainstays (Shania Twain, The Dixie Chicks, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire) and acclaimed newcomers (Musgraves, Morris,Kelsea Ballerini), as well as some of Parton’s genre-crossing collaborators like Sia, Elle King and Macy Gray. And even her goddaughter, Cyrus, made the cut!
The 61st AnnualGrammy Awardswill broadcast live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on CBS.
source: people.com
