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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Austin is known as one of the best music cities in America, which is why it’s the ideal launchpad for UMusic’s first U.S. hotel. The five-star resort will feature 150 guest rooms and 600 private residences, and the crown jewel will be the White Rocks Amphitheater, an outdoor music venue that puts a Texas spin on Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater. An affiliate of Universal Music Group, UMusic’s first hotel in Madrid combines luxury travel, music, and culture…
Taylor Swift wrote a poignant tribute to Dolly Parton, whose death on Tuesday at 80 has left the world mourning the tremendous loss. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Swift celebrated the country legend’s legacy — highlighting how Parton’s resilience, kindness, and bravery have taught generations of fans and musicians. “A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,” Swift began in her remembrance. “But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one.” She continued, “She was…
Dolly Parton‘s cause of death has been revealed. The global icon whose extraordinary life and career inspired generations of musicians died on Tuesday at the age of 80. Parton’s team confirmed that the star faced a brief battle with cancer and died surrounded by her loved ones in Nashville. “Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” read a statement shared with Rolling Stone. According to People, Parton was hospitalized four days before her death. Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death via a video announcement on Facebook. “As her head of security for more than…
“Dolly was my hero,” the masked country singer said, before performing a cover of Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” during a meet-and-greet at Rough Trade record store Orville Peck warned fans gathered for a performance at Rough Trade in East London that he was dealing with some heavy emotions following the death of Dolly Parton earlier that day. The masked country singer was making an appearance at the record shop to promote his forthcoming LP Mule, due Sept. 18. “I’m a little bit of a mess right now,” Peck said, before offering his take on what made the country…
Beyoncé reimagined Parton’s “Jolene” for her 2024 country-inspired album Beyoncé paid tribute to Dolly Parton following the country star’s death on Tuesday at 80. The two collaborated on Beyoncé’s 2024 groundbreaking album Cowboy Carter, which featured a reimagined version of Parton’s 1973 classic “Jolene.” “Dolly, you were the barometer. The north star,” Beyoncé posted on her website. “Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship.” The singer also looked back at their time working together and celebrated Parton’s…
Queens Of The Stone Age have revealed details of new album ‘Perfecth’ with the sleazy groove of new single ‘Insignificant Other’. The follow-up to 2023’s acclaimed ‘In Times New Roman‘ will arrive on October 30 via Matador Records, despite the band previously teasing that it might arrive in September via a gory reveal video. Following on from already fan favourite ‘Easy Street‘, the next taster of their ninth LP comes in the form of ‘Insignificant Other’, a loose and breezy number that picks up where the laid-back groove of the classic ‘Make It Wit Chu’ left off. “It’s a song about…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Aside from her love for music, her husband, and her fans, Dolly Parton was a devoted dog mom to her French bulldog, Billy the Kid (a.k.a. her “god dog”). In fact, the entertainer wrote a series of children’s books inspired by her pet Frenchie, which followed an illustrated Billy as he pursued his dreams of country music stardom. Of course, while the Billy the Kid book series was based on a fictional tale, Parton’s pup was somewhat of…
Sabrina Carpenter has always cited Dolly Parton as a major influence, sharing how much the country legend’s sound and style shaped her own career. When she released the deluxe version of her album Short n’ Sweet, fans were thrilled to see that a reworked version of her song “Please Please Please” featured the hero who had inspired her so much. On Tuesday, Carpenter mourned the loss of Parton, who died at the age of 80, and revisited the memories they made while working on “Please Please Please.” She shared several pictures from the set of the Thelma & Louise-themed music…
Brandi Carlile says Dolly Parton once prayed over her and she’s “never been the same since.” Carlile remembered the Country Music Hall of Fame member, who died Tuesday at 80 after a brief battle with cancer, in a social media post. “Before I met her, I loved her because she took a risk and accepted me (and all of us) for being gay in a time where she didn’t need to say anything,” Carlile wrote on Instagram. “And she has been asked to comment and speak on MANY things over the years… choosing only to speak on that which brings…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you thought the hardest part about having a husband was finding one, I hate to break it to you: Not even close. The real challenge is finding him a birthday gift… And not just any gift, but something that feels original and actually meaningful, rather than something you saw aggressively advertised in your feed five times this week. If you’re already overwhelmed, we’re here to help. Your husband has a birthday every year (unless he was born…
