Dolly Parton Announces Surprise New Music for Her 78th Birthday: ‘Going to Give You a Present’

Happy birthday, Dolly Parton!

The country music legend shared an Instagram post on Friday — which also happens to be her 78th birthday — revealing that she’s marking the occasion in style with new music.

“Hey fans and friends, it’s my birthday so I’m going to give you a present!”, she began the message that appeared on the picture she posted.

Parton continued: “I’m releasing four never-before-released songs for my birthday, along with Rock star album, and a few others you may have heard before that weren’t on the album. I hope you enjoy them and I hope you all wish me a happy birthday! LOL.”

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She ended the message with a sweet comment to her fans, writing: “Thanks for everything Dolly.”

The star captioned her post: “Surprise! Stream ‘Rockstar Deluxe’ wherever you get your music ❤️‍🔥.”

Delighted fans sent the star their best wishes in the comments section of her post, with one writing: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOLLY!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!!” Another shared: “I love you Dolly!” While a third wrote: “Happy Birthday Dolly!!! You are a gift to all of us!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖”

A new deluxe version of her rock inspired album rock star, with special new songs, follows the initial release of the record last November.

Back in May 2023, Parton announced its release and then revealed that the 30-song record would include 20 iconic covers and nine original songs.

“I am so excited to finally present my first rock and roll album Rockstar! It is a great honor and privilege to work with some of the greatest iconic singers and musicians of all time and to be able to sing all the iconic songs during the album was a joy beyond measure” , she said in a press release at the time.

“I hope everyone enjoys the album as much as I enjoyed putting it together!” she added.

Meanwhile, it seems the royals aren’t immune to Parton’s charms either, as the singer recently revealed that, due to scheduling conflicts, she was forced to turn down an invitation to afternoon tea from none other than Kate Middleton.

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In an interview with a UK outlet Saga earlier this month, the star said of his meeting with the Princess of Wales, “I was honored and flattered that she even invited me.”

However, she went on to say that the heavy workload meant she was forced to decline.

“I only had one whole day and I didn’t have a second to do anything other than work,” she said.

Dolly Parton performs in Los Angeles in November 2022.

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The “Jolene” singer told the magazine at the time that she would jump at the chance to have tea with Kate if the royal family ever made another offer in the future. Parton even has an idea of ​​what they would talk about: the passion they both share for helping children.

The country legend and the Princess of Wales have launched several very successful initiatives for underprivileged children. Parton created her Imagination Library in 1995, which has given away 200 million books to children around the world since its inception, while Kate, 42, has launched several programs focusing on the importance of childcare for early childhood development in the UK,

Kate Middleton.

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Parton added that she is a huge fan of the British royal family – who recently underwent abdominal surgery. “I think she’s adorable and I hope one day I can sit down and have a good chat with her,” she said.

And it wasn’t Parton’s first encounter with the British royal family, as she met Queen Elizabeth during her silver jubilee in 1977. The singer recalled being “scared to death” about “messing up the bow” but recalled how she was “very warm, very sweet ” and “very generous” was the late queen.

“Just meeting the Queen of England, just meeting the Queen, was amazing,” Parton told Insider of the backstage encounter after her performance at the Royal Variety Show in Glasgow, Scotland.

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