NFL teams tapped into their creativity rolling out a variety of takes revealing their schedules for the 2026 season Thursday night with a mixture of art, video games and yes, even The Simpsons.

Dolly Parton has canceled her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to health challenges.

Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for “The Gambler,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital.

A new cash aid program in Maui is helping some Lahaina fire survivors stay afloat long after the flames.

The East Tennessee Children's Hospital is now known as Dolly Parton Children's Hospital.

Mariah Carey has been honored as MusiCares Person of the Year for her musical achievements and philanthropy.

The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026.

Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $5 million to David Flink, founder of the Neurodiversity Alliance.

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts.

In a story published Nov. 28, 2025, about holiday television programs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the title of a song and show.

Tom Cruise finally has an Academy Award.

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Dolly Parton says not to worry, she “ain't dead yet."

Dolly Parton has postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years.

For a 3 1/2-year-old, Elmo sure has sung a lot on “Sesame Street” with some of the best musicians in the world.

Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer known for hits like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died at 85.

Legendary bassist Carol Kaye says she wants no part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar.

Vegetable likenesses of U.S. President Donald Trump and singer Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” are on display at the Lambeth Country Show.

Renée Elise Goldsberry is most inspired by artists bold enough to take a career leap, even when there’s no guarantee of a safe landing.

Dolly Parton says her faith has carried her through her fluctuating grief following the death of her husband, Carl Dean.

Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond, step aside.

Dolly Parton has released a breathtaking new ballad in tribute to her late husband Carl Dean.

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, has died.

Charli xcx’s “Brat” reign continues, as she cleared the decks at this year’s BRIT Awards – the U.K.’s leading music awards show.

Lady Gaga's seventh studio album “Mayhem” and a new lifestyle series on Netflix from the Duchess of Sussex called “With Love, Meghan” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

Dolly Parton’s musical story starts further back than most might expect — to the British Isles of the 1600s.

The 2025 Grammy Award nominations are here.

Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died.

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has inched up to 227 as the grim task of recovering bodies continues more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the U.S. Southeast.

Barbra Streisand has called him something special.

Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music.

Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read.

Broadway has had great success with “Hello, Dolly.”.

NBC has partnered with several entertainers and non-Olympic athletes like Megan Thee Stallion, Dolly Parton and Peyton Manning to promote the Paris Games this summer.

Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died.

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On Wednesday, Beyoncé shared the track list for her forthcoming album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter.”.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from MGMT and Allie X, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” gets the live-action treatment from Netflix and the seventh and final season begins of the hospital drama “The Good Doctor.”.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

Last year, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album of rock songs by Dolly Parton, the first half of the final season of “The Crown” returns to Netflix and three dudes from “Saturday Night Live” get their first feature-film shot.

Want to live like Reba McEntire.

Dolly Parton has released a new version of an old favorite -- The Beatles classic hit, “Let It Be” -- with icons Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr featured on the track.

Dolly Parton and NBCUniversal collaboarte on music video for "We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You" to promote one year until the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Songwriter Cynthia Weil was honored during a music-filled memorial service in Beverly Hills.

Chris Stapleton has won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on a night where Lainey Wilson was a dominant force.

Country superstar Dolly Parton will fire up the Academy of Country Music Awards with a song from her upcoming rock album.

Dolly Parton will return for a second consecutive year as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards but this year she’s bringing a new plus-one to help — Garth Brooks.

Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school aren't letting a first-grade class perform a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because they say the song could be seen as controversial.

Tennessee has long championed its musical and creative communities, but some musicians and artists feel threatened by its new laws targeting trans youth and drag performances.

Joe Edwards, who chronicled Tennessee news for more than 40 years as a newsman for The Associated Press and helped “Rocky Top” become a state song, has died.

This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony airs Saturday night on HBO.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said in an interview with CNN that he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

Bob Fosse’s all-singing, all-dancing 1978 revue “Dancin’” is headin’ back to Broadway and the late choreographer’s daughter calls “a magic carpet ride.”.

Duran Duran stumbled but stayed sophisticated.

With the holidays right around the corner, it’s finally time to start looking into fun advent calendars to help you countdown the days until Christmas.It always fun to have a traditional advent calendar, but why not make them more interesting?

Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in November.

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Dolly Parton proudly accepted the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy at Gotham Hall Thursday night, saying she was “proud and honored to be a part of anything that is going to make the world a better place.”.

Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist.

Olivia Newton-John, the superstar singer who was everyone’s favorite Sandy in “Grease,” has died.

Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients.

Singer-songwriter Don McLean will return to Houston for a concert on June 25 at University of Houston’s Cullen Performance Hall.

Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Dolly Parton is starring in a TikTok musical about Taco Bell’s Mexican pizza that will premiere later this month. Yes, really.

Eminem, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Duran Duran and Pat Benatar have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes Dolly Parton, who initially resisted the honor.

Generations of artists paid tribute to the five-decade career of Joni Mitchell, who was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at a gala two days before the Grammys.

With some support from her friend Reese Witherspoon, Dolly Parton is looking to be a movie star again.

Dolly Parton is still on the list of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame despite the country icon asking to be removed because she hasn’t “earned that right.”.

Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper and Beck will be among those performing in tribute to Joni Mitchell when she’s honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy.

Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn’t “earned that right.”.

Music and pop culture icon Dolly Parton has bowed out of the consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and shared a statement on Instagram explaining her reasons why she's stepping out of the running. Read her full statement below.

You have surely heard of Dolly Parton, the world famous singer.

Morgan Wallen won album of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards for “Dangerous: The Double Album,” a year after he was removed from the ACMs ballot after he was caught on camera using a racial slur.

Amazon has seen solid returns from its investment in streaming live sports, but its upcoming bet on the Academy of Country Music Awards is more of a gamble.

What happens when you combine the success of country superstar Dolly Parton and the knowledge of best-selling author James Patterson?

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album and companion book by Dolly Parton, the comedy-thriller “Fresh” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Roger Allam playing a French crime-buster in “Murder in Provence.”.

Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett will be pulling double duty with special performances on top of their hosting duties at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards.

Among the stars, Drake still shined the brightest.

Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her setlist on the eve of the 56th spanned the whole history of the big game and then some.

Country star Chris Young combined his skills as an artist and producer to lead the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Country music icon Dolly Parton will host this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, bringing her star power to the show’s new streaming home on Prime Video.

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Country music and pop culture icon Dolly Parton is the face of a new line of cake mixes and frosting from Duncan Hines.

Jazz pianist, session musician and band leader Bobbe Long “Beegie” Adair has died.

At the end of a tumultuous 2021, Houston’s own Simone Biles has claimed the cover of People magazine as one of the People of the Year.

People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “People of the Year.”.

Country star Luke Bryan is stepping into a new role as host of the CMA Awards this year.

The custom suits BTS wore for their Grammy Awards performance earlier this year are among the items that will be sold at an auction benefitting the Recording Academy's MusiCares charity.

Drummer Kenny Malone, an in-demand session player who played on hits by Dolly Parton, Dobie Gray and more, has died.

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from H.

Elon Musk showed a combination of humility and hubris as he opened his highly anticipated hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.”.

Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton, has died.

HOUSTON – He has penned songs for country stars such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Diamond Rio, and Larry Gatlin. Now singer-songwriter, Bill Nash, looks back at his extraordinary career in music in his newly released autobiography, Saint Sinner Singer: An Unexpected, Redirected, Resurrected Life. Bill Nash and Kris Kristofferson in 1974 on the Phil Everly show (Bill Nash)The song is called “For the Good Times,” and you can see both artists performing the song in the video below. Bill and Kim Nash with country singer Reba McEntire (Bill Nash)“There were 5,000 songs that Reba listened to for two slots on that greatest hits album and ours was just picked at random. AdNash’s memoir, Saint Sinner Singer: An Unexpected, Redirected, Resurrected Life, is available now for sale.

While the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is known for celebrating excellence in music history, it’s not know for celebrating musicians of a certain category: Women.

FILE - Dolly Parton performs in concert on May 27, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. It's been 51 years since Dolly Parton earned her first Grammy nomination, and this year the national treasure who has won nine Grammys throughout her career is competing for her 50th honor. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – It’s been 51 years since Dolly Parton earned her first Grammy nomination, and this year the national treasure who has won nine Grammys throughout her career is competing for her 50th honor. Parton's first Grammy nomination was at the 1970 show for “Just Someone I Used to Know,” a duet with Porter Wagoner. An updated version of “Jolene" won Parton and a cappella group Pentatonix a trophy.