A Congolese singer, a Zimbabwean banjo player and a Mozambican bassist walk into an East Nashville bar. What follows is not a punchline, but the trio’s hypnotic opening salvo on “My Kind of Country,” ...

More than 50 years after Dolly Parton released one of her most famous songs, we're still singing about Jolene. Beyoncé put her own fiery spin on Parton’s classic 1973 country song “Jolene” on her ...

"She wasn't gonna go beg some other woman like I did," the legendary country singer said Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE, where she has been working since 2023. She previously ...

The threat of infidelity is the same, but how the two women negotiate it is a reflection of their age, race, and experiences of womanhood. It’s only natural that Beyoncé’s cover version would be ...

When Dolly Parton launched her career on a country-music television show in the late 1960s, she says, she used to sign autographs every night after the broadcast. "One night, I was on stage, and there ...

Beyoncé and Jay-Z attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) ‘Jolene’ now refers ...

Dolly Parton says Beyoncé might feature her hit song "Jolene" on her upcoming album, Act II. In an interview with Tennessee’s Knox News to mark the opening of the season at her amusement park ...

Dolly Parton’s 1972 hit “Jolene” is an American classic. Even Beyoncé covered the song on her recent album Cowboy Carter. The song tells the story of an auburn-haired vixen who tries to steal Dolly’s ...

The stage at Jolene’s, the Dolly Parton–themed honky-tonk on East Fourth Street, is somewhat unconventional. A balcony that ...