Altsounds — Of all the wondrous things Dolly Parton has accumulated during her spectacular life in show business—seven Grammy awards, two Oscar nominations, a Tony nomination and her 1999 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, to name just a ... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' winner returns to Fox on December 7 for 'An All-Star Holiday Special.' Carrie Underwood Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood kick-started her career on Fox, so it's only fitting that she... more info

Mjsbigblog — We finally have some deets on the Carrie Underwood holiday special Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman are producing for Fox television. And the news is awesome. David Cook will be one of her special guests!  Hooray! Brad Paisley and the fabulous ... more info

Esau Mwamwaya seems to ease into greatness. His songs and life sound charmed, inevitable even. The son of a civil servant in Malawi, he grew up listening to Dolly Parton and Lionel Ritchie. A month after he started singing for his first band, when he... more info

John Schneider, one-half of the Duke brothers, is returning to country music after a two decade hiatus and he’s attributing his return to a song titled “The Promise.” “Johnny [Cash] told me that one day, you’re gonna get back in th... more info

Birds are creepy, as anyone who’s seen a certain Hitchcock film knows. But from the great speckled bird to Dolly Parton’s little sparrow, these hollow-boned, beady-eyed creatures are something of a country music fixture. Let’s give a listen to ... more info

MTV.com News — Instead of getting a baby this year, the 23-year-old 'Hills' star gets a maltipoo.By Jocelyn Vena Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Photo: Jon Kopaloff/ FilmMagic Heidi Montag may want a kid, but Spencer Pratt decided that for her 23rd birthd... more info

People.com — The Hills star celebrates her 23rd with a fluffy surprise she names after Dolly Parton more info

Songwriters: Bob DiPiero and Tom Douglas What do Hank Williams, “Number 3,” Chuck Berry, “Will” Faulkner, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Rosa Parks, “Scarlett O,” Hank Aaron, Michael Jordan, Pocahontas, Jack Daniel... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP): Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang "My Mountain, My Home" as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th anniversary in a ceremony Wednesday. more info