Topix — Thirty years after "Islands In the Stream," Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton are back with a new duet, "You Can't Make Old Friends," which is the title track on Rogers' new album. more info

Nialler9 — Manchester trio band Ménage à Trois make music “from a place of love”, the centre point of a soft rock, disco and yacht rock Venn diagram. They’ve covered Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s ‘Islands In The Stream’ for example. The band als... more info

USA Today Music — They're still 'Islands in the Stream.' more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Honky-tonk-molasses. If by some slim chance you happened to miss this curio making the rounds last week, enjoy. 45 rpm recording of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” slowed down by 25% at 33 rpm. Similar effect to the slowwwed down version of Wanda Ja... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — This week, for reasons only the online gods know, Dolly Parton burst into the social media conversation when news of her Dollywood theme park expansion collided with two different memes involving her classic country song "Jolene." The result has been... more info

USA Today Music — The country singer's 'That Girl' works as a response to Dolly Parton's 'Jolene.' more info

Impose Magazine — Do we have a readership into four-part harmonies, a la Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young? Do the readers of Impose think Jesus is just alright and the same goes for The Doobie Brothers? Are you friggin' ready for good ole' Dollyworld Americana, ch... more info

Dlisted — During an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to JFK, the spirit of Whitney Houston took over the body of a passenger who couldn't stop singing Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You (in the style of Nippy)." Another passenger told C... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Artists as diverse as Kelly Clarkson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson are among those speaking out about the death today of celebrated singer George Jones. "It's a sad day for country music," said Loretta Lynn, while Paisley noted that Jo... more info

Dlisted — And here's another example for why country-rap crossover songs are the worst. (I will eat every single one of my words if Dolly Parton and Khia put out a song together). In Brad Paisley's new song "Accidental Racist," he starts out tellin... more info