During a recent interview with PEOPLE, Dolly Parton gushed over Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album and her interpretation of the country singer’s iconic 1978 hit, “Jolene.”
The legendary country performer tells the outlet that she’s a “huge fan” of the singer and refers to Beyoncé as a “magnificent artist.” Beyoncé’s version of “Jolene” is featured on her Cowboy Carter album, which was released in March 2024. Parton revealed that she “loved” the album and called it “really, really good.”
The country icon also makes an appearance on the album for two tracks, “Dolly P” and “Tyrant.” Parton says she was “honored” by Beyoncé’s rendition of the track because it was “completely different” from hers.
“Hers was more like, ‘Well, you’re not getting him, you’re not taking him, you’re going to go through me to get him.’ Mine was more like, ‘Please don’t take him!’ So I loved her interpretation,” she tells PEOPLE.
Parton added, “As a writer, you like to hear how different people interpret your songs, and how they put their own spin and do their own take on it. But I was very proud of it, and I hope her tour does great, and I’m sure it will. People seem to be loving it.”
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour Reaches Major Milestone
In other Beyoncé news, it hasn’t even been a month since she kicked off her Cowboy Carter tour and it’s already making history.
On April 28, the singer kicked off her tour in Los Angeles, CA at the Lofi Stadium, where she performed five shows, with the last ending on May 9. While the tour stop was brief, it was historic nonetheless. According to Billboard, the singer has earned 55.7 million and sold 217,000 tickets — making it the biggest reported single-venue engagement in Boxscore history by a woman.
Back in February, Billboard reported that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour is expected to gross over $300,000,000. With the tour ending on July 26 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, it’s possible the singer could exceed initial predictions, however, only time will tell.