{"id":8631,"date":"2024-01-22T09:14:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/?p=8631"},"modified":"2024-01-22T00:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T05:47:12","slug":"dolly-dissed-elle-kings-profane-parton-tribute-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/dolly-dissed-elle-kings-profane-parton-tribute-performance","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Dissed: Elle King’s Profane Parton Tribute Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Elle
source: Christopher Polk\/Penske Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Regrettable Display: Elle King’s Inebriated Opry Performance Mars Dolly Parton Tribute<\/p>\n

Nashville\u2019s storied Grand Ole Opry issued an official apology this weekend after singer-songwriter Elle King delivered a drunken, profanity-laced performance during Friday evening\u2019s tribute to country icon Dolly Parton\u2019s 79th birthday.<\/p>\n

Describing herself as \u201cf*****g hammered\u201d onstage, King slurred her words, bantered abrasively with audience members, and failed to properly perform the Parton number she had been slated to sing as part of the tribute lineup.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last night\u2019s second Opry performance,\u201d the Opry shared via its social media channels on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

While outrage lit up online country music forums and the comment sections of the Opry\u2019s posts, the apology came in specific response to a dismayed audience member who spent $300 on tickets only to have King \u201cruin the entire night\u201d with her \u201chorrible, drunk and profane performance.\u201d The fan noted Ms. Parton herself would have likely been \u201cmortified\u201d to witness King\u2019s embarrassing stage behavior.<\/p>\n

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source: Christopher Polk\/Penske Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indeed, as country music taste-making site Saving Country Music observed, King\u2019s actions felt less like the intentional envelope-pushing of outlaws before her and more \u201csad, and perhaps a cry for help.\u201d Added the site\u2019s editor-in-chief Trigger, \u201cif [King] wants to stay in country, cheesing off the Opry and disrespecting Dolly is probably not the best way to go.”<\/p>\n

The unravelling onstage marks a swift change of fortune for King, who has enjoyed prime positioning as a newly embraced member of the country music community over the past year. Just weeks ago she co-hosted Fox\u2019s 5-hour New Year\u2019s Eve bash from Nashville alongside Jimmie Allen, and last summer she helmed ABC\u2019s \u201cCMA Fest\u201d television special alongside superstar co-host Luke Bryan.<\/p>\n

Propelling her crossover status was the chart-topping Miranda Lambert duet \u201cDrunk (And I Don\u2019t Wanna Go Home)\u201d in 2021. Yet while a follow-up collaboration with Dierks Bentley made less of an impact at country radio, King has largely been welcomed with open arms by the format. Amid a few \u201ccarpetbagger\u201d jabs from genre gatekeepers, she has spoken about fully transitioning into the country lane.<\/p>\n

Of course, the road to recovery and redemption lies wide open for King; the annals of country music history are filled with second, third, and fourth chances after regrettable behavior. And amidst much online anger, some fan reactions trended towards compassion over condemnation. \u201cI\u2019m sure Dolly\u2019s first thought would be to try to help this woman,\u201d noted one comment. \u201cNobody gets to that point without things being seriously wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another shared memories of King\u2019s behavior at a recent festival performance: \u201cI get it, you are having fun,\u201d the fan wrote. \u201cI guess it was just a little over the top…That building\/institution has hosted enormous talent but it isn\u2019t a totally clean history.”<\/p>\n

Parton herself did not appear during the two Opry birthday tribute performances on January 20th. Other guest artists on the bill included Terri Clark, Dailey & Vincent, Ashley Monroe and teenage sister duo Tigirlily, all of whom managed to avoid King’s level of spectacle during the venerable show.<\/p>\n

With a busy slate of tour dates on the books and a slot at April’s Stagecoach festival ahead, one hopes King quickly rights the ship. As country royalty Martina McBride once wisely sang, \u201cThis One\u2019s For The Girls\u201d \u2013 and we\u2019re rooting for Elle to recover from her \u201cAchy Breaky Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Regrettable Display: Elle King’s Inebriated Opry Performance Mars Dolly Parton Tribute Nashville\u2019s storied Grand Ole Opry issued an official apology this weekend after singer-songwriter Elle King delivered a drunken, profanity-laced performance during Friday evening\u2019s tribute to country icon Dolly Parton\u2019s 79th birthday. Describing herself as \u201cf*****g hammered\u201d onstage, King slurred her words, bantered abrasively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[11],"tags":[2028,251,2027],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-8631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-heels-news","tag-cma-fest","tag-dolly-parton","tag-elle-king"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ecjxfgbqjgd.exactdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Elle-King.jpg?strip=all&quality=92&webp=92","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8635,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8631\/revisions\/8635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8631"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heels.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=8631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}