Carly Pearce joins Rob + Holly to talk about her start in music, her full circle moment with Wynonna, and much more.

Carly Pearce joins Rob + Holly to talk about her start in music, her full circle moment with Wynonna, and much more.

Rob Stone and Holly Hutton give you the VIP treatment as ACM Award-winning personalities, connecting you with your favorite Country artists every weeknight on Audacy radio stations nationwide. Join the high-energy duo as they keep your nights interesting with one-of-a-kind artist interviews, the latest Country news and real-life anecdotes from their own eventful lives. When not on your airwaves, you can catch Rob Stone on-stage as a singer-songwriter and Holly Hutton on her farm, rescuing horses. What are you waiting for? Listen now!

Rob Stone and Holly Hutton give you the VIP treatment as ACM Award-winning personalities, connecting you with your favorite Country artists every weeknight on Audacy radio stations nationwide. Join the high-energy duo as they keep your nights interesting with one-of-a-kind artist interviews, the latest Country news and real-life anecdotes from their own eventful lives. When not on your airwaves, you can catch Rob Stone on-stage as a singer-songwriter and Holly Hutton on her farm, rescuing horses. What are you waiting for? Listen now!

Rob Stone and Holly Hutton give you the VIP treatment as ACM Award-winning personalities, connecting you with your favorite Country artists every weeknight on Audacy radio stations nationwide.

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From Audacy stations across the USA, your favorite DJs chat with the biggest names in Country as they swing by popular radio shows!

From Audacy stations across the USA, your favorite DJs chat with the biggest names in Country as they swing by popular radio shows!

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Carly Pearce | Friday Night Takeover

DollyParton’s Rockstar album is officially here and it packs a punch with nine original songs and 21 covers that feature legendary artists from across the decades.

While it’s no surprise that the beloved Country queen was able to secure some major A-list artists for the project, we’re all curious to know exactly how Dolly approached each artist with the ask. From Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to Elton John and Lizzo, there's no shortage of star power and according to Parton it all “just fell into place.”

“It all fell right into place. I had already recorded the album, I wasn’t planning to ask people to sing on it, I was just going to do it. And then I thought I might have a couple people join me and then all of a sudden I had all these great artists,” She told Holly of Rob + Holly during a special Holly + Dolly edition of the Friday Night Takeover.

“I didn’t want to ask them blatantly, where they could say no if they didn’t want to hurt my feelings and make them feel bad about having to say no. So, I just went through managers for a bigger part of them.”

One of the biggest shocks from the album for fans worldwide was Dolly’s ability to get The Beatles’ Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together for a collaboration of “Let It Be,” along with special guests PeterFrampton and MickFleetwood.

“I knew Paul from different things, so I just sent a message that [read], ‘I’ve done your song and I wondered if there’s be a possibility if you’d sing on it.’ I didn't ask him to play the piano,” she clarified. “Then he sent back and said, ‘I’d be happy to play the piano if you want me to and sing on it.’”

“Then after I put Paul on it, I thought, ‘Wow! I need to get Ringo to be on this because they’re the last of The Beatles. Everything just seemed to fall into place with all these great artists.”

In addition to getting The Beatles back together, Dolly also shed a big light on the impact females have had in the Rock space by featuring friends like Joan Jett, Melissa Etheridge, LindaRonstadt, PatBenatar and many more.

“I wanted to have some of the great girls. I wasn’t trying to make a statement of any kind,” she said of all the female features. “I just admire those girls so much… we just had so many great female artists on there.”

In addition to the great talent already on the project, Dolly shared there was one artist she wasn’t able to secure and that was Tina Turner.

“I wanted Tina. I had reached out to them for her to sing and she was already getting in to being too far gone with her illness to be able to sing it," she shared of Turner, who passed in May 2023. "But I would have really loved that. Would’t that have been cool?”

Hear more about the album, collaborations and Dolly's fashion by checking out her entire conversation with Holly above.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

Dolly Parton’s Rockstar album is officially here and it packs a punch with nine original songs and 21 covers that feature legendary artists from across the decades.
While it’s no surprise that the beloved Country queen was able to secure some major A-list artists for the project, we’re all curious to know exactly how Dolly approached each artist with the ask. From Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to Elton John and Lizzo, there's no shortage of star power and according to Parton it all “just fell into place.”
“It all fell right into place. I had already recorded the album, I wasn’t planning to ask people to sing on it, I was just going to do it. And then I thought I might have a couple people join me and then all of a sudden I had all these great artists,” She told Holly of Rob + Holly during a special Holly + Dolly edition of the Friday Night Takeover.
“I didn’t want to ask them blatantly, where they could say no if they didn’t want to hurt my feelings and make them feel bad about having to say no. So, I just went through managers for a bigger part of them.”
One of the biggest shocks from the album for fans worldwide was Dolly’s ability to get The Beatles’ Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together for a collaboration of “Let It Be,” along with special guests Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood.
“I knew Paul from different things, so I just sent a message that [read], ‘I’ve done your song and I wondered if there’s be a possibility if you’d sing on it.’ I didn't ask him to play the piano,” she clarified. “Then he sent back and said, ‘I’d be happy to play the piano if you want me to and sing on it.’”
“Then after I put Paul on it, I thought, ‘Wow! I need to get Ringo to be on this because they’re the last of The Beatles. Everything just seemed to fall into place with all these great artists.”
In addition to getting The Beatles back together, Dolly also shed a big light on the impact females have had in the Rock space by featuring friends like Joan Jett, Melissa Etheridge, Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar and many more.
“I wanted to have some of the great girls. I wasn’t trying to make a statement of any kind,” she said of all the female features. “I just admire those girls so much… we just had so many great female artists on there.”
In addition to the great talent already on the project, Dolly shared there was one artist she wasn’t able to secure and that was Tina Turner.
“I wanted Tina. I had reached out to them for her to sing and she was already getting in to being too far gone with her illness to be able to sing it," she shared of Turner, who passed in May 2023. "But I would have really loved that. Would’t that have been cool?”
Hear more about the album, collaborations and Dolly's fashion by checking out her entire conversation with Holly above.
Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

Dolly Parton | Friday Night Takeover

As CMA New Artist of the Year and recent GRAMMY nominee JellyRoll continues to rise in fame, the Tennessee native says he’s taking notes from one of the best of all-time – DollyParton.

“I think using the term, ‘icon,’ is the best way to describe Dolly Parton,” he told Audacy’s Rob + Holly. “I’ll never forget the first time I heard, ‘I’ll Always Love You,’ or, ‘Jolene,’ or these huge records.”

Aside from her impactful music over the years, Jelly says he studies interviews from across Parton’s career to help him prepare for the ever-growing amount of interviews he is asked to participate in as his popularity continues to grow.

“What Dolly don’t know, that I can’t wait to tell her one day, is the only media training I’ve ever done in my life was watching old Dolly Parton interviews,” he laughed. "Nobody knows how to carry [themselves] with grace, integrity, but also be assertive and not take bull, but keep a smile. She wrote the book on how to deal with media.”

One interview in particular has stood out to Jelly Roll, and that’s Parton’s 1977 conversation with BarbaraWalters. During the chat, Walters questioned Parton about her “over the top” appearance, while also asking Parton if she felt like a ”joke.” What would’ve caused many people to get defensive (rightfully so), cast a light on Dolly’s every-present grace and humble nature.

“[Barbara Walters] was pokin’ at her about how she dressed and carried herself and then Dolly finally looked at her with this big Dolly smile and said, ‘Honey, I don’t care what people think about me. I know what my family thinks about me, I know what my spirit it, I know who I am as a human, I know how I take care of people and how I approach this life,’” Jelly recalled.

“‘If somebody wants to judge me based on what color lipstick I’m wearin’ or how my hair is fixed up, that’s on them. That says a lot more about them than it does of me, but that stuff don’t make an opinion to me, sweetheart. You don’t have to keep asking me about it.’ I was like, ‘Way to go, Dolly!’”

While Jelly makes clear he is taking media notes from Parton’s interviews, he also admits he is taking a page out of her philanthropic examples too – something both artists have shown means a lot to them.

“Even outside of music, her philanthropy. Her going back to Sevierville [Tennessee] and buying her entire town. Then making her entire town a destination. Not just what she’s done for charities, but the fact that she turned Sevierville, Tennessee into a premiere destination for families to go to. She changed the economical structure of East Tennessee by herself. It’s crazy!”

Hear more about Jelly’s thoughts on Dolly Parton by checking out the clip above.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

As CMA New Artist of the Year and recent GRAMMY nominee Jelly Roll continues to rise in fame, the Tennessee native says he’s taking notes from one of the best of all-time – Dolly Parton.
“I think using the term, ‘icon,’ is the best way to describe Dolly Parton,” he told Audacy’s Rob + Holly. “I’ll never forget the first time I heard, ‘I’ll Always Love You,’ or, ‘Jolene,’ or these huge records.”
Aside from her impactful music over the years, Jelly says he studies interviews from across Parton’s career to help him prepare for the ever-growing amount of interviews he is asked to participate in as his popularity continues to grow.
“What Dolly don’t know, that I can’t wait to tell her one day, is the only media training I’ve ever done in my life was watching old Dolly Parton interviews,” he laughed. "Nobody knows how to carry [themselves] with grace, integrity, but also be assertive and not take bull, but keep a smile. She wrote the book on how to deal with media.”
One interview in particular has stood out to Jelly Roll, and that’s Parton’s 1977 conversation with Barbara Walters. During the chat, Walters questioned Parton about her “over the top” appearance, while also asking Parton if she felt like a ”joke.” What would’ve caused many people to get defensive (rightfully so), cast a light on Dolly’s every-present grace and humble nature.
“[Barbara Walters] was pokin’ at her about how she dressed and carried herself and then Dolly finally looked at her with this big Dolly smile and said, ‘Honey, I don’t care what people think about me. I know what my family thinks about me, I know what my spirit it, I know who I am as a human, I know how I take care of people and how I approach this life,’” Jelly recalled.
“‘If somebody wants to judge me based on what color lipstick I’m wearin’ or how my hair is fixed up, that’s on them. That says a lot more about them than it does of me, but that stuff don’t make an opinion to me, sweetheart. You don’t have to keep asking me about it.’ I was like, ‘Way to go, Dolly!’”
While Jelly makes clear he is taking media notes from Parton’s interviews, he also admits he is taking a page out of her philanthropic examples too – something both artists have shown means a lot to them.
“Even outside of music, her philanthropy. Her going back to Sevierville [Tennessee] and buying her entire town. Then making her entire town a destination. Not just what she’s done for charities, but the fact that she turned Sevierville, Tennessee into a premiere destination for families to go to. She changed the economical structure of East Tennessee by herself. It’s crazy!”
Hear more about Jelly’s thoughts on Dolly Parton by checking out the clip above.
Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

Jelly Roll on Dolly Parton | Rob + Holly

More than a month since the release of DustinLynch’s latest album, Killed The Cowboy, fans have had plenty of time to pick their favorites and one gaining lots of attention, is “Chevrolet.” A duet with Jelly Roll featuring a very familiar melody — what’s not to love?

“What a blessing,” Dustin said of the song that came together organically as he and Jelly both worked with producer, ZachCrowell. “That song came into my life as Jelly Roll was kinda getting back in with my producer Zach Crowell. They were talking about making music and it was just all of us being in the kitchen at the same time and it was a blessing.”

Both middle-Tennessee natives, Dustin shares he’s been a big fan of Jelly Roll from the early days. And while the collab was as natural fit for them both, the timing was a complete coincidence.

“And now, the timing of it! Jelly Roll — his career takes completely off of a rocketship ride and we have this song sitting there,” he shared. “I’m so pumped for my career to get to do a song with such a great human that is Jelly Roll.”

“To see what he is doing right now for himself, but also, he’s helping out a lot of people, man. It’s great to have that energy around.”

Fans will not only recognize the familiar voice of Jelly Roll on the project, but also the melody from “Drift Away,” originally sung by DobieGray. Lynch of course received the blessing from Gray, and also credits Mentor Williams, the original writer of “Drift Away,” on the project.

To hear more behind-the-scenes on the tracks that make up Killed the Cowboy, check out Dustin’s entire conversation with Rob + Holly above on the Friday Night Takeover.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

More than a month since the release of Dustin Lynch’s latest album, Killed The Cowboy, fans have had plenty of time to pick their favorites and one gaining lots of attention, is “Chevrolet.” A duet with Jelly Roll featuring a very familiar melody — what’s not to love?
“What a blessing,” Dustin said of the song that came together organically as he and Jelly both worked with producer, Zach Crowell. “That song came into my life as Jelly Roll was kinda getting back in with my producer Zach Crowell. They were talking about making music and it was just all of us being in the kitchen at the same time and it was a blessing.”
Both middle-Tennessee natives, Dustin shares he’s been a big fan of Jelly Roll from the early days. And while the collab was as natural fit for them both, the timing was a complete coincidence.
“And now, the timing of it! Jelly Roll — his career takes completely off of a rocketship ride and we have this song sitting there,” he shared. “I’m so pumped for my career to get to do a song with such a great human that is Jelly Roll.”
“To see what he is doing right now for himself, but also, he’s helping out a lot of people, man. It’s great to have that energy around.”
Fans will not only recognize the familiar voice of Jelly Roll on the project, but also the melody from “Drift Away,” originally sung by Dobie Gray. Lynch of course received the blessing from Gray, and also credits Mentor Williams, the original writer of “Drift Away,” on the project.
To hear more behind-the-scenes on the tracks that make up Killed the Cowboy, check out Dustin’s entire conversation with Rob + Holly above on the Friday Night Takeover.
Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

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