CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports:

Dolly Parton is bowing out of her nomination for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“Even though I’m extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” Parton said on social media on Monday (March 14). “I really do not want votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.”

The nomination was Parton’s first for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with the singer-songwriter being nominated alongside artists including Beck, Devo, Kate Bush, Eminem, Rage Against the Machine, Carly Simon and others.

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Dolly Parton is seeking to take herself out of contention for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying, “I don’t feel that I have earned that right.” She was among 17 genre-spanning nominees this year. https://t.co/oO71ihDNjc

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 14, 2022

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— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 14, 2022