Dolly Parton is declining a nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images fileDolly Parton is declining a nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The"I Will Always Love You" singer posted to social media on Monday saying that even though she is"flattered" by the nomination, she would have to decline. "I don't feel I have earned the right," Parton said in a statement posted to social media."I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out."
Parton, who was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, said she hopes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will reconsider her"if I am ever worthy," she wrote.The"9 to 5" star suggested the consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame could push her to write a rock album.Parton's 48th solo album"Run, Rose, Run" was released earlier this month."I wish all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment," Parton wrote.
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