You’ll be hearing cuts from the superstar’s Rockstar album throughout the football season.
Are you ready for some Dolly with your football? You can start enjoying the tasty mix Monday night, when beloved superstar and C&I cover gal Dolly Parton kicks off a string of musical contributions to ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
The weekly football franchise will feature music from Parton’s new album Rockstar during select weeks this season, beginning Monday with her single “Night Moves,” featuring Chris Stapleton, and continuing Oct. 16 with “Heartbreaker,” featuring Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.
Following the album’s Nov. 17 release, Rockstar’s “Magic Man,” featuring Ann Wilson and Howard Leese, and the album’s title track “Rockstar,” with special guest Richie Sambora, will be heard in select Monday Night Football games the remainder of the year.
“I am excited for ESPN to spotlight songs from my new Rockstar album,” says Parton. “When I decided to do a full-blown rock album after they put me in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I thought it would be fun to call the album Rockstar. The athletes who give their all every day are most definitely rock stars, and I love that these songs will be a small part of celebrating their achievements.”
Each of the songs will take viewers in and out of commercials during Monday Night Football, with “Night Moves” also featured more prominently on Monday Night Countdown as part of the song’s world premiere. After each song is used on ESPN’s weekly NFL matchup, fans will hear the songs on additional ESPN programming.
