ACM Awards co-host Dolly Parton teased co-host Garth Brooks throughout Thursday’s country-music awards show before debuting her new rock single ‘World On Fire.’
Dolly Parton has officially entered her rock star era.
The cheeky country legend repeatedly stole the show Thursday while co-hosting the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards with Garth Brooks in Texas, proving that it’s Dolly’s world and we’re all just living in it.
The 77-year-old — never one to shy away from being a punchline — fully embraced her comedic side with several antics during the show’s opening dialogue, arriving onstage with a live goat after Brooks listed her among the country musicians who are the greatest of all time. The “GOATs,” if you will.
“Did I hear you say you were looking for a goat?” she asked Brooks, mirroring a similar moment showcasing livestock during the Oscars in March.
“I think someone needs to come take her baaack!” Parton punned, adding, “That was such a baaad joke.”
After that, the “9 to 5” star and singer leaned into plenty of sexual innuendo, working her darndest to make Brooks and the audience blush during the show, which was livestreamed on Amazon Prime Video.
“People were saying little old me were two of the biggest stars in country music,” she said, gesturing toward her bosom. “I’m milking it.”
But it was a threesome joke that got people clutching their proverbial pearls.
