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Parton opened up to Hayley Williams about her new album 'Rockstar' in a cover story interview for 'Consequence' Noam Galai/Getty; Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Dolly Parton would have loved to ...

Many people think of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” as a Joan Jett original. Despite her rendition being undoubtedly the most popular, it was actually written and recorded by a U.K.-based group, Arrows – ...

Originally a cover of a song by the band Arrows, this is a prime example of another artist taking a track that already existed and making it their own. This is Joan Jett’s song now! And in it, she ...

Bay Melnick Virgolino might only be 10 years old, but he already has the stage presence of a veteran rock superstar, as she showed on Tuesday’s (August 26) live episode of America’s Got Talent. The ...

Dolly Parton would have loved to sing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" with Joan Jett — but the latter just wasn't up for it. "When I wrote 'Rockstar,' the title song, I was picturing her as a little girl ...