PEOPLE – After all these years, Dolly Parton is still achieving new dreams. On Wednesday, it was revealed that the country legend, 73, has been nominated at the upcoming 2020 Grammy Awards for her recent work in the Christian music genre. Parton is up for best contemporary Christian music performance/song for her collaboration with for King & Country on the single, “God Only Knows,”

as well as a best song was written for visual media for her track “Girl in the Movies” from the Dumplin’ soundtrack. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, the star opens up about her decision to start making Christian music. “I’ve done so many things,” Parton says. “And I see that I am in a position to help. People look at me like someone they’ve always known, like a mother or sister. If I say something good, people might listen.” READ MORE


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