Thursday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said that it's declining Dolly Parton's request to bow out of this year's nominations for the Hall of Fame class.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton's request to pull her nomination from this year's nominee list. Here, Parton presents an award at the Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7.for the Hall of Fame class.to her social media accounts saying that while she was grateful to be nominated, she didn't think she had necessarily"earned that right."
"I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out," Parton said in her statement."I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again - if I'm ever worthy." However, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said on Thursday that she will indeed remain on this year's ballot, given that the voting process is well underway.
"All of us in the music community have seen Dolly Parton's thoughtful note expressing her feeling that she has not earned the right to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame," the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation said in its statement sent to NPR. "Dolly's nomination, along with the other 16 artists for the class of 2022, was sent out earlier this month to our 1,200 general ballot voters, the majority of whom are artists themselves, for consideration for induction at our ceremony," the foundation added.
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