Dolly Parton has donated $1m to research into a coronavirus vaccine to the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation at Vanderbilt University hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. ABC reports. Also, on Thursday (7 p.m. ET). Parton is launching Goodnight With Dolly, a bedtime story series on YouTube, beginning with a reading of 'The Little Engine That Could'. She said she hoped the series would be “a welcome distraction during a time of unrest, and inspire a love of reading and books”.

The UK's health ministry has suggested that in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, people should wash their hands while singing 'Happy Birthday' – twice – in order to ensure the operation lasts the recommended 20 seconds. Freelance journalist Jen Monnier has some other suggestions, like Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' - easy to sing, fun, only 25 words long, and eight of them are "Jolene"!

Not because they are women, but because of the ways they changed music, NPR argues in favor of 41 women deserving to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Dolly Parton for changing much more than country music. PJ Harvey for changing the shake of rock'n'roll. Kate Bush for extensively combining synthesizers and rock elements.

"There's enough stuff to go on forever with my music, to do compilation albums, to do, actually, new and original stuff, and I am purposely trying to put songs down for that very purpose" - Dolly Parton said in her podcast. She explained she plans - "to have a click track and my vocals, to […]