Dolly Parton created secret album for release this year

Dolly Parton has a surprise for 2024.

The country legend has been working secretly on a “massive” album to release this year, according to The Sun.

According to the outlet, Dolly put major efforts into making this new album, which will be her 50th record, and is called Dolly Parton: Smokey Mountain DNA.

The outlet has been told that the secret album finds inspiration from the country singer's heritage and features 30 songs including collaborations with 20 members of her family.

“It is an album that documents her whole life. It has been a huge undertaking which involves the whole family,” Dolly’s niece, an uprising singer Jada Star said.

“It is an album she has produced with more than 30 tracks with over 20 family members. She sings with us on every track.”

Jada added, “The album covers songs written about her childhood, her mother and father, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, all the way to her nieces and nephews.”

“We all get to share interpretations of her songs or write our own songs for it. It has been a huge crazy project.”

Jada also gave this project her first track that she wrote herself.

She said, “It’s called The Orchard. It is all about our family tree and what we share with the world.”

Adding, “Our DNA comes from Wales. So there will be lots of footage from over there. The album will run alongside the docu-series. It is going to be a big deal.”