The Grand Ole Opry has issued an apology for Elle King's use of inappropriate language during a Dolly Parton tribute. It appears that the singer was intoxicated during the event.
Larisha Paul
On January 19th, the Grand Ole Opry honored Dolly Parton on her 78th birthday with a special event called Opry Goes Dolly. However, Dolly Parton herself was not present at the event. Instead, other musicians performed her famous songs as a tribute. Unfortunately, one of the performers, singer-songwriter Elle King, disrupted the performance by appearing on stage while appearing intoxicated. At one point, she even admitted to being drunk and forgot the lyrics to Dolly Parton's songs during her set.
The following day, the Opry expressed a casual apology to a concert attendee on X (previously known as Twitter).
The official Grand Ole Opry account expressed sincere regret and offered an apology for the language used during the second Opry performance last night. This response came after a disappointed fan expressed their disappointment on Twitter, stating that Elle King's performance was ruined by her terrible, intoxicated, and inappropriate behavior.
Hello Judas, we want to express our sincere regret and apologize for the offensive language that was used during the second Opry performance last night.
Rolling Stone reached out for comment from both the Grand Ole Opry and Elle King's representatives, but they have not responded yet.
Several country artists, including Lauren Alaina, Terri Clark, Tigirlily Gold, Ashley Monroe, Dailey and Vincent, were selected to perform on Friday night. The performances were broadcast live on 650 AM WSM from the Ryman Auditorium instead of the Opry House, which is the usual venue for the Opry shows. However, Lauren Alaina decided to cancel her appearance before the event started.
After engaging in a brief exchange with some audience members near the stage, King addressed the crowd by saying, "I have something else to share with you." She introduced herself as Elle King and admitted to being heavily intoxicated. A reliable source confirmed to Rolling Stone that WSM had received complaints from listeners, although the specific number of complaints is unknown.
In TikTok videos, King's bandmates can be seen trying to salvage the performance by suggesting that she play one of her own songs instead. In response, she admits that she struggles to play songs by other artists and proposes playing one of her own. Just moments before, she had stumbled through Dolly Parton's "Marry Me" and jokingly mentioned not knowing the lyrics due to being in a different town, urging others not to tell Dolly because it was her birthday.
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– @jamiek721 expressed disappointment in Elle King's disrespectful behavior towards the Ryman and Dolly Parton in a TikTok video. The hashtags used include #elleking, #grandoleopry, #nashville, #countrymusic, #dollyparton, #tributeshow, #countrymusictiktoks, #cancelled, #dollyfam, #dolly, and #drunk.
King also informed fans that attempting to obtain a refund would be futile. When one individual implied that they wouldn't even want their money back, she responded with a retort stating, "That's great because you won't receive it anyways."
The singer expressed astonishment that anyone would have actually paid to attend the event, saying, "Wow. I can't believe it. Did you really buy tickets for this?" A portion of the ticket sales, specifically five dollars, was donated to the Opry Trust Fund in honor of Dolly Parton. This fund has been providing assistance to members of the music community in need for over five decades.
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King faced criticism for her appearance and performance during Nashville's televised New Year's Eve event, with some online users speculating if she was intoxicated.
@traveler_bex shares a video of Elle King's performance at Dolly Parton's birthday bash in Nashville. The performance, which appears to be influenced by alcohol, is being criticized as a disruption to the event.
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