The Grand Ole Opry has issued an apology regarding Elle King's use of inappropriate language during a tribute to Dolly Parton. The singer appeared to be under the influence of alcohol during the event.
Larisha Paul
On January 19th, the Grand Ole Opry organized a celebration for Dolly Parton's 78th birthday at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. However, Dolly Parton herself was not present at the event called Opry Goes Dolly. Instead, other musicians took the stage to perform her popular songs as a tribute. Unfortunately, singer-songwriter Elle King caused a disruption during her performance. She appeared to be intoxicated and even admitted to being drunk on stage. Additionally, she forgot the lyrics to Dolly Parton's songs during her set.
The following day, the Opry expressed a casual apology to a person who attended the concert through the platform X (previously known as Twitter).
The official account of the Grand Ole Opry expressed their sincere regret and offered an apology for the choice of language that was used in the second Opry performance of last night. This response was directed towards a fan who expressed their disappointment on Twitter, stating that Elle King's performance was ruined due to her being intoxicated and using profanity.
Hello Judas, we want to express our sincere regret and offer our apologies for the offensive language that was used during the second Opry performance last night.
Rolling Stone reached out for comment to both the Grand Ole Opry and Elle King, but their representatives have not yet responded.
The Friday night event featured performances by artists such as Lauren Alaina, Terri Clark, Tigirlily Gold, Ashley Monroe, Dailey and Vincent, and several others. The shows were broadcast live on 650 AM WSM from the Ryman Auditorium, deviating from the usual venue of the Opry House for the Opry. However, Lauren Alaina decided not to participate in the event before it even started.
After engaging in a brief interaction with the audience members near the stage, King addressed the audience by saying, "I have something else to share with you all." She introduced herself as Elle King and admitted that she was heavily intoxicated. A reliable source informed Rolling Stone that WSM received complaints from its listeners, although the specific number of complaints is unknown.
In TikTok videos, King's bandmates can be observed trying to get the performance back on track by suggesting that she perform one of her own songs instead. In response, King stated that she can barely play someone else's song and that she will try to play one of her own. Just moments before, she had struggled through a performance of Parton's "Marry Me" and admitted that she didn't know the lyrics well, jokingly mentioning that it was Dolly Parton's birthday.
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King also informed the fans that if they were looking for a refund, they would not be successful. When one fan suggested that they wouldn't want their money back, King responded by saying, "That's good, because you won't be receiving it."
The singer expressed astonishment that anyone would have actually paid to attend the event, exclaiming, "Wow. I can't believe it. You all actually bought tickets for this?" A portion of each ticket price was donated to the Opry Trust Fund as a tribute to Dolly Parton. For over 50 years, this fund has provided assistance to members of the music community in need.
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King faced criticism for her appearance and performance during Nashville's New Year's Eve celebration, with some online commenters speculating if she was intoxicated.
On social media, a user named @traveler_bex shares a video of Elle King's performance at Dolly Parton's birthday celebration in Nashville. The video suggests that Elle King's performance was negatively affected by her drunken state.
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