Earlier this week, Dolly Parton withdrew herself from consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, saying that she didn’t “feel that I have earned that right.” But the Rock Hall won’t pull Parton from the ballot, as the organization revealed today in a statement to USA TODAY.

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It comes after the country singer asked to be taken out of consideration for this year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame draft classThe post Steve Albini offers to produce Dolly Parton, after she says she wants to make rock ‘n’ roll album appeared first on NME.

"I really do not want the votes split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out"The post Dolly Parton takes herself out of the running for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame appeared first on NME.

Dolly Parton has withdrawn herself from consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Parton was included on the list of this year’s nominees that was revealed at the beginning of February — it was her first time being included on that list, alongside other first-time nominees like Eminem, A Tribe Called Quest, Dur...