The country icon and her goddaughter rang in 2023 with an emotional performance of their two hit songs while co-hosting the second annual Miley's New Year's Eve ...
The country icon later revealed [she used that money to support a Black neighborhood](https://ew.com/music/dolly-parton-royalties-whitney-houston/) in Nashville. I am happy to share her with the world." [According to Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissarowley/2020/11/18/what-we-can-learn-from-dolly-partons-business-savvy---her-1-million-donation-to-the-moderna-vaccine-to-fight-covid-19/?sh=2d6851db1f50), Parton reportedly made $10 million in royalties from Houston's version of the song. "But after 'I Will Always Love You' became a worldwide thing [in 1992], it was in the movie [The] Bodyguard, and it was No. [Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody](https://people.com/movies/see-the-cast-of-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-side-by-side-with-the-real-life-people/), a new film about Houston's life and career that was released Dec. Nearly 20 years later, Whitney Houston recorded the song for the soundtrack to the 1992 film The Bodyguard.
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus sang a duet medley of “Wrecking Ball” and “I Will Always Love You” during Cyrus' New Year's Eve Party on NBC.
Give Cyrus her [“Flowers”](http://www.vulture.com/2023/01/miley-cyrus-january-13-new-music.html) for helping pull a show like this off. But the highlight of the night was arguably when Cyrus joined forces with her godmother and co-host [Dolly Parton](http://www.vulture.com/2022/12/dolly-parton-rock-album-led-zepplin.html) for a medley performance of two of their biggest hits. There were plenty of unexpected moments during
Dolly Parton, 76, and Miley Cyrus, 30, wore matching leopard-print looks to kick off the second annual “Miley's New Year's Eve Party” special on NBC ...
FLOWERS JANUARY 13,” the “Hannah Montana” alum later I will always love you.” [Wrecking Ball](https://twitter.com/nbc/status/1609440658544291842)” and “ [Jolene](https://twitter.com/nbc/status/1609441453356515329).” “We know how much I’ve loved her since she was a lil’ ol’ bitty thing. They ended the special with a heartwarming rendition of “I Will Always Love You.” [kicked off the special](https://twitter.com/nbc/status/1609409800617754625) by singing Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” to a crowd of festive partygoers.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton shared a special duet of "Wrecking Ball" and "I Will Always Love You" during “Miley's New Year's Eve Party” on Saturday, Dec.
On social media, Cyrus posted a short clip of the singer walking up a hill wearing a metallic gold ensemble, a pair of black sunglasses, and her blonde hair tied up into a blonde. [recently re-recorded by the singer](https://www.today.com/popculture/music/paris-hilton-releases-new-stars-are-blind-rcna63813) and released on Friday, Dec. Later in the show, in their coordinating black and pink sequins outfits, they performed “Walkin’ After Midnight” by Patsy Cline before transitioning into another one of Parton’s iconic hits, [“Jolene.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-d2R2PlpQ) [“I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAJP60aM08Y) by Joan Jett in coordinating edgy black ensembles. "The perfect way to ring in 2023 and celebrate my new version of this iconic song. The 41-year-old shared a clip from the performance on This year, Cyrus tackled the co-hosting gig with her godmother. Cyrus and Parton ushered in the new year Last year, Cyrus and Pete Davidson co-hosted her inaugural New Year’s Eve special on NBC, which included guests like Jack Harlow and Saweetie. The 30-year-old echoed Parton’s sentiments, adding, “That’s how I feel about you, Aunt Dolly. I will always love you.” The co-hosts tackled Cyrus’ 2013 hit together first.
The two musicians sang duetted versions of “Wrecking Ball,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Jolene,” and more.
During the event, she brought out [Dolly Parton](https://pitchfork.com/artists/5219-dolly-parton/) to perform with her. Elsewhere at her New Year’s Eve celebration, she was joined by David Byrne to perform his song “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” as well as the David Bowie hit “Let’s Dance.” [Plastic Hearts](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/miley-cyrus-plastic-hearts/), was released in 2020.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton delivered jaw-dropping duets of their iconic hits during Miley's New Year's Eve Party on Saturday (Dec. 31).
The pair kicked off the show with a bang when they [covered](https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/miley-cyrus-dolly-parton-kick-off-mileys-new-years-eve-party-with-epic-joan-jett-cover-watch/) the Joan Jett And The Blackhearts’ classic, “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” and continued to thrill fans with a number of duets throughout the show. Last year, Cyrus co-hosted her New Year’s Eve Party alongside Pete Davidson. “The lineup is very me. The iconic hitmakers also delivered a hilarious skit alongside Saturday Night Live actresses’ Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman as well as shared their New Year’s resolutions and their plans for 2023. ET and will also stream live on Peacock. Co-hosted by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton, Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party aired on live on NBC from Miami, Florida on Saturday (Dec.
Miley Cyrus was joined on stage by an A-list cast of performers for the second edition of her 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party' show on NBC, co-hosted this ...
\ud83e\udd29 #MileysNewYearsEveParty\u201d— NBC Entertainment (@NBC Entertainment) She also joined Fletcher for a The godmother-daughter duo opened the evening with a performance of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock N Roll." \ud83e\udd72 #MileysNewYearsEveParty\u201d— NBC Entertainment (@NBC Entertainment) The show also featured comedians like Saturday Night Live cast members Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman. [revealed](https://www.papermag.com/miley-cyrus-nye-lineup-2659008030.html) earlier in December, included chart-topping musical acts like [Fletcher](http://papermag.com/tag/fletcher), [Latto](http://papermag.com/tag/latto), [Rae Sremmurd](http://papermag.com/tag/rae-sremmurd), [Latto](http://papermag.com/tag/latto), and [Sia](http://papermag.com/tag/sia).
"Miley's New Year's Eve Party With Co-Host Dolly Parton" led you out of 2022 with many musical performances, including a variety of duets.
Grade “Wrecking Ball,” “I Will Always Love You” and the… “Let’s Dance” below, then weigh in in Comments with your favorite performances of the night. [Miley Cyrus](http://tvline.com/tag/miley-cyrus) and her “ [Aunt Dolly](http://tvline.com/tag/dolly-parton)” served up back-to-back duets, of Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” followed by Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” — watch the video above.
Miley Cyrus and her godmother Dolly Parton have just taken to performing a mashup of two songs on Miley's New Year's Eve Party.Miley Cyrus' godmother Dolly ...
Miley Cyrus and her godmother Dolly Parton mashed up 'Wrecking Ball' and 'I Will Always Love You' at the former's star-studded NYE party.
However in December the British musician [claimed that the pop star had asked to be removed from the record](https://www.nme.com/news/music/morrissey-departs-label-miley-cyrus-taken-off-bonfire-of-teenagers-3371299). A countdown later appeared on her official website, with a new countdown now ticking down to the single’s release date. That track was mashed up with Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You’, alongside another Parton classic, [appear on Morrissey’s upcoming album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/morrisseys-new-album-bonfire-of-teenagers-to-feature-miley-cyrus-iggy-pop-flea-and-more-3338982). [Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party](https://www.nme.com/news/music/dolly-parton-and-latto-join-line-up-for-miley-cyrus-new-years-eve-special-3370925), announcing her comeback with [upcoming single ‘Flowers’](https://www.nme.com/news/music/miley-cyrus-announces-new-single-flowers-and-duets-with-david-byrne-on-nye-special-3372823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=miley-cyrus-announces-new-single-flowers-and-duets-with-david-byrne-on-nye-special) and duetting with [David Byrne](https://www.nme.com/artists/david-byrne) on a cover of [David Bowie](https://www.nme.com/artists/david-byrne)’s ‘Let’s Dance’. [ ‘Jolene’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-d2R2PlpQ), as well as [Joan Jett’s ‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAJP60aM08Y) and [Patsy Cline](https://www.nme.com/artists/patsy-cline)’s ‘Walking After Midnight’.
Miley Cyrus opened up about the one hair transformation that made her godmother Dolly Parton 'clutch her pearls'
One person wrote: "This is already a legendary performance Miley will forever be an icon and will die on that hill. She has an amazing voice & Dolly never disappoints." The pair’s duets during the New Year’s Eve special - where they performed Jolene, Wrecking Ball and I Will Always Love You - has been hailed by fans of Twitter as "one of the greatest performances of all time". [ Sign up to our HELLO! Chatting on The Today Show, Miley explained: "I’ve never seen Dolly actually scared before. We had a lot of fun just talking about that.
Cyrus had a glam co-host and duet partner — a legendary country star who happens to be her godmother — for the live broadcast of Miley's New Year's Eve ...
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus blew the top off their venue in Miami while singing a mash up of Cyrus's hit “Wrecking Ball” and Parton's iconic tune “I Will ...
I am happy to share her with the world.” Cyrus has said how appreciative she is to have Parton as a godmother, saying in and interview for Time's From there, the song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a Grammy for Record of the Year.
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton performed an iconic medley of "Wrecking Ball" and "I Will Always Love You" during Miley's New Year's Eve Party special on Dec.
I'm sucked, I'm tucked and plucked, just like she taught me." "Anyone watching at home would never notice that something happened, that it wasn't planned to." "Me and Dolly have never really spoken, honestly, about me playing Dolly because I feel like I'm already doing it," she said on the Dec. Referring to her godmother's physique, Miley joked, "I don't know what they're gonna do to me. [said](https://twitter.com/alexandergold/status/1609450143077797888?s=20&t=PTvKOjaSS9nBgNpG2eaG6g), "This Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton medley is one of the greatest performances of all time." [writing](https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1609614854289084420?s=20&t=s2Mq6i7kRomMyzCFgClFqA), "Dolly Parton singing Wrecking Ball with Miley Cyrus and then transitioning straight into I Will Always Love You is how we should all begin the new year."
Cyrus had a glam co-host and duet partner — a legendary country star who happens to be her godmother — for the live broadcast of Miley's New Year's Eve ...
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton took the stage during the second annual Miley's New Year's Eve Party special matching as blondes in black and leopard print.
FLOWERS JANUARY 13," flashed across a black background in white lettering. [seven studio albums](https://people.com/music/miley-cyrus-announces-new-single-flowers/) over the years. [announcement](https://people.com/music/miley-cyrus-announces-new-single-flowers/) during the live broadcast: she has new music coming in 2023. Cyrus accessorized her look with boots and a chunky chain choker that matched Parton's silver hoop earrings. [a handful of performances](https://people.com/music/miley-cyrus-dolly-parton-friendship-timeline/), including the 2019 [Grammy Awards](https://people.com/tag/grammy-awards) and a 2016 episode of The Voice where they sang "Jolene." [Dolly Parton](https://people.com/tag/dolly-parton/) and [Miley Cyrus](https://people.com/tag/miley-cyrus/) rang in the new year together by performing iconic melodies and rocking matching outfits.