{"id":16272,"date":"2019-06-27T22:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1808546"},"modified":"2019-06-27T22:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T04:00:13","slug":"kellie-pickler-shares-dolly-partons-multi-media-sparkle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/kellie-pickler-shares-dolly-partons-multi-media-sparkle\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellie Pickler Shares Dolly Parton\u2019s Multi-Media Sparkle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:677286?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">17m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s probably a tad immature to declare <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/kellie-pickler\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kellie Pickler<\/a> the second coming of Dolly Parton, but as Pickler arrives at her 33rd birthday Friday (June 28), she\u2019s definitely showing some durable Dolly traits.<\/p>\n<p>Both have such effervescent personalities that you can practically see bubbles popping from their foreheads. Both are quick-witted, self-deprecating and heavily reliant on their \u201chillbilly\u201d upbringing for material.<\/p>\n<p>And both are multi-media savvy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:arc:video:cmt.com:9a257a4d-01af-4acf-b2fd-1b8e5a75c2b1\">media.mtvnservices.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Recording artists \u2014 if they have only their voices to command the spotlight \u2014 are only as influential as their remembered hit songs. But, like Parton, Pickler brings a formidable imagination and personality to the equation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QklF7jqoDaQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QklF7jqoDaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>In spite of being a strong and engaging vocalist, Pickler\u2019s highest ranking single \u2014 \u201cBest Days of Your Life\u201d accompanied by a music video with Taylor Swift \u2014 topped out at No. 9.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JLUvO8QUmXc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JLUvO8QUmXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>But her co-hosting prominence on the nationally syndicated <em>Pickler and Ben<\/em> show\u2013which ran to good reviews for two seasons\u2013has elevated her image and served as a launching pad for future projects.<\/p>\n<p>She is an award-winning songwriter, a CMT Music Award winner and a Daytime Emmy nominee. Her last album, 2013\u2019s <em>The Woman I Am<\/em>, received critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>Pickler is set to appear on the Grand Ole Opry July 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1808546\/kellie-pickler-shares-dolly-partons-multi-media-sparkle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 17m ago It\u2019s probably a tad immature to declare Kellie Pickler the second coming of Dolly Parton, but as Pickler arrives at her 33rd birthday Friday (June 28), she\u2019s definitely showing some durable Dolly traits. Both have such effervescent personalities that you can practically see bubbles popping from their foreheads. 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