Dolly Parton and Katy Perry will perform together for the first time at the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. Parton confirmed the news on Monday in a video posted on her official website.
Parton revealed that her TV movie Coat of Many Colors, which she executive produced, will be honored with the Tex Ritter Award and will be presented to her by Perry. The award is given to an outstanding film that features country music.
“This is a great honor, to be able to accept something that’s so personal to me like ‘The Coat of Many Colors,’ a true story from my childhood,” said Parton in a statement.
Past recipients of the Tex Ritter Award include Beer For My Horses, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Country Strong, Crazy Heart, O Brother, Where Art Thou, Sweet Dreams and Walk the Line, among others.
This will be Parton’s eighth ACM Award. Other singers set to perform at the award show include Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and Chris Young.
The ACM Awards will be hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley. The show will air Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
