's list of legendary duet partners for her upcoming rock and roll album keeps growing!
In a new interview on Tuesday's episode of , the 10-time Grammy winner spoke about her forthcoming album (inspired by her recent ) and teased a potential duet with a fellow beloved superstar: !
"I've got a lot of wonderful iconic songs people love and wonderful iconic singers joining me — like , who is on one of the songs he wrote. sang with me," the 77-year-old singer-songwriter told host . "Hopefully we're going to have Cher... We've got all kinds of wonderful people."
Parton first announced her plans to make a rock album in November 2022 while accepting her induction — after attempting to bow out of the prestigious organization due to her stature as a country artist. At the ceremony, she debuted a new song titled "Rockin'" about the debacle.
"As you know when I went into theRock & Roll Hall of Fame, I wrote a little special song for that to sum up my feelings about how I wasn't sure I was a rockstar," she recalled to Ray, 54. "But you know me well enough to know I'm not going to let an opportunity go by. "
"I thought if I'm ever going to do a rock and roll album — which I often dreamed someday I might — that the time is now," added Parton. "So, I reached out to a lot of friends who were on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with me when we were there those few days rehearsing. So, now I'm doing an album... It's called , and here I am at 77 going to be a rock star."
Last week, the "Jolene" hitmaker shared details about during an interview on , noting that Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Pink, Steve Perry, Steven Tyler and will feature on the project.
In another interview with , Parton revealed a mash-up duet of "I Will Always Love You" and her goddaughter ' hit song "Wrecking Ball" will also appear on the album — following the pair's live performance of the two tracks on the NBC special .
"I did 'Wrecking Ball' on my album called , and it's going to be released in midsummer, early fall," she told the outlet. "I love that song, and I love hearing Miley singing it."
Speaking to PEOPLE in November, Parton said she's creating the album not only for herself, but for her husband of 56 years, a lifelong rock fan.
"I'm doing the rock 'n' roll album because of him," she said. "I had often thought about doing a rock 'n' roll album for him with his favorite songs. And so when this all came about, I decided that I am gonna go ahead and do it. … It was just the perfect storm. OK, it's time."
