Katy Perry and Dolly Parton brought all the dazzle to their performance during the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday night.
The divatastic duo belted out a medley of Parton's
hits, including "Coat of Many Colors" -- about a coat her mother made
her when she was a small girl -- her much-loved and often-covered hit
"Jolene," and the '80s working girl's soundtrack, "9 to 5." The
70-year-old singer appeared on stage in another coat of many colors --
and many thousands of sequins! Not to be upstaged, Perry channeled
pop-couture cowgirls in a red Jeremy Scott outfit and pink cowboy boots.
Prior to the performance, Perry presented the
Grammy-winning singer -- who she described as her "personal hero and a
powerful woman" -- with the Tex Ritter Award for her television movie, Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors.
Kacey Musgraves introduced the performance and
admitted she was having a fan-girl moment. "I just met Dolly last night
-- a dreamboat. Such a babe, seriously," she said. "I'm a big fan of
both [Katy and Dolly] because I've gotten to tour with Katy, so it's fun
seeing her pop into the country world and hang out. It's gonna be a
special moment."
It was definitely special! The duet marked the
first collaboration for the songstresses, but Perry has long been a fan
of the legend.
"I don't know [Perry], but I know she's a big fan
and I've always been so touched and moved by all the different things
that she'll say and do," Parton told ET last month. "I'm really looking forward to [the collaboration]. Who knows, this might strike up a whole new thing!"
After that performance, we certainly hope so!
The "Roar" singer teased her outfit on social
media before the show. "GITTIN MY BOOTS BLANGED TO SANG WITH DOLLY
TAHMORROW ON THE TEEVEE," she captioned a photo showing one pink boot mid-bedazzlement.
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