Dolly Parton was there for Kelly Clarkson in a tough moment, the “Stronger” singer revealed on the latest episode of the Las Culturistas podcast posted Wednesday (Sept. 30).

While speaking about her memories of the Queen of Country — who died in August at age 80 following a brief cancer battle — Clarkson revealed that she first met Parton at “a Reba [McEntire] tribute, years and years ago.”

The Dollywood founder became someone the American Idol alum “always ran into” after that, but Clarkson’s most treasured memory of the late icon came in 2022, when she was tasked with honoring Parton — who watched from the side of the stage — with a live rendition of “I Will Always Love You” at the ACM Awards. Just 30 minutes before going on, Clarkson said she learned her divorce from Brandon Blackstock had been finalized.

“I found out right before that performance,” she recalled, sharing how she ran into Parton backstage as she was getting ready to go out and shared with her what was going on. “She, kind of, caught me. I was like, ‘I’m sorry. It’s just kind of a wild moment for me.’ We just had this moment.”

Clarkson didn’t say what Parton told her in that moment, but she did emphasize that it helped her stay grounded at a time when her personal life was extremely difficult. It’s no secret that her relationship with Blackstock was tense, both in its final chapter and in the years that followed, with the pair engaging in a lengthy legal battle over alleged unpaid fees from Blackstock’s time as Clarkson’s manager, which they settled in 2024.

Blackstock died in 2025 at the age of 48 after battling cancer for three years. Clarkson has since departed from her Kelly Clarkson Show to have more time to spend with the two kids she shares with him, now that she’s their sole parent.

“She’s just one of those people you don’t have to know your whole life, but you can in one instance,” Clarkson added of Parton. “What she said backstage to me, it was just a really beautiful thing.”

Watch Clarkson’s full appearance on Las Culturistas below.

Drake rewrites his personal-best reign atop the Hot Rap Songs chart as “Janice STFU” wins a 19th week at No. 1. The single breaks from a tie with “Hotline Bling” for Drake’s longest leader among his record 32 champs, with the previous record-holder having captured 18 weeks in the penthouse in 2015-16.

For the record-breaking frame, on the chart dated Oct. 3, “Janice STFU” collected 9 million official streams, 15.7 million in airplay audience and a negligible number of track sales in the tracking week of Sept. 18-24 in the United States, according to Luminate. All three categories are essentially even compared with their previous week’s totals. (Hot Rap Songs blends streaming, airplay and sales data to rank the most popular rap songs of the week.)

Overall, “Janice STFU” equals Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s 2021 hit “Industry Baby” for the fourth-longest-running No. 1 in Hot Rap Songs history, which dates to April 1989. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” heads the leaderboard (47 weeks), with Lamar’s “Not Like Us” (26) in second place and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (20) holding the bronze.

Here’s a look at all eight of Drake’s No. 1s to spend 10 or more weeks at No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs:

Weeks at No. 1, Song Title, Artist (if other than Drake), Year(s) at No. 1
19, “Janice STFU,” 2026
18, “Hotline Bling,” 2015-16
15, “Best I Ever Had,” 2009
14, “The Motto,” feat. Lil Wayne; 2012
13, “I’m on One,” DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne; 2011
13, “Rich Flex,” with 21 Savage; 2022-23
11, “God’s Plan,” 2018
11, “In My Feelings,” 2018

The “Janice” achievement follows its parent album, ICEMAN, providing Drake another personal milestone. The set recently captured a 13th week at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, surpassing Take Care’s dozen weeks at the summit for the best run of Drake’s career.

Notably, “Janice STFU” has not vacated the No. 1 spot in its entire Hot Rap Songs chart run, tracing to its debut at the summit on the list dated May 30. Stable streaming numbers have served as the backbone to the song’s consistency, as the track rules the Rap Streaming Songs ranking for a 17th week.