Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Dolly Parton recruited Miley Cyrus for a cover of Cyrus' song "Wrecking Ball."
Parton, 77, released the cover featuring Cyrus, her goddaughter and a fellow singer and actress, on Friday.
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1 of 5 | Dolly Parton released a cover of "Wrecking Ball" featuring Miley Cyrus, the original artist and her goddaughter. File Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI | License Photo
Cyrus, whose father Billy Ray Cyrus is a close friend of Parton's, celebrated the collaboration on Instagram.
"I've grown up covering my Aunt Dollys music & it's an honor to hear her singing one of my songs," Cyrus wrote.
"I love you Aunt Dolly! I'm so happy to add another collaboration under our bedazzled (studded leather) belt! We're ROCKSTARS now! You can hear so much sweetness and love on this record. Excited to share it with everyone. Forever your Baby Doll, Miley."
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"Wrecking Ball" appears on Cyrus fourth studio album, Bangerz, released in 2013. The song's iconic music video has more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube.
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Parton's version of "Wrecking Ball" appears on her forthcoming album Rockstar. The album includes nine original songs and 21 covers of favorite rock songs featuring Stevie Nicks, Elton John, Steven Tyler and other artists.
Parton released a cover of the 4 Non Blondes song "What's Up?" featuring Linda Perry in September.
Rockstar is scheduled for release Nov. 17.
Dolly Parton, who founded the "Imagination Library" in her native Sevier County in Tennessee, attends a function at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on March 23, 2000. Parton was in town to pick up an award from the Association of American Publishers for her efforts to promote literacy. Her five-year-old program has already donated 150,000 books to the county's children. Photo by Joel Rennich/UPI | License Photo
