Dolly Parton has turned down a performance slot during the Super Bowl halftime show on multiple occasions, and for a few different reasons.

In 2015, show organizers wanted her to join Katy Perry’s performance (which is now-infamous for its “left shark” antics), but Parton said no, because her husband was ill.

That’s not the only reason she’s turned down the prime time slot, though.

“I couldn’t do it because of other things, or I just didn’t think I was big enough to do it — to do that big of a production,” Parton explains in a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter.

“When you think about those shows, those are big, big productions,” she continues. “I’ve never done anything with that big of a production. I don’t know if I could have. I think at the time that’s what I was thinking.”

Now, she just might be changing her mind. A recent inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Parton’s got her very own rock album — called Rockstar — coming out later this month. Not only does that project feature an array of star guests, from Beatles bandmates to Elton John and Stevie Nicks, but it also gives her a chance to put out music that’s a little bit flashier, and that might fit well with that level of onstage production.

“It would make more sense,” Parton says, regarding the idea of taking the Super Bowl halftime stage with her Rockstar material. “That might change. I might be able to do a production show.”

Grammy-winning R&B legend Usher has been confirmed as the headlining act for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, meaning that if Parton is going to star in the slot, she’ll likely have to wait until at least 2025 to do it.

The 2024 Super Bowl will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024, and air on CBS.

Country Singers Who Have Performed at the Super Bowl

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Shania Twain

Shania Twain repped country music during Super Bowl XXXVII’s halftime show in 2003. Twain performed “Man! I Feel like a Woman!” and “Up!” during a set that also featured No Doubt and Sting.

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Charley Pride

Charley Pride performed the National Anthem during Super Bowl VIII in 1974.

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Doug Kershaw

During Super Bowl XXIV in 1990, Doug Kershaw was part of a halftime lineup that also included Pete Fountain, Irma Thomas, the Nicholls State University Marching Band, the Southern University Marching Band and the USL Marching Band. Their set included “(Up a) Lazy River,” “Waiting for the Robert E. Lee,” “Here Comes the Showboat,” “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Happy Birthday to You.”

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Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks sang the National Anthem before Super Bowl XXVII in 1993. His performance was not without controversy, however!

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Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt + the Judds

Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 featured a halftime show that was all country. Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt and the Judds performed “Tuckered Out,” “It’s a Little Too Late,” “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” “No One Else on Earth” and “Love Can Build a Bridge.”

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Jewel

Jewel performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXII in 1998.

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Faith Hill

At Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, Faith Hill sang the National Anthem.

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Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXVII, in 2004.

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Kid Rock

Nobody remembers much except Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” from the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004, but along with Jackson and Justin Timberlake, Jessica Simpson, P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock, as well as marching bands from University of Houston and Texas Southern University, all performed as well. For his part, Rock sang “Bawitdaba” and “Cowboy.”

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Faith Hill (Again!)

In 2009, at Super Bowl XLIII, Faith Hill performed “America the Beautiful.”

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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood performed the National Anthem before kickoff at Super Bowl XLIV, in 2010.

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Kelly Clarkson

In 2012, at Super Bowl XLVI, Kelly Clarkson sang the National Anthem.

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Miranda Lambert + Blake Shelton

Also at Super Bowl XLVI in 2012, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert performed “America the Beautiful.”

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Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan performed the National Anthem prior to kickoff at Super Bowl LI in 2017.

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Eric Church

Eric Church teamed up with Jazmine Sullivan to perform the national anthem before Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7, 2021 in Tampa, Fla.

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Mickey Guyton

Mickey Guyton performed a stunning rendition of the national anthem before Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif.