Celebrity tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: ‘a gift to the world’
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Key context: <p>Lily Tomlin, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Céline Dion and Oprah Winfrey are among those remembering the queen of country <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead">after she died aged 80</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-music-career">Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside out</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-life-in-pictures">Dolly Parton – a life in pictures</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-dead-age-80-live">Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Tributes have poured in for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/dolly-parton">Dolly Parton</a>, the country singer, songwriter and actor, after her death aged 80.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead">News of her death</a> was shared by her nephew <a href="https://x.com/DollyParton/status/2092309743981228273">on social media</a>. “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” he said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-death-celebrity-reactions">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Lily Tomlin, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Céline Dion and Oprah Winfrey are among those remembering the queen of country after she died aged 80Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside outDolly Parton – a life in picturesCountry music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updatesTributes have poured in for Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter and actor, after her death aged 80.News of her death was shared by her nephew on social media. “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” he said. Continue reading...
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