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Dolly Parton
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Business
Dollywood plans new attractions honouring the singer Dolly Parton
A Dream Maker character, memory kiosks and a walking tour are in development.
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Lineup change
Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo quits over the band's Dolly Parton cover
He later walked the criticism back after it emerged Parton had blessed the Jolene recording before she died.
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Business
Nashville park dedicates a historic bench in memory of the singer Dolly Parton
Centennial Park marked the spot where a 1975 photo session caught her in the Sunken Garden, and tied the plaque to her literacy work.
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Festivals
Dolly Parton's estate sets the DOLLYFEST music festival for Nashville and London
The two weekend event in 2027 revives a plan she had made for her 80th birthday before her health forced her to step back.
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Charts
Five Dolly Parton songs enter the Billboard Global 200 after her death
Luminate logged 79.7 million on-demand audio streams worldwide on August 26, and Ultimate Dolly Parton re-entered the album chart at No. 5.
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Tours
Harry Styles opens a 30-night Madison Square Garden concert residency
The run to October 31 closes the US leg of Together, Together, with fans telling NPR resale seats hit about $1,200.
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Festivals
Dolly Parton's DollyFest set as a two-weekend festival in Nashville and London
Dolly Parton's estate says the festival replaces a traditional public memorial for the singer, who died on Aug. 25.
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Tours
Grand Ole Opry dedicates a Saturday night concert to Dolly Parton
Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea and a surprise Jelly Roll walk-on closed the Aug. 29 bill with 9 to 5.
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Obituary
Dolly Parton has died at 80
The country music icon, songwriter and philanthropist has died at 80.
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Releases
Bad Wolves release the Jolene cover that cost the band its guitarist
Dolly Parton had agreed to sing on the track and was preparing to record when she died, and proceeds go to her Imagination Library.
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Awards
Nashville airport will be renamed for the country singer Dolly Parton
A petition passed 168,000 signatures and Governor Bill Lee announced the plan five days after her death.
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Business
Nashville airport set to be renamed for country singer Dolly Parton
A Change.org campaign sat at about 50,000 names before her death and has since climbed past 160,000.
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Business
Tennessee moves to name Nashville's airport for the country singer Dolly Parton
Governor Bill Lee and the airport authority take the renaming proposal to a board meeting on September 17.
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Legal
No charges for the man who defaced a Dolly Parton mural
The vandal, who splattered black paint on the East Nashville piece Monday, says it wasn't about hate.
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Business
Country singer Dolly Parton offered herself for cancer drug trials
Stella Parton says the singer would have taken experimental treatment to help future patients, as AMC schedules tribute screenings.
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Tours
John Mayer plays a solo Dolly Parton tribute at a SiriusXM Hamptons concert
He performed I Will Always Love You before Gravity at the Stephen Talkhouse; the set airs Saturday on Radio Andy.
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Awards
National R&B Hall of Fame will induct singer Dolly Parton in its 2027 class
LaMont Robinson's Detroit foundation named her two days after she died in Nashville at 80.
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Tours
Geese honour Dolly Parton and air Disco across two sold-out Glasgow gigs
Cameron Winter played Here You Come Again from his phone hours after her death was announced, before the band's Reading and Leeds sets.
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Business
Dolly Parton misses a Dollywood appearance over health problems
Her doctor told her not to travel this week, so she joined the theme park's new coaster opening virtually from Nashville instead.
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Awards
Dolly Parton wins the Americana Music Association's lifetime achievement award
It is the trade group's top honor for the year, and Dolly Parton is 2026's recipient.