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Photograph: Chris Torres/EPARead the full report below:Key events5h agoDolly Parton's team confirms she has died after 'brief battle with cancer'8h agoRemembering Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved personalities in music and beyond9h agoDolly Parton musical still on track to open on Broadway early next year9h agoParton to have small, private funeral service for immediate family10h agoParton's funeral to be private family affair, report says10h agoDolly Parton's best one-liners \u2013 the star in her own words10h agoVideo: Dolly Parton's family announce death and pay tribute10h agoDionne Warwick pays tribute: 'My heart is heavy'11h ago'You gave so much with your huge heart': Reba McEntire pays tribute to 'my buddy Dolly'11h ago'A true loss for millions of people': Trump says US flags will be lowered tonight for a week for Parton11h agoParton's much-cherished philanthropic work - at a glance11h agoParton's death follows recent health issues and death of husband Carl Dean11h agoAppreciation: Parton's peerless career turned country music cliches inside out12h agoDolly Parton has died aged 80, her family announcesAn unexpected tribute from your supermarket aisle:Australian supermarket chain Coles will be playing Dolly Parton\u2019s music and greatest hits at its stores nationwide for an hour today, between 3-4pm. That\u2019s for those not working 9-5.A Dolly Parton fan in Nashville sports a tattoo of the star on their leg. Photograph: Ray Di Pietro/ShutterstockAudience members gasped as news of Dolly Parton\u2019s death was announced on stage before a UK performance of 9 To 5: The Musical.Karla Tracey, who plays Parton\u2019s character Doralee, broke the news to the audience at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing, West Sussex before paying tribute to the singer.\n double quotation markTonight, we will perform the piece as she intended with great respect and affection for the woman whose vision brought it to life. \u201cAs we begin, we dedicate tonight\u2019s performance to Dolly Parton, with our deepest thanks for the music, laughter and joy she gave us.\nFlowers and a note left by fans are seen by the bronze statue of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee on 25 August 2026. Photograph: AM Stewart/AFP/Getty ImagesThe LGBTQ community in the US is mourning the passing of \u2018diva\u2019 Dolly Parton, reports Agence France-Presse.At a Washington gay bar, Cameron Austin donned a country western outfit replete with cowboy boots, as he sat in the corner sipping a drink while Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201cWhen I\u2019m Gone\u201d blasted through the sound system.\u201cI didn\u2019t grow up listening to a lot of the gay icons that we typically think of, but she\u2019s the one that\u2019s been with me from the very start,\u201d Cameron Austin, a 28-year-old east Tennessee native said at a party honoring the country superstar at a bar in Washington.\u201cDolly was always there for me.\u201dIn death, just as in life, Dolly Parton was a rare unifier in a highly polarized America.Fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton at her home in Brentwood on August 25, 2026 in Brentwood, Tennessee. Parton passed away on 25 August 2026 at the age of 80. Photograph: Tibrina Hobson/Getty ImagesHer legacy is being celebrated by the Trump-controlled White House, honky-tonks across the largely conservative US south, and \u2013 especially \u2013 in America\u2019s gay bars.In the rhinestone-clad, quick-witted country music queen, many gays and lesbians saw an unexpected but unwavering ally that advocated for their dignity and rights long before it was popular to do so.Tom Jones said Dolly Parton\u2019s death had left a \u201cgreat emptiness\u201d.Dolly Parton's Star on the Music City Walk of Fame Photograph: Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA/Shutterstock\n double quotation markShe had an angelic but powerful voice with vast influence on generations to come,\u201d he wrote on Instagram. A wonderful and generous person with an amazing story, RIP Dolly.\nDolly, warmly remembered in the Castro district of San Fransisco.The marquee of the Castro Theater honors country singer Dolly Parton in the Castro District of San Francisco on Tuesday, 25 Aug., 2026. Photograph: Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle/APOutside the Harvey Milk Plaza.Fans of Dolly Parton gather to celebrate the life of the country singer at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District of San Francisco. Photograph: Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle/APA Dolly fan.A fan of Dolly Parton gathers to celebrate the life of the country singer at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District of San Francisco. Photograph: Dan Hernandez/San Francisco Chronicle/APCeline Dion has paid tribute to Dolly Parton, writing on Instagram: \u201cDolly\u2026 you were pure light, with a kind heart and a generous spirit.\n double quotation markWe will now be missing one of the most joyful voices this world has ever known. Thank you for the music, the laughter, and the love you gave us all. We will always love you.\nTaylor Swift is the latest star to pay tribute to Dolly Parton, describing her as a \u201cdazzling\u201d person, and a gift that \u201ckept on giving\u201d.\n double quotation markA world without Dolly doesn\u2019t feel possible, real, or right,\u201d Swift began in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter. \u201cBut because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one.\nDolly Parton performs on NBC's \"Today\" show in New York on 13 May 2014. Photograph: Charles Sykes/AP\n double quotation markShe was truly the gift that kept on giving. Dolly gave us someone to look up to while encouraging us to be who we are as individuals. Somehow she was able to give us her lessons about the world gently and honestly, simultaneously, and oftentimes hilariously\u2026 She managed to give the world the ultimate mystery and fantasy in some corners of her life, but to give full transparency in the ways that counted. Somehow she was true grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person. She possessed the softest heart when it came to the struggles of others, and a backbone of steel to defend her own self worth as an artist.\nShe finished by saying:\n double quotation markAlong with her other fans, I am so grateful for all of it. For the melodies and lyrics she wrote that thawed even the coldest hearts. For the millions of books she provided children all over the world so that they might fall in love with stories the way she did. For the tightropes she walked so that young girls like me could grow up dreaming of joining the circus too. Dolly, I\u2019ll think of you each step of the way.\nDolly Parton was many things to millions of people \u2013 entertainer, songwriter, businesswoman, philanthropist, friend and inspiration. To those fortunate enough to know and work alongside her, she was also simply Dolly: warm, funny, thoughtful, generous and always deeply grounded in where she came from and the people she loved, writes the Associated Press.\n double quotation markDolly often said that she had been blessed far beyond anything she ever dreamed possible, and she believed deeply that those blessings came with a responsibility to give something back,\u201d said Jeff Conyers, president of The Dollywood Foundation.\nA photo of the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton is displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee on 25 August 2026. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images\n double quotation markThat belief is woven into everything we do at The Dollywood Foundation. While we are heartbroken by her loss, the mission she gave us is as clear today as it has ever been, and it has ever been, and we will carry it forward for generations to come.\nBryan Armen GrahamThere are not many people who could match Dolly Parton as a singular figure in American life, but Don King is surely one of them. The flamboyant and controversial boxing promoter, who turned 95 last week, has shared a remembrance of Parton on social media, describing her as a \u201cdear friend\u201d and offering a characteristically vivid farewell.\u201cI love Dolly Parton,\u201d King said. \u201cShe was a dear friend. She\u2019d be greatly missed here on earth, but she\u2019d be eternally remembered spiritually. Let the Lord giveth and the Lord take it away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Rest easy, Dolly, and keep a light in the window for me.\u201dAllow Instagram content?This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'.King and Parton made for unlikely contemporaries. Both emerged from improbable beginnings to become larger-than-life American pop-culture icons, rising to global prominence in the 1970s and remaining instantly recognizable for decades afterward. Parton grew up in a one-room cabin in rural Tennessee as one of 12 children. King, known for his gravity-defying shock of silver hair, listened to Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier\u2019s first fight from prison in 1971; four years later, he promoted their third, the Thrilla in Manila.Whether they were actually close is less clear. There appears to be no public record of a friendship between the pair, nor much evidence that their paths in the otherwise overlapping worlds of sports, entertainment and celebrity ever crossed publicly.But King\u2019s tribute was heartfelt nonetheless. And if nothing else, it was a case of game recognizing game: one unmistakable American original saluting another.The Empire State building sparkling pink tonight in honour of Dolly.Empire State Building sparkles in pink in honor of Dolly Parton\u2019s life and legacy on 25 August 2026 in New York, New York. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesPeople watch the Empire State Building lit up in pink to honor the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in New York on 25 August 2026. Photograph: Leonardo Mu\u00f1oz/AFP/Getty ImagesMore tributes to Dolly Parton, in pictures.Mourners pay their respects to Dolly Parton after the announcement of her passing, at the Dolly Parton Statue in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee, US. Photograph: Kevin Fogarty/ReutersA classic number plate.People leave flowers and memorabilia at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of singer and actress Dolly Parton following her death. Photograph: Chris Torres/EPAPeople gathered at the Dolly Parton statue.James A. Gambrell, a former chef at Dollywood, touches the Dolly Parton statue in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee. Photograph: Dylan Lovan/APJad Abumrad, journalist and creator of the Dolly Parton\u2019s America podcast has written an insightful opinion piece for the New York Times detailing his interactions with the country music queen. He starts:\n double quotation markI was lucky enough to interview Dolly Parton a dozen times, on two different continents, and she began nearly every interview with some version of this: \u2018Ask me anything you want to ask me, and I\u2019ll tell you what I want you to hear!\u2019\u201d\nRead it all here.Beyond her musical talent, Parton was also lauded for her extensive philanthropic work on literacy through organizations such as the Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library.The Imagination Library, which sends free books to children from birth to age five, has gifted more than 270m books since it was founded by Parton in 1995, inspired by her father, who could not read or write.In 2024, one in seven children aged under five in the US received a book in the post each month from the program.Dolly Parton displays a pin on her jacket. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/APThe Imagination Library was launched in the UK in 2007 on the back of the success of the project in the US.The program\u2019s UK outfit, which began in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has since gifted 7m books.The Imagination Library X account posted that their team were \u201cheartbroken\u201d at the loss of their founder, who was proud that the program \u201cgrew into what it is today\u201d.Beyonc\u00e9 has paid tribute to Dolly Parton, saying in a statement published to her website:\n double quotation markDolly, you were the barometer. The north star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship.\n I\u2019m honored that I had the privilege to work with you. I will treasure that forever. Thank you for your profound impact on the world. You are an angel who has made this world a happier place because of your joyful art. You are truly one of one. Rest peacefully.\nCheck out this collection of Dolly Parton\u2019s life through pictures.Dolly Parton and Joan Rivers during Sandy Gallin's Christmas Party at Sandy Gallin's Home in Beverly Hills, California, United States, 18 December 1988. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesSome amazing photographs below.A look at Dolly Parton, through her most memorable quotes.On positivity: \u201cThe way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.\u201dA wand with a star is placed over Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the news of her death, in Los Angeles. Photograph: Chris Pizzello/APOn her career: \u201cYou\u2019ll never do a whole lot unless you\u2019re brave enough to try.\u201dOn her looks: \u201cIt costs a lot of money to look this cheap.\u201dOn relationships:\u201cI think everyone should be with who they love. I don\u2019t want to be controversial or stir up a bunch of trouble but people are going to love who they are going to love. I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.\u201dRead more of Dolly in her words below:Dolly Parton's team confirms she has died after 'brief battle with cancer'Dolly Parton\u2019s team has confirmed the country music legend died after \u201cafter bravely facing a brief battle with cancer\u201d.\u201cDolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,\u201d the statement continued.US country music legend Dolly Parton died at the age of 80, her family announced on social media on 25 August 2026. Photograph: Chris Torres/EPARead the full report below:Ben Stiller shares his memory of Dolly Parton:Writing on X, he said:\n double quotation markDolly Parton memory: her being incredibly nice and cool to EVERYONE when i was on SNL in 1988 as a featured player/apprentice writer and wrote a sketch for her and me that bombed at readthrough and she totally sold it as it bombed and was so kind about it and I never met her again but always wanted to thank her for being so cool and making me and everyone feel special. What an icon, and for so long. A person who emanated goodness, and of course, a brilliant songwriter and performer. Sending love to her family and friends.\nAbout 15,000km (9,300 miles) away from Dolly Parton\u2019s beloved Smoky Mountains home in Tennessee, a small town in rural Australia will always love her.Narromine, a farming community of 4,000 people in central NSW, is home to the Dolly Parton festival, which fills the wide country streets with her music every year.Organiser Susie Rae said the town would hold a minute of silence to honour the queen of country music at the festival on 10 October, after Parton\u2019s death.Australia\u2019s first Dolly Parton festival in Narromine, central west NSW, Australia, on 1 October 2022. 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