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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Owen Myers and Benjamin Lee

Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and more pay tribute to Dolly Parton: ‘Her legacy will be everlasting’

Dolly Parton in red carpet photo in silver rhinestoned black dress, smiling broadly with hands on hips
Dolly Parton in 2025. Photograph: AFF-USA/Shutterstock

Tributes 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.

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