Dottie West

Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel and Dolly's Life of Many Colors Museum have officially opened in downtown Nashville, bringing together 240 hotel rooms, live music venues and the most comprehensive exhibition yet devoted to Parton's life and career.

U2 will release their first studio album in nine years in November, with a previously recorded duet between Bono and Dolly Parton forming the closing track.

Sally Field remembered her Steel Magnolias co-star as an artist, humanitarian and friend, before Reba McEntire performed Parton's Appalachian Memories at the 78th Emmy Awards.

Stella Parton has criticised the flood of AI-generated material and misinformation surrounding her sister Dolly Parton's death, asking the public to show greater compassion while her family grieves.

Olivia Newton-John's final recorded performance was a new version of Dolly Parton's "Jolene", bringing the two singers together on a song Newton-John first recorded in 1976.

Dolly Parton rejected Colonel Tom Parker's demand for publishing on behalf of Elvis Presley, a decision that ultimately preserved her ownership of one of the most valuable songs in modern music.

Australian artists including Troy Cassar-Daley, Clare Bowditch, Amy Sheppard, Busby Marou, Kasey Chambers and Russell Morris have remembered Dolly Parton following her death at 80, reflecting on her music, generosity and personal connection with Australian audiences.