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Dolly Parton Chokes Up While Talking About Missing Her Husband

Published: 05/02/2025
Dolly Parton got choked up while talking about her husband's death for the first time on TV ... saying it's been a real tough adjustment -- 'cause she loved her late husband for decades. The legendary singer-songwriter talked about her husband of nearly 60 years during an interview with "TODAY' on…
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Dolly Parton Remembers Late Husband Carl Dean, Says She'll Always Love Him

Published: 03/14/2025
Dolly Parton is remembering her late husband, Carl Dean ... and it sounds like their love story is not over. The icon touched on Carl's recent death Friday during a sneak peek of Dollywood's upcoming 40th season. Dolly took the stage, grabbed the mic and told the crowd ... "Of course I will always…
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Dolly Parton Releases New Song Dedicated to Late Husband Carl Dean

Published: 03/07/2025
Dolly Parton is honoring her late husband, Carl Dean, by pouring her heart in a brand new song. The song, titled "If You Hadn’t Been There," dropped on Friday ... just days after Dolly announced her longtime partner of more than half a century had passed. The icon took to Instagram to share the…
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Dolly Parton's Husband Carl Dean Dead at 82

Published: 03/03/2025
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband for more than half a century, is dead ... according to the icon herself. Dolly announced Carl's passing Monday evening, saying her beloved will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with their immediate family. While she did not mention a cause of death, Carl had…
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Beyoncé Wins First Country Music Honor at Billboard Music Awards

Published: 12/13/2024
Beyoncé's really earning the name "Cowboy Carter" ... riding away from the Billboard Music Awards with her first country music win after being snubbed by the Country Music Association. The singer-songwriter took home the trophy for top country female artists at the award ceremony Thursday ... her…
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Sabrina Carpenter Admits Her Music Made It Onto Her Spotify Wrapped

Published: 12/10/2024
Sabrina Carpenter may be her own No. 1 fan ... admitting her own songs made their way onto her Spotify Wrapped for 2024. The pop star made the confession in Vogue Arabia, in which she shared she was a bit embarrassed at first to see her own tracks make it onto her personalized end-of-year roundup.…
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CMA Awards Biggest Moments Through the Years

Published: 11/20/2024
The CMA Awards are set to bring out the biggest stars in country music ... with Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning hosting the major awards show in Nashville Wednesday night. Like in years past, a number of stars are expected to hit the stage as presenters, winners, and performers ...…
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Dolly Parton's Brother David Dead at 82

Published: 11/16/2024
Dolly Parton's brother, David, has died ... this according to their sister -- who paid tribute to him on social media. Stella Parton announced the sad news via X Friday ... saying her wonderful brother had passed away -- adding it's never easy to lose a loved one, but she knows David is now at…
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Taylor Swift Makes Huge Hurricane Relief Donation, Joins Other Celebs

Published: 10/09/2024
Taylor Swift's helping out people in the Southeastern U.S. ... donating big money for hurricane relief -- and, she's not the only celeb offering monetary aid. The pop star donated $5 million to Feeding America, an organization dedicated to providing supplies to hundreds of food banks around the…
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Dolly Parton Dazzles at Private Event After Huge Hurricane Relief Donation

Published: 10/05/2024
Dolly Parton quickly got back to work after making a huge donation to Hurricane Helene relief ... and TMZ has video of her entertaining at a private event. Here's the deal ... the country superstar just pledged $1 million to help Hurricane Helene victims in a partnership with Walmart ... the chain…
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Dolly Parton Defends CMA Awards After Beyoncé Snub

Published: 09/17/2024
Dolly Parton is refusing to take sides in the drama between the CMAs and Beyoncé ... unwilling to acknowledge the singer may've been purposefully shut out of the awards show. The country legend addressed Bey earning not one CMA Awards nomination -- despite having one of the biggest country albums…
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Taylor Swift Dominates NFL Promo Video For New Season, Outshines Patrick Mahomes

Published: 09/03/2024
The love story between Taylor Swift and the National Football League is back for a second season ... because the NFL is promoting the pop star more than the game's best player. The NFL just released a promo video for the 2024 season ahead of Thursday's opening game, and Taylor has the lion's share…
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Dolly Parton Dazzles at Private Event After Huge Hurricane Relief Donation

Dolly Parton quickly got back to work after making a huge donation to Hurricane Helene relief ... and TMZ has video of her entertaining at a private event.
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Elle King Faced 'High Level of Pain' During Dolly Parton Drunken Tribute

Elle King is opening up about the struggles she faced before giving a drunken performance at Dolly Parton's birthday bash ... sharing she's come a long way in the aftermath of the scandal.
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Elle King Says Traumatic Incident Led to Disastrous Dolly Parton Tribute

Elle King's finally addressing her flubbed Dolly Parton performance in full ... chalking up the alcohol-infused song to dealing with difficult issues in her life -- and, praising Dolly's grace.
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Joy Behar Says Dolly Partons's Version Of 'Jolene' Is Anti-Feminist, Beyonce's Is Better!

As Joy put it ... she liked Bey's version better, because she feels like Dolly's song is "anti-feminist" -- and we actually got Reba's take on that as well in this interview here.
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Reba McEntire Laughs at Joy Behar's Suggestion 'Jolene' is Anti-Feminist

Joy Behar says the original "Jolene" is a song that's actually bad for women -- something Reba McEntire thinks is pretty hilarious ... this on the heels of Beyoncé's cover.
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Singer Elle King Drunkenly Botches Dolly Parton's Tribute Performance | TMZ Live

King hit the stage Friday night at the Grand Ole Opry after admittedly having one too many drinks – and was caught on multiple videos botching her tribute to Parton, while performing the music icon's tune, "Marry Me."
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Singer Elle King Drunkenly Botches Dolly Parton's Tribute Performance

Country singer Elle King drunkenly played off-key at a concert celebrating Dolly Parton's 78th Birthday, forgetting the words to a cover song while cursing up a storm.
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Jeff Bezos, 'Partner' Lauren Sanchez Give $100M to Dolly Parton for Charity

Jeff Bezos is handing off a HUGE chunk of his cash to Dolly Parton ... and he's doing so with Lauren Sanchez right by his side -- and ICYMI, she's not his GF, she's his partner.
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Dolly Parton Surprises Husband with Playboy Bunny Photoshoot

You can bet Dolly Parton's getting a big O-vation tonight for the surprise she put together for her husband's 79th birthday.
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Dolly Parton Dines With Two Super Rich Friends

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Dolly Parton Has Dinner with Paul McCartney, We Know Who Paid

If Dolly Parton and Sir Paul McCartney break bread ... who picks up the tab? Dolly actually gave us the answer!
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Dolly Parton Has Never Been On Any Of The Rides At Dollywood!

Yes it’s true! Dolly Parton tells our photog she’s actually never been on any of the rides in Dollywood and we think we may know why.
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Dolly Parton's Pretty Pictures!

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