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Taylor Swift mourns Dolly Parton: 'A world without Dolly doesn't feel possible'
Swift called Parton an everlasting influence after the country icon died at 80, and Parton had recently thanked Swift and Travis Kelce for a $2 million donation.
- On Tuesday, country music legend Dolly Parton died in Nashville at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, according to her family's announcement on Instagram.
- Swift and Parton shared mutual admiration since meeting at the Grand Ole Opry House in October 2010, with Swift later describing the icon as a "force of evolution and transformation" in the music industry.
- Last month, Swift and Travis Kelce donated $2 million to the Imagination Library, a literacy program providing free books to children, which Parton celebrated in a video message thanking the couple.
- "A world without Dolly doesn't feel possible, real, or right," Swift said in a statement released late Tuesday, honoring the icon as "truly the gift that kept on giving."
- Parton's influence extended beyond music, providing a blueprint for artists like Swift to defend their self-worth while encouraging young girls to pursue dreams through her songwriting and storytelling legacy.
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Taylor Swift mourns Dolly Parton, pays heartfelt tribute
Taylor Swift is among the many artists mourning the death of Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at 80 following a brief battle with cancer.Swift's admiration for Parton dates back years, in a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she...
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