Dolly Parton died following a "brief battle" with cancer.

The country music legend passed away on Tuesday (25.08.26) at the age of 80 and while she had spoken before her death about suffering from health issues, it had not been confirmed what they were until now.

Her representatives said in a statement: "Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life...Read more

Taylor Swift doesn't think a "world without" Dolly Parton feels "possible, real, or right".

The country legend passed away on Tuesday (25.08.26) at the age of 80 following a short battle with cancer, and in a heartfelt tribute message, the Fate of Ophelia hitmaker insisted her legacy will be "everlasting" thanks to Dolly's "eternally generous" ...Read more

Beyonce has hailed Dolly Parton as "the north star" and "truly one of one".

The 44-year-old star has paid tribute to the late country icon, who died on Tuesday (25.08.26) aged 80 after a short battle with cancer, after they collaborated on Bey's 2024 Cowboy Carter album.

She wrote on her website: "Dolly, you were the barometer. The north star....Read more

Eminem has shared a heartfelt letter from Dolly Parton and regrets that they never met.

The 53-year-old rapper has described the late country music legend, who passed away on Tuesday (25.08.26) aged 80, as "an icon" even for someone in the hip-hop world.

He wrote on X: "I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly ...Read more

Emily Eavis says Dolly Parton was an "absolute delight" when she played Glastonbury in 2014.

The festival organiser was overjoyed to get to book the country music icon for the coved Sunday afternoon legends slot on the Pyramid Stage over a decade ago, and Emily has reflected on the special weekend following Dolly's death on Tuesday (25.08.26) ...Read more

Barry Manilow is taking a break from touring after "pushing too hard".

The 83-year-old singer - who cancelled a number of shows earlier this year amid his health battles - abruptly pulled the plug on his Las Vegas residency shows at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino at short notice on Friday (21.08.26) and Saturday (22.08.26), and now he...Read more

Ryan Gosling is working on a live-action Flintstones film.

The Barbie actor and his Open Invite producing partner Jessie Henderson are in early development on the Warner Bros. project, which would focus on an adult Bamm-Bamm Rubble.

According to Deadline, the producers are currently looking for a writer for the movie.

Bamm-Bamm was a baby in ...Read more

Camron Jones is set to play Tupac Shakur in the upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic.

The rising star, best known for his role in Amazon Prime's young adult drama Panic, is joining the cast of Universal Pictures' movie Snoop.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed he will portray iconic rapper 2Pac in the film.

Snoop and Shakur were labelmates at Death ...Read more

Dolly Parton’s death has left the music, film and television worlds reeling, with stars and luminaries across those industries and more paying tribute to the beloved entertainer’s life and legacy.

Parton, the accomplished country music star who became a national treasure and pop culture icon, died Tuesday at age 80, her nephew Bryan Seaver ...Read more

Harry Styles has revealed how he "washes off" his superstar stage persona after performing.

The 32-year-old singer opened up about separating the global pop star seen by thousands of fans from his private self in a new interview with W magazine, accompanied by a fashion shoot by photographer David Sims.

His interview comes as Harry prepares to...Read more

Glenn Close has leapt to the defense of Kim Kardashian over criticism of her acting in All's Fair.

Describing her co-star and friend as a "KIND, funny, steady, smart powerhouse of a woman and mother", the 79-year-old Fatal Attraction star spoke out after sharing photographs from the set of the second season of Ryan Murphy's Hulu legal drama, ...Read more

Dame Maggie Smith left a fortune of almost £16 million to her two actor sons following her death.

Newly published probate records reveal how the Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star divided her estate after the double Oscar winner died aged 89 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London in September 2024, surrounded by friends and family.

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Dolly Parton is said to have been hospitalised with kidney and autoimmune issues five days before her death aged 80.

The country music icon was admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, last week, TMZ has reported, before news of Dolly's passing emerged on Tuesday (25.08.26.)

In her final interview, Dolly ...Read more

The not-so-well-kept secret to Dolly Parton’s success wasn’t just that she was a first-rate singer, songwriter, philanthropist, entrepreneur, pop-culture dynamo and champion of literacy and education. Rather, it was that while this country music queen took her music very seriously, she never hesitated to make fun of herself — on and off ...Read more

Martin Scorsese is set to become honorary president of Italy's David di Donatello Academy - with the legendary filmmaker saying Italian cinema has been a "constant source of inspiration" throughout his life.

The 83-year-old Goodfellas and Taxi Driver director has accepted the position at the Accademia del Cinema Italiano, which oversees the ...Read more

Rumer Willis is cherishing every moment with her father Bruce Willis as he lives with frontotemporal dementia.

Revealing seeing his granddaughter Louetta can still bring a smile to the Die Hard star's face, the 38-year-old actress - the eldest daughter of Bruce, 71, and Demi Moore, 63 - spoke to People about how she is dealing with her dad's ...Read more

The crowd rose to greet a legend — some 13,000 fans cheering in approval at the mere sight of a woman who had given them so much over the years.

“What a nice welcome,” Dolly Parton replied to the fans who just keep right applauding at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. “Aww, listen to you. I ain’t all that.”

That scene ...Read more

CHICAGO — In the middle of Dollywood — a theme park in the Smoky Mountains that I have visited 50 times or more — there’s a replica of the one-bedroom house in which Dolly Parton grew up in Sevier County, Tennessee, as one of 12 children.

It’s not the actual house, although some visitors tend to think so. But it’s the same size. And...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dolly Parton was the last star in music everyone in America could agree on. Her brilliant career as a carefully-sculpted backwoods icon (one with unmatched insight into the human heart) told the nation stories it craved to hear about itself — songs about resilience and dignity under poverty and labor, how to hold conflicting ...Read more

Country music icon Dolly Parton will be entombed next to her husband Carl Thomas Dean in Tennessee.

The 80-year-old singer will spend eternity wearing high heels and a comfortable cotton dress, according to TMZ. Dean, who died in March 2025, was laid to rest in a mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville.

The pair spent 60 years ...Read more