Dolly Parton Posthumously Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award, Watch Emotional Video Message

Disita SikdarThu, September 17, 2026 at 6:14 PM UTC

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In a heartfelt development, Dolly Parton accepted her Lifetime Achievement Award in a pre-recorded video. Parton passed away on August 25, 2026. She was 80 years old at the time of her demise.

The late country icon, who is famously known for her work in 9 to 5, made a posthumous appearance at the 25th annual Americana Honors & Awards, held on September 16, 2026, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Because she was aware of the honor beforehand, she accepted the award via a pre-taped video message.

As the taped segment rolled on, Parton could be heard saying, “Well, hey, it’s Dolly, and I am so honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.” The Grammy winner further added, “I want to thank everyone at the AMA for recognizing me with this award. It’s a great honor truly, and just know that I will always love you.”

Parton was honored by her longtime friend and collaborator Emmylou Harris. Following the video message, Brandi Carlile and the acoustic trio I’m With Her took the stage to perform a moving tribute rendition of Parton’s classic, Coat of Many Colors.

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Dolly Parton looked back on the career revival that changed everything

Dolly Parton reflected on how roots music was the kind of music she grew up playing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. She revealed how that was the music that played a huge role in her recording her thirty-fifth solo studio album, Hungry Again, which was released on August 25, 1998.

Parton stated, “I mean, roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains. It’s that same music that drew me back to East Tennessee in 1997 to write and record my album, Hungry Again. And that project really opened the door to a series of bluegrass and acoustic albums that changed the course of my career in so many ways.”

Dolly Parton also shared how the new generation of fans discovered her albums she created back then and celebrated her work. “Now, new fans discovered these albums, new Americana music communities embraced them, and now looking back at it all, I see this era of my career as a musical renaissance of sorts,” added the legendary singer.

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