Rest in Power, my Queen.
From USA Today:
Dolly Parton, the groundbreaking country music icon, has died. She was 80.
Parton’s death was confirmed by her family on Tuesday, Aug 25. The iconic “Jolene” singer had been facing health issues in the last year of her life and had recently missed a planned public appearance.
“My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful memories with Dolly, but so have you,” Bryan Seaver, Parton’s nephew, said in a video announcing her death on Aug. 25. The video was posted on the singer’s official social media pages.
“She has always been on your television, your record player, your CD, and on your phone playlist, becoming an extended part of your family, whether you liked it or not,” Seaver said.
Here’s what we know.
Dolly Parton health update, cause of death: How did the country music icon die?
A cause of death for Parton has not been released, but the singer had been open about her health struggles since 2025. In October, Parton spoke candidly in a video message that was released after her sister raised concerns by publicly asking fans to pray for the singer.
At the time, Parton said she was doing “OK” but had “some problems” to deal with and was undergoing “a few treatments.”
“Back when my husband, Carl, was very sick, that was for a long time, and then when he passed, I didn’t take care of myself,” Parton said. “So I let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of. So anyway, when I got around to it, the doctor said, ‘We need to take care of this. We need to take care of that.'”
Parton added at the time the she had to “cancel some things” as she underwent “a few treatments.”
In May, Parton shared a health update as she canceled all of her Las Vegas shows. In a five-minute video, she told fans she was “responding really well to meds and treatments” and “improving every day,” though she said it would take “a little while before I’m up to stage performance level” because her medications and treatments “make me a little bit swimmy headed.”
“I’ve always had problems with my kidney stones,” she said. “…My immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past three years, and [doctors] are working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those.”
“I have great doctors, and I’m doing really well, and they assure me that everything I have is treatable, so I’m going with that,” Parton added.
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