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Dolly Parton posthumously accepts Lifetime Achievement Award in video recorded before death

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Ryan, T. (2026, September 17). Dolly Parton posthumously accepts Lifetime Achievement Award in video recorded before death. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/17/celebrity-news/dolly-parton-posthumously-accepts-lifetime-achievement-award-in-video-recorded-before-death/

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Dolly Parton posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Honors & Awards 2026 through a prerecorded video message, in which she expressed her gratitude for the award and reflected on her musical journey from the Smoky Mountains to Nashville. The ceremony featured remarks by friend Emmylou Harris, who celebrated Parton’s versatility as both a songwriter and performer. The tribute concluded with a performance of "Coat of Many Colors" by Brandi Carlile and I’m with Her.

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Dolly Parton, who passed away in August at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, was posthumously awarded the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Music Association (AMA). The award ceremony took place at the Americana Honors & Awards 2026. In a pre-recorded video message played during the event, Parton expressed her gratitude and delight for being recognized with this honor. She reflected on her musical roots in the Smoky Mountains and how her return to recording bluegrass and acoustic albums had changed her career trajectory. Parton emphasized that this era of her music had been embraced by new fans, calling it a "musical renaissance." The event featured a performance of Parton’s song "Coat Of Many Colors" by Brandi Carlile and the band I’m With Her.

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Dolly Parton posthumously accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Honors & Awards 2026 in a video she recorded before her death. asserted

she → accept → death

The “Jolene” singer, who passed away on Aug. 25, said in the video that she was “so honored” to receive the coveted award on Wednesday. asserted

she → pass → Wednesday

“Roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains,” Parton added. asserted

Parton → call → Mountains

“It’s that same music that drew me back to East Tennessee back in 1997 to write and record my album ‘Hungry Again.’ asserted

that → ’ → album

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,” she recalled. asserted

she → open → ways

Parton said now that “new fans” have discovered her albums and have “embraced them,” she feels as though that era of her career is a “musical renaissance.” asserted

era → say → career

“I want to thank everyone at the AMA for recognizing me with this award,” she continued. asserted

she → want → award

“It’s a great honor, truly, and just know that I will always love you asserted

I → know → you

,” the country star concluded. asserted

star → conclude → ?

Prior to the video being played, Parton’s friend Emmylou Harris delivered opening remarks about the songwriter’s legacy. asserted

friend → play → legacy

“She was one of our all-time greatest songwriters, but she shined just as brightly on stage,” Harris, 79, shared. asserted

Harris → shin → stage

“She lit up the TV screen and then she, she lit up the movie screen.” asserted

she → light → screen

The “If This Is Goodbye” songstress said Parton’s “stunningly beautiful, pure mountain voice could make us cry and then crack us up with a well-aimed, sometimes body joke.” “There was nothing Dolly couldn’t do, and so she did it,” she added. After the video, the tribute concluded with a performance of Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors,” performed by Brandi Carlile and I’m with Her. uncertain

I → say → Her

Dolly Parton posthumously accepts Lifetime Achievement Award in video recorded before death

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