Miley Cyrus pays tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton in an emotional message posted to Instagram:
“The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts,” Cyrus wrote. “What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.”
Cyrus concluded, “I will always love her and want to make her proud. My heart breaks for the world, her family and friends who will miss her deeply. We’re in this loss together and we will see her in all of the most beautiful things.”
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In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.
She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.
The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.
She handed out the checks herself.
In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.
When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.
You've probably heard that part.
Here's the part you haven't:
The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.
Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.
She built her county an entire hospital.
She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.
In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.
Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.
In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.
And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.
She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.
She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.
Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸
during every era, Miley was consulting Dolly as mentor and inspiration, even asking for her approval before releasing her projects, now this part of the HM special makes total sense.
Do these people not understand it’s easier for people with professional more casual relationships to make statements quicker compared to Miley who lost her godmother like what
Miley previously said how is [August 25th] important to her :
• August 25, 2006 — Hannah Montana premiered on Disney Channel.
• August 25, 2010 - Miley and Liam Hemsworth reportedly separated for the first time.
• August 25, 2013 - Wrecking Ball was released.
• August 25, 2013 Miley’s iconic 2013 VMAs performance happened.
• August 25, 2017 — Miley released “Younger Now.”
• August 25, 2023 - “Used To Be Young” was released.
• August 25 - Billy Ray Cyrus’ birthday.
• August 25, 2026 — And today Dolly Parton’s death makes this date even more emotional. 🕊️
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to Dolly Parton:
“I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.”