🌟Galaxy Supernova 🌟

I promised the stars yesterday. Bi how are you? ⭐️

[🌟Galaxy Supernova 🌟 @n8te_11]

This fight was so chaotic 🤣 #RHOD

[Emotion & Music @Emotion78687]

For once, Dolly Parton was the one sitting in the audience while somebody else told her story.

That is the part of Shania Twain’s 2006 performance of “Coat of Many Colors” at the Kennedy Center Honors that stays with me.

Dolly had spent decades telling stories onstage. She knew exactly where a lyric needed a smile, where a joke belonged, where a song needed to slow down. She was usually the person holding the microphone and deciding what the audience should see.

This time, she was watching.

And Shania was singing about the little girl Dolly used to be.

That changes the feeling of the song before Shania even reaches the important lines.

“Coat of Many Colors” comes from a very specific memory: Dolly’s mother making her a coat from pieces of cloth because buying a new one simply wasn't an option. As a child, Dolly wore it proudly. Other children saw something poor. She saw something her mother had made for her.

It is a story Dolly has told many times.

But hearing somebody else tell it while she sits there is different.

You start watching Dolly instead of Shania.

That is what I find fascinating about the performance. Shania doesn't try to imitate Dolly. She doesn't put on the famous voice or mannerisms. She sings the song in her own voice, which somehow makes the tribute feel more respectful.

She isn't pretending to be Dolly.

She is reminding Dolly that her story reached someone else.

And by 2006, that story had traveled a remarkable distance.

The little coat that once marked a child as different had become part of a song known around the world. The girl who might have been embarrassed by what she wore became one of the most recognizable women in country music. And now another country star was standing in one of the most formal rooms in American culture, singing about that coat while its owner listened.

There is a lovely awkwardness to that.

For once, Dolly cannot control the story by telling it herself.

She has to receive it.

Maybe that is what makes the moment more moving than a simple tribute. Shania isn't presenting Dolly with another award. She is presenting her with something much older: her own memory, seen through somebody else's eyes.

And perhaps that is one of the nicest things another person can do with a story you have carried for years.

Not improve it.

Not explain it.

Just remember it carefully enough to give it back to you.

Dolly wrote the song. Shania sang it. But for those few minutes, the story belonged to both of them.

[Buzzing Pop @BuzzingPop]

Queen of Country Pop Shania Twain turns 61 today.

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Happy 61st birthday to the iconic Shania Twain.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Happy 61st birthday to the legendary Shania Twain.

[Shania Twain 💎💎💎 @ShaniaTwain]

Well, the past year flew by - today is my 61st Birthday and I’ve spent most of the year reflecting and looking backwards. One of the strange and emotional things about getting older is realising that my mother only ever knew me up to the age of 22. She never met the 30-year-old me, the 40, the 50, the 60, or me now.

I’ve felt my mother threaded through so much of what I’ve been doing this year with the Little Miss Twain album... Sometimes I have to stop and think about how completely unbelievable all of this would have sounded to that little girl and to my mother! My dream at the time was to be able to busk in the streets of Toronto, I didn’t imagine something bigger, that seemed such a leap from where I was. Moving forward and now looking ahead I plan to be kind to myself and others. It’s what the world needs now. I want to enjoy these moments for exactly what they are and do as many new things as I can. There are still so many things I dream of I would need another 500 years to get them all done. I want to face the things that scare me and enjoy the things that please me.

So cheers everyone to appreciating the path behind you and the one infront of you equally. Please take a moment to listen to my album Little Miss Twain - it would mean the world to me, it’s my heart and soul and story all in one ❤️ Here’s to another year of fun, laughter and dressing up!

[Cool Girl @Tea_witdre]

@atylerisborn Taylor is a must. Shania for the 90s, Taylor for the 00s and Kacey for the 10s. Her daughters that reached the summit of country!

[MILEY @miley]

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.

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. 🦋

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. 💖 @dollyparton

[Mariah Carey @MariahCarey]

Rest in Peace Dolly, one of the most brilliant, iconic, and prolific artists of all time. Your kindness and generosity will never be forgotten. I will always love you ❤️

[Daria 💕 @dariacott]

The Dallas skyline lit up pink tonight in honor of Dolly Parton. Rest easy, Backwoods Barbie, we’ll always love you and everything you gave this world, diva. 🩷

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Buckingham Palace honours the late Dolly Parton with a performance of ‘9 to 5.’

[Cool Girl @Tea_witdre]

Miley, get Kacey and Shania on the three way and let’s get the girls rehearsals for the CMA tribute. Taylor, put the red bottoms down, grab the banjo and put the kerastase down and give us debut curls. I’m signing you up for a shift. Carrie, we’ll call…..

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Shania Twain reposts her duet with Dolly Parton:

“My mentor is gone. My songwriting teacher and hero of grace and humility. There is a hole in my heart but the joy of just the thought of her smile will continue to fill me with inspiration for as long as I live.“

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Beyoncé pays tribute to the late Dolly Parton:

“Dolly, you were the barometer. The North Star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship. I'm honored that I had the privilege to work with you. I will treasure that forever. Thank you for your profound impact on the world. You are an angel who has made this
world a happier place because of your joyful art. You are truly one of one. Rest peacefully.”

[Snoopy @snoopyb047]

Dolly parton 💔🤲

[Shania Twain 💎💎💎 @ShaniaTwain]

Dolly was pure light sent from heaven. My mentor is gone. My songwriting teacher and hero of grace and humility. There is a hole in my heart but the joy of just the thought of her smile will continue to fill me with inspiration for as long as I live. I will cherish this moment performing Coat Of Many Colors with Dolly forever. Goodbye Dolly. Rest in peace, beautiful angel.

[Reba McEntire @reba]

Well, I just got the news that my buddy Dolly passed onto the higher and greater side.

Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth.

Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart.

There will never ever be another you.
We will remember and cherish every memory and every note you ever played and sang.

Thank you, Lord, for Dolly.
She’s gonna have a blast in heaven singing all her favorite songs with all her family and friends who have gone on before her.

I’ll never forget the first time I met you and I’ll never forget our last conversation. I hold it with love in my heart.

I will always love you,
Reba

[Empire State Building Observation Deck @EmpireStateBldg]

Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.

Dolly was a global cultural icon whose seven-decade career reached generations of fans. Beyond entertainment, Dolly leaves a significant philanthropic legacy through the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, which has provided hundreds of millions of books to children worldwide.

At Nine-Two-Five tonight, we celebrate her and her legacy 💖

[★ @thematrixwizard]

Rest in peace, Dolly Parton.

[K A C E Y @KaceyMusgraves]

The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden.