Dolly Parton cause of death: How did the country music icon pass away?

Dolly Parton , the rhinestone-clad country music star, has died at 80. Per Reuters, the legendary singer, whose songs turned heartbreak, hard work and hope into some of the most enduring music of the past six decades, passed away peacefully in Nashville on August 25, 2026, surrounded by loved ones, according to her family and representatives.

According to her representatives, she had been fighting a “brief battle with cancer” before she passed away.