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Sabrina Carpenter, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey and Julia Roberts were reported to have paid tribute to country singer Dolly Parton on Wednesday night during the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville. Parton was reported to have died in August.
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Miley Cyrus paid an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. She spoke about their close bond and sang Parton’s song “Jolene”. The reports disagreed over whether Parton was Cyrus’s godfather or godmother. One later report said Cyrus also responded during the show to criticism of her first performance in four years, after videos showed her frequently directing the microphone toward the audience.