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Miley Cyrus Honors Late Godmother Dolly Parton With Emotional…
Miley Cyrus sang Jolene, the signature song of her godmother Dolly Parton, during her show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; the crowd knew every word.
On air: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Weekend EditionPublished
At a glance
- First reported by NBC News: “Miley Cyrus Honors Late Godmother Dolly Parton With Emotional Performance”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 2:30 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Dolly Parton.
- BBN covered this story before: Dolly Parton's used drugstore cosmetics are up for auction, starting… (October 17).
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMiley Cyrus sang Jolene at the Hollywood Bowl, a tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton, whom she calls Aunt Dolly.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSinging Jolene to the woman who wrote it. That's a family reunion with a setlist.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex has the Hot Seat next, and I hear somebody's already sweating.
The story so far
- Dolly Parton's niece wants to learn Welsh after singing with Bronwen… · BBC
- Melanie Walters out of Strictly, Welsh star of Gavin and Stacey · BBC
- A red panda cub named after Dolly Parton? How you can help decide · USA Today
- Dolly Parton's used drugstore cosmetics up for auction, bids up to… · New York Post
- Halloween 2026: Freaky Nikki, Dolly Parton and gargoyles top adult… · BBC
- Dolly Parton's used drugstore cosmetics are up for auction, starting… · New York Post
- Miley Cyrus Honors Late Godmother Dolly Parton With Emotional… (this story)
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