CMA will honor Dolly Parton with a two-hour live TV tribute

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Set us as preferred The Country Music Assn.will put on a two-hour live TV special honoring Dolly Parton, who died last month at the age of 80.The association said Wednesday that the television tribute — titled “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton” — will be recorded live at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville.The tribute will air Oct.

21 at 6 p.m.Pacific on ABC and Disney+, and will stream on Hulu a day later.

In a news release, CMA described the special as a “joyful, emotional celebration” dedicated to Parton, the rhinestone-studded singer whose life began humbly, in a one-room cabin at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.Robert Deaton, veteran executive producer of the Country Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, will fill that role on the Parton project.“Dolly gave Country Music its heart, and giving some of that heart back to her is an incredible honor,” said Deaton in a news release Wednesday.“My hope is simply that we do right by her story, her music and the people who love her, so that this evening feels like the tribute my friend deserves.”Sarah Trahern, CMA chief executive, added that the tribute is the association’s “responsibility”: “This special is our way of saying thank you, on behalf of every artist, industry member and fan who found a piece of themselves in her music.”The tribute is in partnership with Belmont University, which hosted the 2025 world premiere of “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” a biographical production about the “9 to 5” singer that is scheduled for its Broadway debut on Jan.

19, what would have been the Parton’s 81st birthday.The university also previously launched “Dolly U,” an immersive educational partnership designed to connect students with hands...