Miley Cyrus Pays Tearful Tribute to Dolly Parton at Hollywood Bowl [Watch]

Sterling Whitaker Sat, October 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM UTC

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Miley Cyrus returned to the stage for the first time since 2022 at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night (Oct. 16), and she paid an emotional tribute to her late godmother, Dolly Parton, in a powerful moment that left her in tears.

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In a fan-shot clip online, Cyrus tells the audience that although they had a close relationship, she’d only ever seen Parton perform once in her life, and that show also took place at the Hollywood Bowl.

Cyrus says Parton wanted her to join the country legend in performing at the show, but she declined.

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“I said, ‘You know, I would love a night where I can just experience you. I can just enjoy you like the rest of the world has gotten to.'”

But Parton still managed to sneak a part of Cyrus into the show. As Cyrus relates, the iconic entertainer opened by singing “Best of Both Worlds.”

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“Yeah …Dolly opened performing Hannah Montana,” Cyrus reveals, prompting the fans to burst into cheers.

Parton didn’t stop there. She proceeded to tell the crowd that Cyrus was in the audience, but didn’t want to be bothered.

“Which defeated the entire purpose of the conversation that we had just had,” Cyrus deadpans.

“Like so many things Dolly did, that I didn’t understand it at the time, sitting here with you all right now, feeling her all around me, knowing that she’s right here beside me every day, all the time, more than she could be when she was here,” Cyrus adds. “I feel her, more now than ever.

“Me and Dolly, we are eternal. Nothing in this life could tear us apart,” Cyrus says tearfully. “And I’m gonna see her again.”

Cyrus also performed “Jolene” in Parton’s memory.

Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026, after a battle with cancer. She was 80 years old.

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