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VMAs 2026: Kacey Musgraves Honors Dolly Parton With “I Will Always Love You”

Kacey Musgraves has been paying tribute to Dolly Parton a lot since the country music icon's passing a few weeks ago. After an intro featuring archival footage of Parton performing her classic ballad "I Will Always Love You" on TV, Musgraves grabbed the torch to sing the song herself.

VMAs 2026: Kacey Musgraves Honors Dolly Parton With “I Will Always Love You”

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Kacey Musgraves has been paying tribute to Dolly Parton a lot since the country music icon's passing a few weeks ago.

After an intro featuring archival footage of Parton performing her classic ballad "I Will Always Love You" on TV, Musgraves grabbed the torch to sing the song herself.

Tonight, she did so onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards.

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Kacey Musgraves has been paying tribute to Dolly Parton a lot since the country music icon's passing a few weeks ago. After an intro featuring archival footage of Parton performing her classic ballad "I Will Always Love You" on TV, Musgraves grabbed the torch to sing the song herself. Tonight, she did so onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards.

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Tonight, she did so onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards. It was a dignified, highly emotional performance.

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