During the Country Music Association's tribute show for the late Dolly Parton, one of her past collaborators, Sabrina Carpenter, was one of the many to pay homage to the legend after her shocking death.
Carpenter, who previously collaborated with Parton on a remix of “Please Please Please,” only had nice things to say about the late singer (via Variety).
“She meant kindness, joy, quick comebacks, rhinestones, big hair, family, radiance, and love,” the “Espresso” singer raved. “I think Dolly was one of the only people on planet Earth that everyone could universally agree on, which I think is very special in any artist. But there's nobody like Dolly.”
Sabrina Carpenter's past collaborator Dolly Parton's shocking death
Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026, at 80. She had a “brief battle” with cancer before her passing. Her nephew and former head of security, Bryan Seaver, announced the tragic news in a video posted on social media.
Her last recording will be released on Nov. 13, 2026. Parton is featured on the final track of U2's upcoming album, Carnaval de Luz, “Torn.”
Article Continues BelowShe previously appeared on a remix of “Please Please Please” from the deluxe edition of Carpenter's Short n' Sweet album. This version was released in February 2025.
Carpenter has become one of the biggest pop stars over the last few years. Before her rise to fame as a singer, she gained notoriety for her role in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.
A year after starting Girl Meets World, Carpenter released her debut studio album, Eyes Wide Open. In the coming years, she released several more albums, including Evolution, Singular: Act I, Singular: Act II, and Emails I Can't Send. Short n' Sweet was her breakthrough, and she released the follow-up, Man's Best Friend—which features hit singles “Manchild” and “Tears”—in 2025.