Dolly Parton dies after brief battle with cancer as Taylor Swift leads tributes

Fans around the world are united in grief after it was announced that Dolly Parton - widely regarded as one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music - has died following a brief battle with cancer

Many singers and entertainers are paying tribute to Dolly Parton after her death Tuesday

Dolly Parton tributes include Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Jane Fonda and Vince Gill  AP News

Taylor Swift shared a touching tribute to the late Dolly Parton after the iconic singer-songwriter’s death on Tuesday. “A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,” it reads. “But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better,

Taylor Swift is paying tribute to one of the most legendary artists in country music: Dolly Parton. “A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right,” Swift told Page Six in a statement following Parton’s death Tuesday at the age of 80. “But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this e

Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80 after a "brief battle with cancer", her representatives have confirmed in a statement

Tributes have poured in for a "ferociously loyal" Partick Thistle fan who has passed away following a long battle with cancer.