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Dolly Parton Tributes Pour In, Harry Styles Opens up About Break and more
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Now, the British rock star, Rod Stewart, who previously collaborated with Dolly in 2004,
the news of her death. I had the great pleasure of recording a duet with our wonderful Dolly,
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Hello and welcome to the Daily Lowdown, your fix of everything in the world of celebrity music and entertainment news. Happy Wednesday everybody, let's jump straight in. First up today, A-listers and fans across the world are mourning the death of the Queen of Country Dolly Parton who has died at the age of 80. News of the music star's death was revealed
on Monday evening with an emotional video message from her nephew, Brian Stieber. It was later confirmed by Dolly's publicist that she had briefly battled with cancer at the end of her life. Now, the British rock star, Rod Stewart, who previously collaborated with Dolly in 2004, exclusively shared his heartfelt words for the I Will Always Love You hitmaker with Hello following
the news of her death. I had the great pleasure of recording a duet with our wonderful Dolly, baby it's cold outside and it certainly does feel colder now that our Dolly has gone but the light and laughter she brought will keep us warm forever." Rod added on social media that Dolly's death had left him absolutely flawed and that he was just getting over the heartbreaking
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