Dolly Partonwill receive the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville. More Entertainment News
Parton will accept the honor via video during the ceremony, which will take place at the Ryman Auditorium as part of AMERICANAFEST.
The award recognizes Parton’s more than six decades of influence on American music, particularly her work as a songwriter and recording artist. Her catalog, rooted in Appalachian traditions and spanning country, folk, bluegrass, gospel and pop, includes classics such as “Coat of Many Colors,” “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “My Tennessee Mountain Home.”
“We at the Americana Music Association have long admired Ms. Parton’s work as a singer, songwriter, entertainer and one of the greatest ambassadors music has ever known,” said Jed Hilly, executive director of the Americana Music Association in a release. “Our desire is to honor Dolly for what has always been at the heart of her legacy: a definitive songwriter and artist whose songs have shaped generations.”
The Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award honors artists whose careers have made a lasting impact on American roots music. Previous recipients include Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt and Willie Nelson.
The 2026 Americana Honors & Awards will celebrate artists, musicians and other figures who continue to influence American roots music.
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