Sabrina Carpenter has paid tribute to Dolly Parton following the country legend's death at the age of 80, describing her as an inspiration and "an angel walking the earth." Parton had guest-featured on a reworked version of Carpenter's song "Please Please Please" for the deluxe edition of Short n' Sweet, and the pair had bonded closely while filming its Thelma & Louise-themed music video together.

Carpenter shared photographs from the shoot alongside a heartfelt message recalling their first meeting, when she thought "we look like we could be sisters," and praised Parton's wisdom, humour and "once in a lifetime voice." In an earlier Rolling Stone interview tied to Carpenter's June 2025 cover story, Parton had spoken warmly of their similar voices and physical resemblance, recalled hours of private conversation during the video shoot, and noted how excited her own nieces and nephews were about the collaboration.