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Sam Register to Depart as Head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Sam Register, the long-serving head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, is leaving the company next week after both parties agreed not to renew his contract. Warner Bros. TV Group chair Channing Dungey confirmed the departure in a staff memo, thanking Register for his contributions and noting that a search…
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Get Your Tissues and Watch a Young Dolly Parton Join Porter Wagoner To Perform Their First Hit Duet in Their 1967 Grand Ole Opry Debut as a Duo
On 25 November 1967, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner made their debut as a duo on the Grand Ole Opry, performing “The Last Thing on My Mind,” their first hit single together. Both artists had already appeared on the Opry individually — Parton since 1959 as a 13-year-old, and Wagoner since 1955, becoming a member…
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Dolly Parton’s charity supports literacy, research and Tennessee disaster relief
Dolly Parton, who died recently, built a decades-long record of philanthropy in music, medicine and her native Tennessee, with her family asking mourners to donate to her Imagination Library in lieu of flowers. Her giving ranged from mass literacy provision to targeted medical research funding and repeated relief efforts for communities hit by wildfires, floods…
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How Dolly Parton corralled a Who’s Who of rock royalty to record her landmark Rockstar album: “There’s more aggression in rock’n’roll – you’ve got to treat it with respect”
Dolly Parton described how her 2023 album Rockstar grew from her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which she initially felt she had not earned as a country artist. Determined to justify the honour, she made a full-scale rock record featuring major guest musicians and said she approached the genre with respect…
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Peyton Manning pays tribute to Dolly Parton: ‘Tennessee won’t be the same without her!’
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning paid tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton following news of her death at the age of 80. Manning, who played college football at the University of Tennessee, shared a personal connection to Parton through their shared Tennessee roots, posting an Instagram tribute alongside a photo of…
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“Devastated” Jane Fonda delivers deeply emotional tribute to Dolly Parton
Actor and activist Jane Fonda has paid an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton following the country music icon’s death at the age of 80. Parton’s passing was confirmed by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, who said she died in Nashville, Tennessee, on 25th August, framing her death as a peaceful reunion with loved ones rather than…
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Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
Garmin has unveiled its new Fenix 9 line of rugged smartwatches, introducing brighter OLED displays, faster mapping and a suite of new fitness and health-tracking software features. The launch matters for outdoor and fitness enthusiasts as it brings meaningful hardware and software upgrades over the previous generation, alongside a new solar-charging option promising exceptionally long…
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Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, In Appreciation: A Life of Many Colors
Variety has published a personal appreciation of Dolly Parton following news of her death, arguing that she was the closest thing entertainment has had to a universally beloved figure, commanding something close to 100% public approval across six decades regardless of political or cultural divides. Written by the outlet’s senior music writer and chief music…
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Dolly Parton Forever: See Pictures From Her Billboard Photo Shoots Over the Years
Following Dolly Parton’s death at age 80, Billboard has revisited its archive of photo shoots featuring the country music icon, highlighting her appearances as a cover star in 2020 and 2014. The retrospective serves as a tribute to Parton’s decades-long career and her enduring connection with fans, coinciding with widespread mourning across the music industry…
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“We Are All Feeling the Same Heart Brokenness Today”: Blake Shelton Remembers Dolly Parton as “The Exact Person That You Think She Is”
Country music star Blake Shelton has paid tribute to Dolly Parton following her death, describing her as exactly the warm and genuine person fans believed her to be. His Instagram post, illustrated with a photo of the pair from their time together on The Voice, forms part of a wider outpouring of grief from musicians…