Miley- Shawn and more honour Dolly Parton at MusiCares Gala

The 73yearold iconic singer was the guest of honour at the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year gala at the Los Angeles Convention Centre The annual gala takes place before the Grammy Awards reported E OnlineParton was honoured as the MusiCares Person of the Year for her significant creative achievements her long music career and offering support for many charitable causesAt the event Cyrus introduced Parton to the crowd by saying Shes not just my fairy godmother shes everyonesDolly is someone that just continues to give whether its giving us music giving us inspiration Shes taught us all so much and we were just saying its about time that this happened No one I think deserves to be honoured tonight more than Dolly not just because of her talent but because of every bit of giving that she does and thats what MusiCares is aboutAcirc Cyrus told E NewsCyrus Mendes and Mark Ronson performed Islands in the Stream Partons 1983 duet with Kenny RogersHi yall this is the best night ever You get to listen to Dolly Parton songs the whole nightAcirc Cyrus said while addressing the crowdAmerican actor Reese WitherspoonAcirc took to the stage to later thank Parton for saying that she is her idol and inspirationAmerican singer Pink too paid tribute to Parton by performing the iconic singers hit 1973 single Jolen Pink looked stunning in a chic black suit adorned with beautiful rhinestonesAmerican singersongwriter Chris StapletonAcirc too performed Partons 1980 hit to FiveSingers Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves sang Partons 1977 song Here You Come Again We love you Dolly We want to be just like you when we grow up Perry saidA special video was also shown as a tribute showcasing footage of the singer from her past years as well as a clip of the late Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard whose soundtrack features her hit cover of Partons I Will Always Love YouOther performers included Brandi Carlile Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks Leon Bridges and Jon BatisteNow I want to thank all of you for this wonderful night Parton later said in her acceptance speechI truly am honoured to be MusiCares person of the year and the first country artist to be honoured Of course you know us Hillbillies we need things too We may not have had the sex drugs and rock n roll but two out of three aint bad tonight Right Billy Ray Cyrus she added9 To 5 is such a classic It was a great GRAMMY moment to see the Country Queen DollyParton joined on stage with MileyCyrus KatyPerry MarenMorris KaceyMusgraves littlebigtown and RealLindaPerry pictwittercomYvGhbxJa5vmdash Recording Academy GRAMMYs RecordingAcad February 11 2019Talking about her music journey she said I have been in music for a long time but it has been in me a lot longer I used to stand stand out on the porch Mega Mellow Tennessee mountain home I used to put a tobacco stick down in the crack in the floor put a tin can on top of it and pretend like Im singing on Grand Old Opry course onstage with the chickens and the ducks and the pigs and the little kidsbut it was my dream and its a long long way from the hills of East Tennessee the Hollywood Hills But it has been a wonderful journeyParton also performed her 1971 hit song Coat of Many Colours with friendmusician Linda PerryAt the 2019 Grammys Parton will perform a medley of her songs with Cyrus and other singersCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever