Reba McEntire Expected to Perform Tribute to Dolly Parton at 2026 Emmys
New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is also expected to make a guest appearance during the Monday night ceremony.
New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is also expected to make a guest appearance during the Monday night ceremony.
“If there are truly angels on Earth, then we just lost one – Dolly Parton,” Sally Field said as part of the tribute.
Producers stuffed the first half of the night with awards and attempted to fill the second half with emotional moments, resulting in a strange lopsided effect.
“When you make a promise to Captain Benson, you’ve got to keep it,” Jesse Collins, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon tell THR of the surprise ‘SVU’ sketch with Emmys host Mariska Hargitay coming together.
The Queen of Country music died last month after a brief battle with cancer.
The Queen of Country music died in August at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer.
Musgraves, who is nominated this year for best country for “Dry Spell,” will perform at Sunday’s show in honor of her late friend.
Court documents filed Tuesday in Nashville ask a judge to keep Bryan Seaver, who was handpicked to announce her death last month, away from the estate’s employees and business dealings.
The weeklong theatrical run from Oct. 9 will see net proceeds from ticket sales supporting the flagship Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launched by the late Queen of Country Music.
“I tried to get back in touch with her and I couldn’t,” McEntire said to Entertainment Tonight.