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The summer might be coming to an end, but this September, events in Toronto aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.

The first time I heard Phoebe Bridgers’ new album, Lost Weekend, I was sitting beside my sister beneath a sky full of stars, surrounded by roughly 400 of Bridgers’ biggest fans.

Once upon Y2K, Mandy Moore was a fixture on TRL. These days, she’s traded music video countdowns for school drop-offs, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Almost immediately after news of country musician Dolly Parton’s death became public, fans and admirers across the world rushed to express how much she meant to them. Admirers ranged from President Donald Trump to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to popstar Sabrina Carpenter to professional stuntman and prankster Johnny Knoxville. 

Dolly Parton, the singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist who became one of America’s most beloved entertainers, died on Tuesday in Nashville, her family said. She was 80 years old.

Elena Bergeron, who joined The Times in 2019, will help shape our pop music coverage. Read more in the below note from Culture editor Sia Michel.

Runkus is excited to headline the 2026 MoBay Creative Arts Festival at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Sunday, joining a line-up of creatives celebrating Jamaican music, art and culture.

Dolly Parton, the country music star who became an indelible part of pop culture, has passed away. Parton’s nephew Bryan Seaver announced in a video posted to Parton’s Instagram account that she passed away. A representative for the family noted that she died peacefully in Nashville. She was 80 years old.

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Country music legend and pop culture icon Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80.