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  "id": 3985577,
  "title": "Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, up 2,109% in the US and 1,280% globally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-streams-skyrocket-after-her-death-up-2-109-in-the-us-and-3985577",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/dolly-parton-streams-songs-jolene-169ceb8052c6b0b8c3b41950d6a48569"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The death of country singer Dolly Parton on Tuesday has triggered a surge in the streaming of her music, according to analytics firm Luminate. On the day of her passing, audio and video streams of Parton’s songs increased by an astounding 2,109% in the United States, jumping from 1.2 million to 26.3 million. On a global scale, her streams climbed 1,280%, rising from 2.5 million to 35 million. Among the songs that saw the most dramatic increase in streaming were “Jolene,” which went from 196.2K to 2.7 million streams, and “9 to 5,” which rose from 208.6K to 2.3 million streams.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal theology and so much more.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Miley Cyrus speaks after Dolly Parton's death: 'I will always love her and want to make her proud'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/miley-cyrus-speaks-after-dolly-partons-death-i-will-always-love-her",
        "published": "2026-08-27T14:09:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Tributes soar as Dolly Parton dominates streaming charts worldwide following her passing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/tributes-soar-as-dolly-parton-dominates-streaming-charts-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-08-28T06:14:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: 'We're in this together': Miley Cyrus honours late godmother Dolly Parton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/showbiz-were-in-this-together-miley-cyrus-honours-late-godmother",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:00:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "WATCH: Sheryl Crow pays tribute to Dolly Parton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/watch-sheryl-crow-pays-tribute-to-dolly-parton",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:09:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Dolly Parton family secret with Miley Cyrus revealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-family-secret-with-miley-cyrus-revealed",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:16:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, up 2,109% in the US and 1,280% globally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-streams-skyrocket-after-her-death-up-2-109-in-the-us-and",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:55:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, up 2,109% in the US and 1,280% globally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-streams-skyrocket-after-her-death-up-2-109-in-the-us-and-4006352",
        "published": "2026-08-28T17:20:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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