{
  "id": 4018476,
  "title": "Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, making her the most streamed artist globally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-streams-skyrocket-after-her-death-making-her-the-most",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:34:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/wireStory/dolly-parton-streams-skyrocket-after-death-2109-us-136032638"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After Dolly Parton's death, her music streamed at an unprecedented rate, propelling her to the top spot among globally streamed artists. The industry data and analytics company Luminate reported a staggering 2,458% increase in audio and video streams on the day of her passing, with her U.S. streams surging from 1.2 million to 30.5 million. By Wednesday, this number had reached 46.3 million listeners worldwide. Her duet with Kenny Rogers, \"Islands in the Stream,\" also saw an impressive 1,549% jump, from 165.9K to 2.9 million streams in just two days. Parton's song \"I Will Always Love You,\" originally performed by Whitney Houston, saw a similar surge, with her rendition climbing from 64.9K to 2.8 million streams. Her collaboration with Beyoncé on \"Tyrant\" from Beyoncé's Grammy-winning album \"Cowboy Carter\" also skyrocketed, with streams increasing from 47.8K to 755.5K. Sales of books related to Parton, including her memoir \"Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics\" and a picture story based on \"Coat of Many Colors,\" were also rising. Three of her books were among Amazon's top 5 bestsellers.",
  "summary": "Streams of Dolly Parton's music have skyrocketed since the country legend died on Tuesday",
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  "coverage": {
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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"
      },
      {
        "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": "Associated 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-3985577",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Zac Brown says Dolly Parton was \"the closest thing to an angel on Earth\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/zac-brown-says-dolly-parton-was-the-closest-thing-to-an-angel-on-earth",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:32:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}