Dolly Parton’s music has significantly surged on Spotify following her death on Tuesday, with total streams increasing over 1,260% globally and 2,320% in the United States compared to the prior seven-day daily average. The country icon saw substantial boosts across her catalog after her death was announced. On that same chart, “Islands in the Stream” reentered at No. 8 (885,000), followed by “I Will Always Love You” at No. 15 (688,000), “Here You Come Again” at No. 28 (566,000), “Coat of Many Colors” (516,000) at No. 34 and “Tyrant” at No. 189.
Parton’s family announced her death on Tuesday. Representatives for the singer revealed that she died after a “brief battle” with cancer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement from her reps to People magazine read.
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