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“I wanted to be a songwriter for other people.”

“This feels so surreal. I grew up listening to country music, and to have a No. 1 song on the radio is an absolute dream come true.”

“It’s the first time one of my own songs has ever been stuck in my head.”

“Country fans are smart. They can tell if you’re being real or if you’re just trying to fit into something. You can’t fake that connection. It either happens or it doesn’t.”

A “100-year storm” battered Toronto last week, leaving bleachers strewn across Rogers Stadium, which, in the aftermath, also appeared to have partially collapsed grandstands.

“From the beginning, the goal was never to see how many tickets we could sell, how many #1s we could get, or how many awards we could get.”

“Country radio and the fans never cease to amaze me.”

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‘Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched,’ Dolly Parton’s team said in a statement.

‘This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,’ Dolly Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, said in a video.