Miley Cyrus Remembers Dolly Parton: “I Will Always Love Her”

Miley Cyrus is paying tribute to Dolly Parton , the morning after her godmother died Tuesday in Nashville. Parton’s reps told People she died after “brief battle with cancer.”

“The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share,” Cyrus wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts. What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong. I have an angel by my side. I always have. One of our last conversations was about music and metamorphosis.” Related Stories Critic’s Appreciation Dolly Parton, a Hollywood Treasure Who Lit Up the Screen With Her Authentic Self Music Taylor Swift Remembers Dolly Parton's "True Grace and Grit": "Her Legacy Will Be Everlasting"