# Kacey Musgraves to Perform at 2026 VMAs for Dolly Parton

> Kacey Musgraves will perform at 2026 VMAs honoring Dolly Parton's legacy after her death.
- Title: Kacey Musgraves to Perform at 2026 VMAs for Dolly Parton
- Summary: Kacey Musgraves will perform at 2026 VMAs honoring Dolly Parton's legacy after her death. Kacey Musgraves is set to perform at the 2026 VMAs in tribute to…
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- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/awards/kacey-musgraves-perform-2026-vmas-tribute-dolly-parton-1236345239
- Author: Paul Grein
- Published: 2026-09-23T18:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kacey musgraves, dolly parton, vmas, 2026, tribute, mtv, cbs, paramount plus, snoop dogg, grammys, cmas, country music awards
## Kacey Musgraves to Perform at 2026 VMAs
Kacey Musgraves will perform at the 2026 VMAs in tribute to Dolly Parton, who died on august twenty-fifth at age eighty.
## Musgraves' Second VMAs Performance
Musgraves' first VMAs performance was in 2021 after she sang the title track to her fifth studio album, Star-Crossed.
## Other 2026 VMAs Tributes
The 2026 VMAs will also honor George Michael and Nirvana with tributes to artists who died.
## Previous Tributes to Parton
Musgraves performed at the 2016 CMA Awards and 2019 Grammys as part of tributes to Dolly Parton.
## Musgraves' Country Music Award
Musgraves won female vocalist of the year at the 2019 Country Music Awards, a category Dolly Parton also won in 1975 and 1976.
## 2026 VMAs Details
The 2026 VMAs will air on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+ on september twenty-seventh at seven thirty p.m. et.
## Key takeaway

Kacey Musgraves is set to perform at the 2026 VMAs in tribute to Dolly Parton, who died on August 25 at age 80.