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Dolly Parton, who died on Aug. 25 at age 80, never intended to “go pop” during her 60‑plus‑year career. In a 1977 interview with Country Music magazine, she said she would cross over “sooner or later,” but only with her own music and not by trying to be something different. The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast discusses her relationship with pop music, including her crossover hits and a collaboration with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus. The conversation highlights how Parton viewed pop as an extension of her own style rather than a separate genre.

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