Grammy winner Dolly Parton accepts another prestigious prize from the academy … and the State Department

Country legend and 10-time Grammy winner Dolly Parton will receive the Peace Through Music Award jointly from the Recording Academy and the US Department of State. The award goes to an artist “who has played an invaluable role in cross-cultural exchanges and whose music work advances peace and mutual understanding globally.” Her philanthropic efforts have included the Imagination Library, which promotes childhood literacy, as well as her support of the development of the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. She will receive her award tonight, October 25, at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Watch her acceptance video above.

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The Peace Through Music Award was decided by a selection committee that reviewed nominations from U.S. embassies around the world. That selection committee was made up of academy members, State Department leaders, music industry insiders, and academics. The honor is part of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative that promotes peace through music, supports economic opportunities, and expands education across the globe.

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Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement, “Over the course of her career, Dolly Parton has been committed to enriching communities across the globe, and it’s a privilege to celebrate her dedication to service with the Peace Through Music Award today. We are grateful to partner with the Department of State on the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative, which represents an important part of the academy’s work to support music people across the globe.”

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The Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Lee Satterfield, added, “Dolly Parton represents the best of America — her excellence in music, her servant’s heart in giving back to those in need, and her unique ability to always bring people together. On behalf of the American people and Secretary of State Blinken, we are honored to celebrate all of her contributions to people around the world with the Peace Through Music Award in partnership with the Recording Academy.”

Parton herself said, “To say that I was honored to accept the Peace Through Music Award from the Recording Academy and the U.S. State Department would be putting it mildly. I was very touched and moved by that. If I have been an inspiration in any way through some act of kindness or through some music that I have written, well, that makes me feel like I have done my job properly. Thanks again for such a great honor.”

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